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Mother Quail left nest, can eggs survive

post #1 of 6
3/16/12 at 3:05pm
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My female button quail has been sitting on her eggs for 14 days now.  I prepared her cage and made a separator to divide the tank. I went out for about 4 hours and when I came back she had flown over the separator and couldn't get back to her eggs.  I felt the eggs and they were cool.  She is now sitting on them again.  I don't know how long she was off the eggs.  Please advise.

 

Martie

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post #2 of 6
3/16/12 at 4:17pm

Everything should be fine.  Hatch date may be prolonged slightly, but the eggs should still be viable.

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post #3 of 6
3/18/12 at 10:30am
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Thank you for advise.  I will keep you posted.

Martie

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post #4 of 6
3/18/12 at 1:45pm

yea, you should be good, i've heard of people losing power and their incubators turning off for up to 12 hours, still had some hatch. 

 

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post #5 of 6
3/20/12 at 6:03am
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Good news!  Two babies hatched today!  I will post pics.

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post #6 of 6
3/27/12 at 8:22pm

Where are the pictures?? I want to see some bumble bees!!!

 

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