Ended 14th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along—Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Incubator!

[cathalmire]

Exactly! There's one right now:
2024 BYC Calendar Photo Contest—We Need Your Pictures!

Spoiler: Baby Fowl Participants

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[HopKat]

Countdown has begun.
Set 12 quail eggs,
99.6 degrees, 18 days.
Expected hatch day Memorial Day May 29.

Process seemed simple. Clear, step by step instructions. Machine was easy to program. I've never used an incubator before so this will be a test for ease of use.

 

[casportpony]

Countdown has begun.
Set 12 quail eggs,
99.6 degrees, 18 days.
Expected hatch day Memorial Day May 29.

Process seemed simple. Clear, step by step instructions. M

achine was easy to program. I've never used an incubator before so this will be a test for ease of use.

How exciting, I am so happy for you!

 

[TwoCrows]

Countdown has begun.
Set 12 quail eggs,
99.6 degrees, 18 days.
Expected hatch day Memorial Day May 29.

Process seemed simple. Clear, step by step instructions. Machine was easy to program. I've never used an incubator before so this will be a test for ease of use.




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Super egg-citing, keep us posted on things as they days progress!!

 

[Happy Hill Farmstead]

IT'S HERE!! FedEx just dropped the Brinsea Incubator off. I'm beyond excited .

Thanks so much to everyone involved and a huge thank you to the sponsors for this fantastic prize!!
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Yay!!!Congratulations!!

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Countdown has begun.
Set 12 quail eggs,
99.6 degrees, 18 days.
Expected hatch day Memorial Day May 29.

Process seemed simple. Clear, step by step instructions. Machine was easy to program. I've never used an incubator before so this will be a test for ease of use.




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I LOVE that you posted this!!!!

 

[HopKat]

I LOVE that you posted this!!!!

Incubator is counting down the days. Temperatures stay between 99.6 and 99.8. I've added water several times to the outside reservoir and removed the "DO NOT TOUCH" sign that was in place for mother's day visitors. I'm not taking the lid off till day 9 to candle, then I'll candle again on day 15 and lock down. I've never done this before, including egg candleing but was able to find everything I need on the Backyard Chicken's Site, including an amazing article with day by day pictures of what eggs look like when you candle them at each stage. Fingers crossed!

 

[HopKat]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/coturnix-quail-egg-candling-guide.71783/

Link to the egg candling guide with pictures. Awesome !

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Wonderful!

 

[HopKat]

Quail eggs are locked down. It's been 14 full days since they were started in the incubator. I've heard Quail can start hatching on day 16 so I didn't want to risk waiting. I candled and found one that hadn't developed at all so I disposed of it. Another I couldn't decide so I put a question mark on to mark it.

I read where shelf paper would be good to help with slipping but then I worried my shelf material had too large of holes and might snag tiny toenails I removed the shelf paper and just used the hatching mat that came with the Incubator.

I filled both water reservoirs to the top to increase humidity, turned the egg turned off and replaced the dome. I'm feeling as nervous and anxious as a first time mother.. Now just watching and waiting...