Final results of first ever hatch.

[Wandering_r0gue]

Alright, first hatch is wrapped up and this is the breakdown of My results:

Ordered 36 coturnix quail eggs from Breezy Bird Farms (South of Winnipeg, MB Canada). They shipped on a Monday, I got them the next day (March 21). (Paid a premium, but they arrived quickly).

After a candeling for cracks (there were none) and a count (38) , I allowed them to set overnight, then I loaded up my incubator with what it cold hold (35) and began my incubation period. (March 22)

First chick hatched on Day 17 (April 8)

Day 18 (April 9) the majority of the rest of the hatch occurred.

I had a few staggered hatches sporadically through day 19, 20 and 21. (April 10-12)

I have had:
-1 chick die on its own,
-2 that required euthanized (much harder emotional process than I thought it would be)
- 2 that needed a bit of help hatching (Both are doing well and have attitude,
-1 rescued from the cast after it opened the incubator (chick is fine)
- 1 with splay-leg (Responding well to treatment and should be fine -moving around well)

The numbers:
Ordered: 36
Recieved: 38
Incubated: 35 (the other 3 were delicious)
Developed:31 (88.5%)
Hatched: 24 (68.5%)
Survived from hatch(to date): 21 (87.5%)

Overall, for a first time hatcher with no experience, with eggs shipped In a cold snap in a Manitoba spring, I think things went OK, and I got more birds than I was expecting.

 

[muddy75]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/14th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-along.1563612/post-26534781

Congratulations on your hatch! Your hatch qualifies for the EHAL! Make a post in the main thread linked above and check out the other contest links!

 

[007Sean]

Congratulations on great hatch, especially for shipped eggs!

 

[Wandering_r0gue]

Congratulations on great hatch, especially for shipped eggs!

Thanks! I was pretty impressed!

 

[Wandering_r0gue]

Update on my Colony:

All 21 are still doing well. The littlest, little "bumblebee" is still the smallest but is growing well. A few of the larger ones, Like "Chonk" have almost their whole back feathered in.

The majority of them are well feathered out, the smallest ones are a little behind in that department.

I'm coming up on a week and a half in for the oldest, and a week for the youngest.

Attached photos.

 

[sleepycat]

Update on my Colony:

All 21 are still doing well. The littlest, little "bumblebee" is still the smallest but is growing well. A few of the larger ones, Like "Chonk" have almost their whole back feathered in.

The majority of them are well feathered out, the smallest ones are a little behind in that department.

I'm coming up on a week and a half in for the oldest, and a week for the youngest.

Attached photos.

they grow so quickly. brings a tear to my eye :')

 

[Wandering_r0gue]

they grow so quickly. brings a tear to my eye :')

They do indeed!

Makes you forget that they just over a week old. Imagine, in 2ish more weeks, they'll be living out in their pens.

 

[Wandering_r0gue]

Those birds are amusing.....
I could hear them moving around, but as I uncovered the brooder (bin is now clear, not black) they start scrambling around, getting excited, and watching me through the wall.

I'm using the toilet, they're watching, and one "popcorns" up, bounces off the mesh, and lands on top of the feeder jar..... looking rather shocked and confused as to why he's there... I had to put it back on the floor.

 

[Wandering_r0gue]

(Almost) 3 week update: they seem fat and happy. Almost ready for the "big house".

 

[Wandering_r0gue]

Starting to mature now. Have positively I'D my first two roos. Leg bands have been applied. I'll be checking the rest of them this weekend and over the week to come. They're 5 weeks old now.