Hatching Double yolk Quail

[TwoCrows]

I have no idea what happened had almost full absorbed it's yolk. There was only one but it passed and stopped moving. I looked through the egg and all I could find was the second yolk was very nasty and the baby had it in its nose and mouth

I am so sorry. You did nothing wrong. Twins are rare to hatch because there isn't enough room for both if them inside the shell, it's made for one bird only. Usually one dies right before lock down which will generally kill the other developing bird too. Twins hatch but it's very rare. I am super sorry.

 

[Missykross]

I am so sorry. You did nothing wrong. Twins are rare to hatch because there isn't enough room for both if them inside the shell, it's made for one bird only. Usually one dies right before lock down which will generally kill the other developing bird too. Twins hatch but it's very rare. I am super sorry.

My other one has pipped a lot. It's making breathing motions one per second. Is that normal

 

[TwoCrows]

My other one has pipped a lot. It's making breathing motions one per second. Is that normal

Yes breathing through the break out hole is normal.

 

[Missykross]

Yes breathing through the break out hole is normal.

Is it nor.al for it to stop making that motion

 

[TwoCrows]

Is it nor.al for it to stop making that motion

Yes, they can start and stop. Is your humidity up near 65%?

 

[Missykross]

Yes, they can start and stop. Is your humidity up near 65%?

It's around 70 :/ I am scared to lower it

 

[TwoCrows]

It's around 70 :/ I am scared to lower it

65 to 70 is a good range. No higher though as they can drown.

 

[Huntmaster]

I usually hatch my coturnix around 50-55%, you might want to double check your incubators temp 19th day and just pipping is on the late end of hatching for coturnix. GOOD LUCK love to see pics of littles after hatch. Sorry to hear about the loss of the double yolk egg but as others have said they very rarely make it to hatch.

 

[Missykross]

The second batch is due the 23! Different incubator that's sweet up I'll post pictures after that hatch

 

[Missykross]

I usually hatch my coturnix around 50-55%, you might want to double check your incubators temp 19th day and just pipping is on the late end of hatching for coturnix. GOOD LUCK love to see pics of littles after hatch. Sorry to hear about the loss of the double yolk egg but as others have said they very rarely make it to hatch.

I just noticed when I put the next batch on lock down that another is a double. But it's normal sized. Ugh here we go again