July 2023 Hatch-A-Long

[tranquiliti]

Has a sibling that pipped alongside it; this guy hatched while I was @ work today.

 

[junior67]

After my 17 quail hatched, I cleaned out the last incubator and stored them away. Hatching season is over for me…until the Easter HAL next year!

Good luck to the rest of you!

I will be doing that after my Aug hatch is done!

 

[PrettyCoolChicks]

I coo to my eggs to encorage.

ooh I should try that. I sang and talked to them but they only seemed to be motivated by the chick sounds/video...

It's funny, between black/silver down feathers and slightly darker yellow patches, I can still tell which egg most came out - except #1 and #3 which hatched overnight so I didn't see which was which, but one of them has a single grey feather on the head. In the group pic, the one with the black dot on the bum is the first to hatch (#2), and the one with 3 black lines on the back is #4 (the last one to hatch). I only managed to keep one to pose for a portrait, the others kept turning their back to the camera...

I'm also surprised at how quickly they all learnt to eat and drink.

 

[PrettyCoolChicks]

Baby #3 is out. The other EE from a blue egg!!! It is still drying but think a darker chipmunk. The 2 on the chair are the OE and first EE, one in incubator is 2nd EE.

They look so adorable!

 

[gimmie birdies]

Has a sibling that pipped alongside it; this guy hatched while I was @ work today. View attachment 3582717

You have heat on that chick ...yes?

 

[gimmie birdies]

The chick from the blue egg is drying off.

 

[junior67]

ooh I should try that. I sang and talked to them but they only seemed to be motivated by the chick sounds/video...

It's funny, between black/silver down feathers and slightly darker yellow patches, I can still tell which egg most came out - except #1 and #3 which hatched overnight so I didn't see which was which, but one of them has a single grey feather on the head. In the group pic, the one with the black dot on the bum is the first to hatch (#2), and the one with 3 black lines on the back is #4 (the last one to hatch). I only managed to keep one to pose for a portrait, the others kept turning their back to the camera...

I'm also surprised at how quickly they all learnt to eat and drink.

Omg love the black dot on the bum!!!! And what round fluffy babies!!!!

 

[junior67]

So I got a couple quick pics of them all but #4 is still unsteady on its feet so didn't take them out for pics.

But then I noticed a really cool marking on #2's back!!! Lol. I am in love.

 

[tranquiliti]

You have heat on that chick ...yes?

Brooder at 95°F, in a long cardboard box w/ cloth bedding so it can migrate to preferred temperature

 

[tranquiliti]

Brooder at 95°F, in a long cardboard box w/ cloth bedding so it can migrate to preferred temperature

(Box upgraded since 1st photo)