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My birds are in a coop outside. Should I just cover the coop with a tarp? Also, I am literally in the middle of a hatch. Almost half of them are out. I'm really scared the power is going to go out and the littles are going to freeze. What can I do to keep them warm if that happens? Any ideas?

That makes a lot of sense! I also added in some more quail so maybe that's made them more stressed as well. Where they are now gets more light so I'm not horribly worried about that aspect. Thanks! That's helpful!

I should add that they laid for several days once they got put in the new coop. Now nothing.

I haven't heard any of my boys crow in a couple of days. My hens also haven't laid in a couple of days. What the heck is going on? They just recently got moved to a new coop and they seem to really love it there. They don't seem unhappy or scared or anything. Any ideas?

Right now I'm keeping my quail (coturnix) in rabbit hutches. I was thinking I might buy a small chicken coop with a little run for them but was wondering about the ins and outs...literally. Would they even bother going up some stairs/ramp to get inside a coop if there's an outside available? I'd...

Final update: had 13 out of 19 hatch. Only 12 made it. I had to cull one because it had prolapsed intestines (ew) but the rest are super healthy. Of the eggs that didn't hatch, 3 weren't fertile, 2 stopped developing in the first week and the last was a fully developed chick. I feel like it was...

Update: waiting for a hatch once you've seen pips is so tedious! Three hatched early this morning though.

Thanks for the great tips!!! My humidity was at 61% before so I ramped it up a bit. Hopefully we'll see some pips today. Fingers crossed!

This is my first hatch (quail) and I'm getting impatient! The eggs have been moving and I've been hearing peeps but no pips yet! How long after egg movement should I expect to see some pips? They're on day 17 right now.

Hi all! I've been prowling around reading advice for a while. I got my quail flock a couple of months ago and I'm incubating my first batch right now. Today is day 16 and I've seen a ton of egg movement and have even heard a few peeps but no pipping yet. I can't wait to get more involved and...