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    shells to hard for chicks to hatch

    I have purposely not given my quail parents any calcium because the shells are so hard!! Even cracking the eggs to eat is hard! The chickens yes their shells are thin, but they are on opposite sides of the pasture and share nothing!
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    shells to hard for chicks to hatch

    I am having this same problem. The babies just can't get out of their egg!!:( I have adjusted to humidity to bring it up to about 75% so hopefully that will help. I will keep watching to see what responses you get! Thanks
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    quail almost hatching!

    I have a group of contunix and A&M quail that have been laying quit well. they were hatched in my incubator at a better than 50% rate. I have been placing there eggs they have laid in the incubator and moving them to a brooder at about 15-17 days. the chicks will start to hatch, they peep like...
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