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    Heat Plate vs. Heat Lamp

    Update No. 3: End of day 19 and 8 chicks have hatched and 6 have survived. Bea and Amy died due to a nightmare of a situation with the heat plate (all fixed now). But I cried... alot. So, survivers are: Fernando, Bandit, Jupiter, Magic, Penny (for Penny Lane by the Beatles) and Jess (for Jess...
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    Heat Plate vs. Heat Lamp

    I have the comfort chicks heat plate and it does go very low. I tried taking the legs out of the side so it tilted and the chicks could snuggle up under it but two actually died right under the slanted bit. I have had 8 hatch total so far (and only those two have died), the other six love the...
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    Heat Plate vs. Heat Lamp

    Update No.2: 3 more have hatched, so I am up to 50% hatch rate so far. These 3 have been named Jupiter, Bea and Magic, and 2 more have pipped, so here's hoping for 2 more before the end of today :wee
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    Heat Plate vs. Heat Lamp

    Update: 3 out of 12 have hatched so far (its day 18 today) and I actually managed to see all 3 hatch! They have been named after the song/artist playing on the radio at the time they hatched (my brother's idea:lol:). There is Fernando (named for the Abba song), Amy (named after Amy Winehouse)...
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    Heat Plate vs. Heat Lamp

    Thankyou! I will try candling again tonight.
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    Heat Plate vs. Heat Lamp

    The temperature has been at a steady 37.5 degress celcius (99.5 fahrenheit) with no large spikes above or bellow that. The problem is that I have not been able to candle them because the candler I bought, which says it is for Quail, does not shine through the shell at all (safe to say the last...
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    Heat Plate vs. Heat Lamp

    Does anyone know what I should do about this?? :idunno
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    Heat Plate vs. Heat Lamp

    Thankyou! Thats a really good idea and I will be trying it. And I will for sure post some pictures when they hatch :)
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    Heat Plate vs. Heat Lamp

    Just a quick question: Two of my eggs have started moving (and I am sooo excited), but I am only on day 13 of incubation. Is it normal for them to start getting into position this early and should I stop turning the eggs I see moving now? And do I need to put them into lockdown earlier and if I...
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    Heat Plate vs. Heat Lamp

    Thankyou everyone for your input! I just took the legs off one side of the heat plate and took the two from the other side off comepletely, to see if it would be low enough that way. And it looks it to me. However, I have never actually had quail chicks, only watched video's so I may be way...
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    Heat Plate vs. Heat Lamp

    I am glad you told me, I wanted honest responses from people who have had either (hopefully) successfull experiences or otherwise. I needed to hear what happened to your chicks as I do not want this to happen to mine, it sounds awful. Any way I can give them the best start is what I am going to...
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    Heat Plate vs. Heat Lamp

    This is my absoloute nightmare and what I am afraid of. I wonder what it is about the heat plate that kills them? I am so sorry for you, I would be devastated. I think I am going to have to just go and buy a heat lamp, which I really, really did not want to do since I spent a good amount of...
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    Heat Plate vs. Heat Lamp

    Hello, I am currently 2 days away from lockdown with my 12 coturnix Quail eggs. I bought a Heat Plate a few months ago from UKPoulty, which said it was suitable for Quail chicks. But now I am having pre-hatch anxiety and double checking absoloutly everything and I read a few threads on here last...
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