BC is beautiful - but you sure pay to live here!
In Colwood bc - we just got approved two years ago to keep 4 chickens if you have less than an acre. So we ignore everything. As long as you don't piss off the neighbours - right?
Thanks AmyLynn - these were coturnix quail so due on day 17-18. I figured out that my humidity was way too low and temperature in my bator wasn't accurate. But I have now cracked the code and have a hatch rate of 80-85%. Thanks for the advise!
UPDATE: little guy was dead when I got home. The other 5 eggs that I left in the incubator are all moving now... on day 21. Aren't coturnix quail due on day 17-18? I've left them alone and we'll see if they hatch. Hopes are low, but no harm waiting a few more days to make sure.
So, funny story:
Hatching Coturnix quail eggs... day 20 of incubation. Hubby and I assume they are all dead. I candle them, and put aside all eggs where I am sure there is a chick. I watch during candling but can't see movement. Hubby insists all are dead, so we do not water test them...