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I am using a digital thermometer (with humidity gauge), that I know is correct (have checked it many times). The newspaper completely covers the spruce shavings (store bought, think that would be disinfected?) So I know they are not able to get to or eat the spruce shaving. Heat lamp is on the...

9 coturnix chicks and 11 bobwhite chicks hatched out. Coturnix chicks are 2 weeks old, bobwhites are 1 week old. I have lost 7 coturnix chicks and 4 bobwhite chicks! The tempature under the light is 96 degrees F, unlimited access to ground crumble food and water. Bedding is spruce covered...

Hatch is due today. Not a single peep or shake. Looks like a bad one popped, but cant clean it as we're on lockdown. Would it harm hatching chicks? How long should I wait for them to hatch?

Good luck! My coturnix are due in 2 days and my bobwhites in 5 days. Candling didnt show much for the coturnix but I have 39 well developing bobwhite eggs :) excitment is overwhelming !!

Candling the second time tonight then my coturnix eggs go on lockdown!!

I hope when...if...my chicks hatch they will like me better then my coturnix adults. Tomorrow is lockdown for my coturnix eggs and three days later is lockdown for my bobwhite eggs :) hoping for a ok hatch!

I tried bottle caps but doesnt seem to work for me. ill give the sponge a try! Thanks

I just got my first quail last week and they run for their lifes! Unless im filling their food, then they could care less.

Is there a trick to getting humidity up? I followed the directions for my incubator and have only gotten it to 49%, usually hangs around 30-35%.

Candled the eggs last night. We did the bobwhites first and they were pretty easy. Had about 10 bad, which wasnt a surprise considering they where in a box in his garage. But most of them looked good with a few that were clearish that I will give another week just in case. The coturnix were a...

A&M? they were a bit cramped in the transfer cage as I didn't expect to have 18 adults, they are much happier in their bigger cage now closer pic of on of the more colorful birds and since I posting pictures anyway here are my eggs :) again I was overwhelmed and didn't get a chance to clean...

They are set to hatch dec 30 - jan 1(atleast the coturnix, have no idea about bobwhites). So happy new years chicks! My 'noisy' male entertains me. I put there cage in the bathroom for the night so I could clear out an area when I got up. Went to the bathroom this morning, he saw me and started...

O.O can you say quail overload!!! I paid for 10 adults and 30 eggs.... he Gave me 8 more adults, 95 more coturnix quail eggs and 145 bobwhite eggs!! Overwhelmed... got another incubator from my friends cousin for free so have 100 coturnix in one and 100 bobwhite in the other. Have 2.5 weeks to...

I want to thank everyone for your tips! Walmart online says they have some temp/humidity devices for $8 at the one close to me so I will head there in an hour to buy one! Very excited to get my quail tomorrow ^.^ I picked up an egg carton to place then in for tilting until lockdown, when I will...

Only thing I have read that remotely mentioned it said they might if raised on the ground, but that they never had it happy thenselves