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3 eggs pipped now, still no hatches though :fl 12 hours since the first pip, looks like there’s a bit more shell missing since the first tiny crack, hopefully that one comes out soon!

We have our first pip, one of the celadon eggs in the carton! That's one with a very saddled air sac, good luck little one! :celebrate

No pips over here yet! It's day 16 so it's still early. Humidity is hovering between 50% and 57%, when it drops below 50% I can add a little water via an IV line I ran through the cord hole for the turner. Hopefully we'll see some pips soon!

Precious!! I’m always on the lookout for antique quail figurines when I go to the secondhand stores. These are beautiful 😍

...the ones with especially saddled air cells. I’ve still got 2 in here that I’m not sure about, lots of weird shadowing, but I saw movement in 1 so *something* is alive in there (candling gets hard when they’re so big!) If all 13 of these hatch we’d be at exactly 50% hatch rate, but I suspect...

Thanks for this tip (you too, @R2elk)! The shot glass method has been keeping the humidity right at 30-32% since last week 👌 Total average humidity over the course of the hatch thus far is 36.3%. Tomorrow is lockdown, I'm so nervous and excited!!! I'm currently researching the best way to hatch...

I had live birds shipped to me once, and will never do it again. Way too stressful watching the tracking constantly, delays, etc. One arrived deceased and I swore never again. I'd drive, if I were you, or find someone closer to you that has an extra roo.

Btw, we're down from 26 to 15 eggs now! Couple of eggs with very mobile air cells that I gave a few extra days, but saw no development... when I opened them up found either scrambled yolks or nothing. One egg had a teeny tiny blood spot upon further investigation, but considering I can see...

Mine is a Hovabator Genesis 1588, styrofoam with a fan and 1 vent plug (currently open and will stay that way!). I am planning to put a radiator in that room to warm it up before the chicks hatch this weekend. But the room hasn't been heated during incubation. I have been adding just 10-15mL of...

That is a coturnix, also called Japanese quail. Looks to be Italian color, probably a hen. More info about plumage colors can be found here.

That makes sense! OK, I will not. I've read so much conflicting information the last few months 😅 Adding water to the smallest well has brought the humidity back up to 41%. I suppose that's the lowest I can make it with water in it, unless I try with a sponge.

I closed the A/C vent, so it's not air-conditioned, and since our outdoor humidity has been ~70% in the mornings, I open the window to get some fresh humid air in there every day. BUT... I am also a doofus, and the tray I thought was the smallest was actually the largest 🤦‍♀️ Surface area, not...

Ahh that's so exciting :love

Okay, that's what I thought... unfortunately, during testing, the smallest surface area water pool provides 50% humidity for ~3 days. I did this on day 0, and then let it run out and didn't add more, so the average humidity so far is 31%, but currently at this moment it's 20%. Maybe I'll try the...

Is the pancake still 'cakin??

Quick question for you all... My house tends to run at ~50% humidity normally, but since I let the incubator run dry it's running at about 20-25%. Is this too dry? I can only assume the difference from ambient humidity is due to the fan inside the incubator. I know there are a lot of believers...

Discarded 3 more eggs last night, 2 celadon and 1 black :( 2 had a detached membrane (air cell was moving around as I handled the egg) and 1 had a nonexistent air cell (teeny tiny bubbles, no discernible true air cell). These ones probably should have been caught & discarded before setting, but...

Ahh... okay. That makes sense. That one will be tossed tomorrow, then :( Thank you!

I cracked open the two leakers, just to satisfy my own curiosity (and for my own educational purposes) and there wasn't any development whatsoever. So, infertile! I feel better about pulling them. I'll double-check the one with the weird bubbles tomorrow and toss it if it looks the same.

LOL, believe it or not I did think of that 😂 It's a plug-in, and it's fully charged. Sadly still doing it. I ordered a new one via Amazon, it should be here Saturday!