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    HELP - eggs hatched 2pm yesterday and new eggs pipped and hatching now 20 hours later

    Hi guys, had two quails hatch between 12 noon and 2pm yesterday from 8 eggs. Went to get them out into the brooder now, 8am and found a few more eggs just pipped and a few breaking through. These two fully hatched have been in there now without food or water near 20 hours and they are looking...
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    Lockdown humidity too high? HELP

    Guys, I've just gone into lockdown and everyone said raise the humidity levels. There is not point lying, I don't have a humidity readout and I'm not going to get one in time. There has always been a water trough at the top of the incubator during the course of the incubation but to raise the...
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    Day 5 - some hatching questions

    Hi guys, was hoping for some help. I'm on day 5 keeping my quails in a homemade incubator, , it has no humidity control so I filled the little cup with water at day 3 and believe I should keep this topped up now until the end. The thermostat keeps a constant 37 deg. The eggs are on their side...
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    My new water nipple system video.

    Hi guys, I keep quail and yesterday hooked up a new water nipple drinking system. They found it within 2 minutes of releasing them back into the pen and all birds were drinking from it within the hour - something I really worried about!! One of them does drip a little which is slightly annoying...
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    DIY Homemade Incubator Video - first incubator and hatching advice welcome

    Hi guys, I am using this homemade incubator and as this is the first time hatching quail eggs, I`m on Day 5 and I`d appreciate any tips and advice. My understanding is that from Day 13 I am to remove the rolling tray and stop turning the eggs. What would you guys advise to put on the floor for...
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    Hello from sunny Manchester UK

    Hi guys, I`m a new quail keeper from Manchester in the UK. We have just started incubating some eggs and I`m going to post in the appropriate forum showing my DIY incubator and also in the feeding section showing my new drip drinker system. I thought I would join here early as I`m sure I`ll have...
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