Anyone have any luck buying quail eggs to hatch? If so, where should I be looking? I am hoping to find some for the Easter hatch. I see some on Ebay and Craigs list, but there is also Strombergs and McMurray, any recommendations. We live in Washington State, so I worry about the transit...
I incubated 38 eggs, and 29 hatched in our RV :)
The remaining 9 just didn't hatch, they were fully developed and had even absorbed the yolks, so not sure what went wrong with those little guys. Overall, I was excited to successfully hatch 29 in my homemade incubator, of which we had to move...
Ok... I have nine unhatched eggs of my 38, this is my first hatch. Is there anything I should be doing ? When I candle, I sometimes think I see a little life, but could be wishful thinking , they defiantly have good air cells and chicks in them, just don't know if they are alive and need help...
After packing up my incubator and heading to Westport in our RV... with 38 eggs due on New Years day. 3 hatched out last night, and 26 today. Nine of 38 still waiting to hatch... This is my first hatch, I am concerned that 29 of 38 eggs all hatched a day + early, do you think there is still...
After reading previous posts, I decided to put all the eggs I collected the week before Dec 11th into my homemade incubator, knowing some might not be fertile and some wouldn't make it to hatching day. I candled on day 15 and 38 of 38 all moving and had same size air cells. I'm nervous about...
Day 8! tonight I candled the other 18 eggs of my 38. ALL 38 have veining, good air cells and movement, holy cow! feeling excited, BUT.. still cautiously optimistic. This is my first ever egg hatching and on top of that.. my homemade incubator.. yikes...a LOT could go wrong. I keep reading...
Day 7!!!! I candled 20 of my 38 eggs, and 19 of them have veins and movement, one was dark and hard to see, will check it again when I candle the remaining 18 eggs tomorrow!! So far, my first attempt and homemade incubator is looking good! Too early to celebrate, but so far so good. Most...
38 eggs going! I have had chickens for several years, but this is my very first attempt at hatching! Finished finalizing adjustments on my homemade incubator about 1am last night. Temp is set at 100 with a 1 degree differential, humidity is running about 45/50. I read through this site and...