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  1. Gallimimus

    Day 15 for my Coturnix and getting excited!

    Went to bed with 2 chicks in the bator. Woke up to 8 chicks. 1 more zipping now and still at least 4 pips!
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    Day 15 for my Coturnix and getting excited!

    Surprisingly nothing hatched today/yesterday(It is midnight, lol)! It was just the one that hatched Sunday morning after I moved the others to the brooder. Finally, about 20 minutes ago another one hatched. Thank goodness. One lonely chick in the bator was driving me nuts the last 14+ hours...
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    Day 15 for my Coturnix and getting excited!

    Day 17 ½ now. Woke up to 7 little chicks. I went to bed with 5 in there so just 2 more. They were pretty much all dried up so I quickly took them out. Got them in the booder and when I got back another little one had hatched! I can see 5 more pips, so now just more waiting! 8 Eggs hatched. 30...
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    Day 15 for my Coturnix and getting excited!

    Now I know why they say it's like popcorn! I was getting worried cause there was absolutely no progress on any of the pipped eggs. I was worried I had shrink wrapped them. Gave pup his pain killers and took him potty. Came back in. It was no more than 10 minutes since I had last checked. 1...
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    Day 15 for my Coturnix and getting excited!

    Baby #2 (The first to start zipping) just made it out! Poor guy was getting rolled all over by baby #1. #1 seems to think it is his/her job to roll every egg in the bator! Chick #2. It seems she wants back in her egg! Baby #1 starting to fluff up. So freaking cute! Nothing else on any other...
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    Day 15 for my Coturnix and getting excited!

    Holy sheesh! I didn't know how fast they were! In less than 15 minutes from when he started zipping. He/She is out! I got it on film too. I have never seen anything actually hatch. I always just seen the aftermath since they normally hatch at night and it takes hours. Baby #1!
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    Day 15 for my Coturnix and getting excited!

    Well, I hope I didn't just ruin everything😞 I broke the #1 rule of lockdown. Do NOT open the incubator. The incubator started vibrating(I think it hit the wall maybe?) and one of the thermometers fell(I really wish I had enough space to lay it flat!)onto one of the pipped eggs and the bator...
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    Day 15 for my Coturnix and getting excited!

    Sorry for all the posts. I am just getting so excited. At least 5 pips now! I am hearing a few little cheeps every now and again.
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    Day 15 for my Coturnix and getting excited!

    On day 16 ½ this morning. Woke up this morning to some muffled peeps. Thought it was the birds outside but it was definitely from the incubator! Took a peek into it. 3 pips, at least! Looks like one may even be starting to zip. Humidity was down to just 46% this morning. I didn't like that so I...
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    Day 15 for my Coturnix and getting excited!

    That's a great number. Hopefully you get a great hatch with lots of hens! 20 hen is what I am aiming to go for as well. Not this hatch, but definitely when I can put eggs from the hens from this hatch, I want to get to 20. Cause once they are laying, I should be getting about 100 eggs per week...
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    Day 15 for my Coturnix and getting excited!

    Wow, that's no fun! I had the same situation with the last 12 I hatched a couple years ago. 10 out of 12 were roos. Maybe I was just really bad at vent sexing, but 10 of them definitely had foam, and the number I heard crowing as I slowly got rid of them matched. I am hoping to get at least 5...
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    Day 15 for my Coturnix and getting excited!

    Coming up on day 16 now(in about 4 more hours) I have seen several wigglers, including my tiny solid color egg! Humidity and temp is staying solid(63-67% humidity, and 99.6-100 temp) according to my 5 different thermometers/hygrometers😅 So I am happy with that. I wish I hadn't damaged the 9...
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    Day 15 for my Coturnix and getting excited!

    Thank you! That's awesome! To be honest, I would be totally happy to even just get 10 live chicks(as long as 5 are hens, lol) Of course, I would love to get all or almost all to hatch for me. Even if it is just 10, I would have only paid $2 per chick(it was only $20 for 54 freshly laid...
  14. Gallimimus

    We have a Belgian Mallionois

    I'm sure! And dangerous too! If he had food and for whatever reason, a child or unsuspecting person came up, he probably wouldn't get another chance at life. Makes me sad when people get these kinds of dogs and don't realize what a huge commitment it is. They are not a dog you can just get to...
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    We have a Belgian Mallionois

    Beautiful mal! Now, I am a shepherd person, but I have always loved the mals as well. I have met a few and have been told that males are always a bit "goofy" just like with GSD's. As for the food aggression. I would try the NILF method. No feeding in the bowl. Measure his food out and he gets...
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    Day 15 for my Coturnix and getting excited!

    That's exciting! Good luck with your hatch! It is so funny that no matter how many times it happens, it always feels the same. While I don't hatch much(this is only my 2nd time hatching quails, and 9th time hatching ever) but I have had goats kid out every year for almost the last 11 years! The...
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    Day 15 for my Coturnix and getting excited!

    Me either! I am so excited. :barnie Still about 2 more days left though. I haven't seen any rocking or heard anything yet. I definitely saw 30 live chicks before lockdown yesterday though. I couldn't see in the others, but based on the size of the aircell I would say 4 have chicks, the other 4...
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    Day 15 for my Coturnix and getting excited!

    I am so excited. Today is day 15 for the quail eggs. I have at least 30 live ones. I started out with 54 local eggs but had a transport accident that ended up cracking 9 of the eggs(bringing me down to 45 once all the cracked eggs passed away) 4 were infertile(bringing it down to 41) and then 3...
  19. Gallimimus

    Emu chick weight

    Poo is not separated but appeared to turn very dark since last night. There is a little fiber but not much. He was sleeping a bit more than normal today as well. Just barely, but yes a bit more tired. Eyes are good, nose and vent are both clean as well. No, not that I've seen. The only thing I...
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    Emu chick weight

    I definitely am concerned. This is my first emu. I know it is normal to lose some weight over night from just digesting. He sleeps most the night and rarely touches his food at night. But losing that much weight does not seem normal. I'm just not sure what I am doing wrong, or if it might be not...
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