We're up to 8 chicks out and 3 more well on their way...
These things are the cutest babies ever! They are already running around in there, pecking at stuff - they sit for a while, then VROOOOMMMMM they run about 90 miles an hour for 6 inches, then stop and take a rest.
They also like...
We're up to 6 babies out and one very close to it - the one right in front with the huge zip.
There were 33 sent if I remember correctly. We broke one unwrapping and put 32 in the bator...
These guys are instant gratification - once they start zipping they are out like popcorn. We went...
We have one baby and two more zipping - have switched on the hatch cam if you want to see the button quail.
They are SOOOOOOOOOOO tiny - you can see how small they are compared to the water wriggler!
The link is the chickNcam link in my sig below.
Hey PC - thanks...
It wasn't the actual power outage that was the problem - my other bator was up to temp when I got up this morning, and looked like it didn't dip below 97.7 based on the max/min temps from the probe in the WW.
The main problem was that the light bulb blew out - either before...
I have button quail eggs in the bator, day 15/16 - due to hatch any time now if I haven't already screwed up the incubation somehow...
So, I woke up this morning early to the sounds of beeps as everything in the house came back on after a power outage.
I have no idea how long it was out, but...