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  1. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    i haven't messed with button quail, but i hatch courtnix right in with my chicken eggs. i use them for timers so i dont have to write dates down LOL. when the quail start to hatch its time to move the chicken eggs down. i run my temp at 99.5-100 f and humidity at 40% average, raising to 60%...
  2. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    i really dont know. "saving a struggling chick" but its up to you. catchy titles normally work best, i cant come up with anything i would call "catchy". this is probably the best i can come up with "put on your chicken shoes and pull up your chicken chairs" but then that kind of pulls your...
  3. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    im assuming we have the same screen layout. at the top of the screen by the backyard chickens logo, there is a button labeled "learning center" click on it. a row of 4 or so pictures will come up towards the top of the next page. above it there is a blue ribbon, click on member pages in the...
  4. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    kitkat, this is up to you - but i would like to see you make a member page about what you have been through with these chicks. i would also include the dollhouse pictures they are just to cute! as things progress or change you can update the page - it could be a good place to point other people...
  5. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    patience and nerves of steel LOL. getting through the first hatch without helping to soon is most people's biggest issue
  6. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    on their side is fine - thats how they hatch in nature. and
  7. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    kitkat - see, i knew you could do it. congratulations! you are now more equipped to deal with hatching problems in the future, i hope you keep trying! you have done an excellent job with these chicks.
  8. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    a friend of mine recently went through this. she made a thread about it. it ended badly for her, but she done everything right. - here is the link. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/830206/the-frankenchicky-diaries-derpy
  9. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    just jumped back on and havent updated myself yet. congrats on 2 hatching!
  10. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    break away as much egg as you can, let the cord dry and cut it.
  11. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    sounds like you are well on your way! congrats!
  12. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    casportpony has given you excellent advice, it seems like things are going well. i apologize it took me so long to get back, i have a larger than average flock- and sometimes it takes a while. casportpony said "go with your gut" that is great advice, be patient and observe as you go along...
  13. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    i have to run out and check the water levels, i will be back in a little bit.
  14. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    if there's blood vessels its still early, i know the yolk takes a bit longer - guessing 3-4 hours. chicks have hatched with the yolk sack still outside and recovered just fine, but we want to avoid that if we can.
  15. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    tweetyNpetey i knew i recognized the name LOL, you also post on sally's thread. sorry it took me so long to figure that out.
  16. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    that should still work for what your trying. how is the chick now?
  17. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    yes, but three died in the incubator. at the moment she has done all she can for the slow egg- so im trying to help with the incubator problem.
  18. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    did you turn your eggs at least once a day? im still leaning towards low temperature and possible hot spots, but trying to cover all the basics. can you get a picture of your incubator's inside?
  19. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    do you have any type of shield between the light bulb and the eggs? sometimes you will get hot spots if the light shines directly on the eggs. is your thermometer calibrated? my first guess with what you said about the eggs in the incubator is your temperature is about 3-5 degrees low. there...
  20. loveourbirds

    Help!!!! Opened incubated egg too soon! Chick's still alive?!?

    it sounds like its well on its way. just make sure it stays humid enough you will probably have to assist the hatch when its ready. where did you get the eggs? and tell me about your incubator.
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