Well, I've got 13 "buff Orpingtons that hatched over the last 24 hours. Anyone wanna play guess that breed because the are NOT buff Orpingtons(well, 2 are).
They were three days late! I had 9 make it to hatch date. 3 hatched on their own, one of which died shortly after hatching. 2 pipped and zipped but ended up shrink wrapped even though they were in lockdown(we've had a lot of humidity issues this go-around) that required assistance hatching. 4...
My hatch rates usually average about 50% too but I've only ever hatched shipped quail eggs before. Hopefully my own birds will start laying and I can see if NOT going through the post office helps my rates any. :-/
Sooo..I'm new around here... Is it too late to join in? I've got 28 button quail and 24 buff ophington eggs in the incubator. Quail hatch date is the 28th, and the chickens hatch date is dec 1st. The chickens candled 100% fertile last night. I never bother candling the button eggs. They sat over...