Looks like I panicked a bit too early. Even though I obviously had some humidity troubles one Chick has hatched! Just an hour after I posted lol.
It got out pretty fast, I haven't seen a crack when I checked earlier, and then from first pip to zip it only took half an hour. Let's just hope the...
Yes sorry I forgot, the hygrometer also shows the temperature, but I had to set it up in a corner , at a different height than the incubators temperature sensor. There it shows the temperature between 35-37°C, so also fluctuating. But I'm not sure if that's correct.
For everyone reading this...
The incubator is a cheaper one I got from eBay. It holds the temperature well at 37,8°C. Don't know whats that in Fahrenheit. However, it doesn't show the humidity level, so we added a hygrometer. That was calibrated.
From day one to 14 I kept the humidity between 40-50%, but I had some trouble...
So, this is my first time hatching quail with an incubator. I had only two broody hens before, so I'm not completely new to the game.
My eggs are on day 17 now, and so far everything went good, chicks developed great and the first ones started to pip the shell yesterday afternoon.
However , I...