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Aw!!

I was asking heidiquail about the species. LOL. Here's a link for curled toes. http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/02/spraddle-leg-in-baby-chicks-what-is-it.html?m=1

You will want gamebird feed for the little guys. Make sure they can get away from the heat if they need to and that the brooder is not in a drafty area. Do you know what species of quail they are?

When they really start eating, quail eat waay more then chicks. They are little piggies.

Congradulations!! I am glad you got your babies. Don't you feel silly for worrying so much? ;)

Your yellow baby will be white. Half of my flock are white. :)

I am so glad!! I find baby quail absolutely enchanting. I fell in love with my babies quickly. Make sure you set up your brooder in a nice, draft free spot. You will also need gamebird starter.

So how are we doing? Any new news?

I have had a chick take 30 hours to finish hatching before. We are not at time to worry yet.

You should be fine at sixty percent. I hatch at humidity in the fifties. Humidity that's too high can drown hatching chicks.

I am a hatchoholic. I love hatching babies. It took me quite a number of batches to learn how to just back off and not fret. It doesn't help or speed up things. It just stresses you out. I had Polish chicks hatch last night while I was happily asleep. The best advice I can give you right now is...

Some chicks are noisy, some aren't. It doesn't mean they are weak. My quail weren't noisy when they pipped. The fact that they pipped is great! It may take a full day for them to finish their business and hatch, but so far so good! Calm down! Whatever you do, don't help! Intervention too soon is...

Dead eggs don't wiggle! You still have every chance of getting quail babies. :)

What species of quail? Corturnix? They Corturnix period is 16-17 days. At day 15 today, you aren't hugely ahead of schedule. And if you do lose them, things happen. You can't beat yourself up over every lost chick. If I did, I would be crazy by now. :hugs

Don't panic yet! It very well may be the calm before the storm. I have often seen eggs go through a period of stillness right before pipping. There are no set rules about movement from egg to egg. I have had eggs rock wildly and hatch after an egg that never noticeably wiggled at all. Just don't...

If you haven't upped the humidity yet, then yes. If they are wiggling you should be in lockdown.

It could be another day or two. Not much longer now!

Theres no way I could allow my bumblefooted German shepherd near my bator. She was named Avalanche and not Grace by her Foster family for a reason. We named her Angel before I knew how clumsy she was. :)

Probably not. I would make sure none are cracked.

If the air cells are damaged or detached it could cause real trouble to leave them on their side. I hatched local quail eggs that way with no problem but they weren't shipped or damaged. Do you have a local feed store? They may sell quail egg cartons. Mine does. If not maybe you could rig...