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  1. Quailobsessed

    Bobwhite eggs lockdown?

    So I have a bobwhite egg in the incubator. It is day 15. I was wondering when to go into lockdown. Thanks in advance.
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    • bobwhite bobwhite egg lockdown
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    • Forum: Quail
  2. H

    The Waiting is the Hardest Part...

    Hello all!! I’m in day 1 of lockdown and my once active eggs are eerily still. Is this normal from your experiences? Air cells look good (maybe slightly on the smaller side but in my opinion almost perfect). They’re in a Brinsea Mini Advanced II and laying on sides with low part of cell face...
  3. Justagoose_18

    Internal Pip for more than 24 hours?

    Hello everyone!! A week back I had a chicken who was sitting on a mixed batch of eggs...I’m pretty sure when she got off her eggs to eat and drink water, other chickens came and laid more eggs in her already developing batch. So when it came to hatching time, only three of hers hatched and the...
  4. Bcpayne

    Possible shrink wrapping HELP!

    Hi everyone! I was hoping for a bit of help. I have been incubating 5 Brahma x SLW mixes, three of which made it to 21 days, one has hatched but took an extraordinarily long time from first pip to hatch (36 hrs) and I'm afraid the other two may be shrink wrapped... hubby let the humidity bottom...
  5. Wonderling

    Lockdown Day 16 and 18 eggs together?

    My broody hen isn't feeling well so I'm going to take away her 1 egg and put it in the incubator. I have 1 egg in the incubator that is on day 16 and the egg from the hen is day 18. I'm planning to turn off the turner and go into lock down with both eggs today when I move in Day 18 egg. Though...
  6. J

    Orienting shipped eggs upright for lockdown

    Lockdown for my California quail eggs begins tomorrow. I've read about how shipped eggs sometimes survive until lockdown but still fail to hatch. Is this true, and is it because of damaged or detached air cells? Should I cut out pieces of the egg carton they were shipped in to make little...
  7. J

    Lining incubator floor with newspaper for hatching? (CA Quails)

    I have this incubator. When you put the eggs in lockdown, you remove the "incubation grid", and you set the eggs on their side on the "hatching grid" (see photo). You pour water in the bottom so that it can evaporate and provide humidity. I have 5 California (Valley) quail eggs and it's day 17...
  8. A

    Chick internally pipped yesterday, now no noise or external pip

    It’s day 22, my eggs are a bit delayed because of temperature fluctuations, but this morning (UK 9 am) I had two eggs cheeping, one has externally pipped, but the other one has gone quiet, with no external pip or movement, (5:30 pm). Should I intervene? I really need replies on this ASAP
  9. J

    timing Lockdown for shipped CA Quail eggs, and positioning eggs upright

    Hi all! I bought 9 California (a.k.a. Valley) Quail eggs online. The seller told me which day they were laid - let's call this Day 0. Here's a timeline: - Day 0: Eggs laid. - Day 2: They were shipped (I have no idea what happened between Days 0 and 2, or whether they were incubated). - Day...
  10. A

    Incubator temperature apparently at 35,5

    So the thermometer in my incubator is busted, it never goes higher than 35, but I’ve been using a secondary thermometer. I can’t keep it in the incubator 24/7 because it’s too awkward to position. I’ve been taking readings every other day, and up until yesterday, it had been reading around 37.5...
  11. heavenzeyes

    Slow Hatchlings

    I have a mixed breed incubation goin on, it's now day 22.5, almost 48hrs ago my 1st chic hatched & is practically dry. 6hrs ago I had another hatch & is still wet. I have 3 that have pipped and are showing small signs of starting the zip process. Can I remove the dry chic to the brooder now...
  12. C

    HELP! Chick in lockdown totally out of shell. CAN I GIVE ALBUMIN FROM ANOTHER EGG

    Hello, I have a little paint silkie almost full-term baby in big trouble. They were in lockdown and his/her shell was broken and almost completely fell away. Like, the insides were in the membranes still but no shell except for a little bit at the bottom. There is a lot of yolk and I htink the...
  13. heavenzeyes

    Mixed Breed Incubation Lockdown

    Ok so I've gotta lotta different chicken breeds and sizes. I've typically placed the same size & breed eggs together for incubation and have started their lock-down at day 18. However I have a few bantams that have recently started laying eggs & sharing the same nesting spot with the larger...
  14. S

    It’s lockdown day! Help a newb?

    hi guys! So it’s been 18 days, my 13 eggs have whittled down to 8 and it’s officially lockdown day. I’m using a still air incubator with no turner. I’ve hand turned 3x a day and have my temp set at 102°- meaning it’s about 100° at the bottom (i checked it) with humidity around 45-47%. Can...
  15. C

    Conflicting thermometer hygrometer

    I have had poor results with incubating. The last hatch 3 weeks ago was 24 very expensive Icelandic eggs with 4 hatched chicks (one died on day 3.) I've just gotten a new thermometer hygrometer with good rating - a ThermoPro TP50 Digital Hygrometer Indoor Thermometer. It says I've got 70%...
  16. A

    Incubating Blue Slate Turkey Eggs: Need Advice

    Hi everyone! I just got my first clutch of blue slate turkey eggs today and placed them in the incubator as we speak. I've read several websites regarding temperature and humidity for incubation and lockdown for turkey eggs but need much-needed advice. What is the optimal level for turkey eggs...
  17. JinxieJem

    4 day staggered hatch lockdown

    Hi everyone, I have silkie and pekin bantam eggs due to go into lockdown in 2 days. In the same incubator I have various large fowl eggs that are 4 days behind. I don't have another incubator, so when the first set of eggs go into lockdown would it be OK to not turn the other set until the...
  18. rascal66

    How to keep incubator floor clean during hatch?

    Hey all, My next hatch is happing late this week. My last hatch gave me a couple chicks with mushy chick disease and on top of that, the air just becomes very stinky in there, since the droppings fall into the water troughs. Details about my incubator: its those yellow top incubators. It came...
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    • advice hatch humidity incubation lockdown mushy chick disease prevent mushy chick stinky water
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  19. DragonParadigm

    Shipped hatching eggs. Proof of life during lockdown.

    I am brand new to bird hatching eggs as well as chicken keeping. I purchased half a dozen shipped eggs. Eggs arrived 3/30. Eggs were set in cool room for a few days until incubator came into mail. Incubator was late, so used reptile forced air incubator and manually turned eggs. Brinsea...
  20. Raptorchick

    Placement for Lockdown

    Hey all, So, I have a few eggs going into lockdown tomorrow. It seems like every time I put them in lockdown, a least two or three die that day. They could be dying in the three or four days following lockdown, since I don't open it until the first chick is fluffy, but it seems like the ones...
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