➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[mixedUPturk]

I have tried every recommended method. I have found no benefit to letting them rest or not turning them. Now if I was to hatch shipped eggs, I would allow them to warm up and then put them in the incubator and start turning them. My incubator turns them once every three hours so they are in the incubator for three hours before they actually start turning.

There are studies which show that turning the eggs is more important in the earliest stages of incubation than at any other time.

I understand how turning is more important earlier than later because the chick is moving itself inside the shell enough later. But i thought settling the eggs after shipping was beneficial because of letting any loose air cell try to stabalize? Ive only hatched shipped eggs three times and attempted it four times. I continue to avoid it at all costs especially after getting a complete bust on highly anticipated turkey project eggs from my friend walnuthill.

 

[mixedUPturk]

Yeah the other one is gone. He never ate. This is the first one that hatched and was doing well but yesterday he was acting a little silly.

Sorry but glad to hear solo seems better today. I jus get mixed up

 

[BullChick]

I continue to avoid it at all costs especially after getting a complete bust on highly anticipated turkey project eggs from my friend walnuthill.

I think a lot of us have nightmare experiences with shipped eggs, and even chicks. USPS, UPS and FedEx are in the doghouse in this area.

 

[R2elk]

I think a lot of us have nightmare experiences with shipped eggs, and even chicks. USPS, UPS and FedEx are in the doghouse in this area.

FedEx is pretty good if you have them shipped ground. If they ship by air in a non-pressurized part of the plane it can destroy the eggs. The other thing that helps is to pick the eggs up at the FedEx depot rather than let them bounce around in a truck all day before they get to you.

I don't trust UPS because of their long history of destroying packages marked fragile.

USPS can be okay or horrible depending on which hub they come through. The big hubs like San Francisco and Savannah, GA are horrible. My local main USPS branch is really bad too.

 

[Kiki]

Sorry but glad to hear solo seems better today. I jus get mixed up

I get myself mixed up all the time.

 

[Kiki]

 

[CoturnixComplex]

Good luck @Nabiki !

I have some eggs in right now that sat for 1-6 days at 95+ degrees, then 24 hrs at 70 degrees before going in bator. I candled at day 3 and saw a fear clears, a few developing, and a lot of what looked like early quitters like I expected. Got to do it again today at day 6. I hope yours don't end up sitting in the heat as long. I've learned my lesson, always have an incubator fired up before visiting quail friends.

 

[Nabiki]

Good luck @Nabiki !

I have some eggs in right now that sat for 1-6 days at 95+ degrees, then 24 hrs at 70 degrees before going in bator. I candled at day 3 and saw a fear clears, a few developing, and a lot of what looked like early quitters like I expected. Got to do it again today at day 6. I hope yours don't end up sitting in the heat as long. I've learned my lesson, always have an incubator fired up before visiting quail friends.

At least my incubator is all fired up and ready to receive eggs. I started it up as soon as I got the shipping notice.

 

[007Sean]

I understand how turning is more important earlier than later because the chick is moving itself inside the shell enough later. But i thought settling the eggs after shipping was beneficial because of letting any loose air cell try to stabalize? Ive only hatched shipped eggs three times and attempted it four times. I continue to avoid it at all costs especially after getting a complete bust on highly anticipated turkey project eggs from my friend walnuthill.

I kinda agree with R2elk, I haven't notice that letting them settle has done anything to help the air cell become stable....eventhough, I put them in the bator to settle and not on a table or counter.

 

[el dorado quail]

Ugh this shipping talk has me nervous. Celadon eggs are supposed to ship today or tomorrow, gonna go out on a limb and say tomorrow because it's almost cutoff time for outgoing....