➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Kiki]

Currently have 17 of 22 hatched out. Concerned about the five left; no pips noticed and don't feel movement within; sure hope they didn't quit since they were SO CLOSE to the finish line. Incidentally, this was the best hatch rate I've had since I started incubating eggs, so must surmise that a little bit too warm is better than not warm enough; unless I find developmental problems while these chicks grow.

Can you looking into these slow pokers tonight with a flashlight?

 

[Ebony Rose]

I have flashlights (several), but even the strongest has a hard time seeing more than dark vs light areas inside. I've never seen veining while candling my quail eggs. With that in mind, should I try candling them anyhow?

 

[mixedUPturk]

Currently have 17 of 22 hatched out. Concerned about the five left; no pips noticed and don't feel movement within; sure hope they didn't quit since they were SO CLOSE to the finish line. Incidentally, this was the best hatch rate I've had since I started incubating eggs, so must surmise that a little bit too warm is better than not warm enough; unless I find developmental problems while these chicks grow.

Usually if im going to see problems with chicks from poor incubation theyre pretty obvious from day 1 and i think if you didnt see a yolk poking out a belly your alright. By day 3 i consider being past incubation failure and another problem with my setup.

 

[Ebony Rose]

no movement, no sounds

 

[Ebony Rose]

Eggtopsy completed, one more infertile, one quitter about a week in (or less), one quitter fully formed but never pipped and still wet, and two that were brown moldy looking insides, but no chick development.

 

[Ebony Rose]

Final count, 17 new chicks in the world!

 

[Kiki]

I have flashlights (several), but even the strongest has a hard time seeing more than dark vs light areas inside. I've never seen veining while candling my quail eggs. With that in mind, should I try candling them anyhow?

Yes. Do you have a cell phone?

I found that the flashlight option on a smart phone points ng into the air cell side of the egg ( in a dark closet) really works well for quailie eggs.

The small thing on the phone that produces the light butts up against the egg real well.

 

[Kiki]

Final count, 17 new chicks in the world!

Two more...to lucky number 19. Come on lil quailies.

 

[Kiki]

Two more...to lucky number 19. Come on lil quailies.

Oops...I should have continued to read.

 

[Ebony Rose]

Incubator cleaned and set another 53 eggs. These eggs have been collected over the past six days, gently turned daily, but may not be fertile as I'm uncertain if I ate the last male in the group or if he's just on the super-stealth; Have 10 birds in that cage, no crowing, and usually getting 8 eggs a day, one day I got 9, a couple days I got 7.
Interestingly enough, before I ate that male, I was only getting 2, sometimes 3 eggs a day from that cage, and the very next day blammo 8+ eggs daily. I have so much to learn; any insight is helpful.