➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[BantyChooks]

I lose more to heat than cold. However, a few do go to the cold too.

I lost one quail and one stupid Ameraucana to the heat... that's all.

 

[007Sean]

I lose more to heat than cold. However, a few do go to the cold too.

I'm just the opposite, I lose more birds in February than I do in July or August. Eventhough, I worry more about the high temps than low temps.

 

[Maiahr]

What is your candling process like?
Do you remove all of the eggs and candelable and then put them back or do you just take one egg out at a time?

2 chicken=4 quail eggs at a time.. But when you have many the incubator loses temperature and then it takes time to increase it (it is autumn here now and the room is not heated).

This is also why you should never set cracked eggs.

Well, some of the cracked quail eggs, which I sticky taped, hatched..
Now, I have no idea how to recognize a rotten egg during candling, but the one that exploded did not have a crack on it. And if it is not from cold, nor from a crack why would it explode.. Should I double-check all the others? Or maybe I need to read first what to look for and then candle all the other eggs again.

 

[BantyChooks]

2 chicken=4 quail eggs at a time.. But when you have many the incubator loses temperature and then it takes time to increase it (it is autumn here now and the room is not heated).


Well, some of the cracked quail eggs, which I sticky taped, hatched..
Now, I have no idea how to recognize a rotten egg during candling, but the one that exploded did not have a crack on it. And if it is not from cold, nor from a crack why would it explode.. Should I double-check all the others? Or maybe I need to read first what to look for and then candle all the other eggs again.

Eggs can explode from bacterial infection even when there aren't any cracks. They don't generally look any different from dead eggs that aren't about to explode. Can you identify quitters yet?

 

[ShrekDawg]

I don't believe that you are disciplined enough to work from home on your own.

Ehh I could if I had to. Also work isn’t much better. Actually possibly worse. Sooo many distractions and other coworkers trying to talk to me, etc. and nobody sits there holding your hand forcing you to work in an office either so I’d still need to do it myself.

You couldn't work from home You have trouble doing things at home now while you're home all day.

That’s pointless shit though. If I had to do it or found it interesting, I could. When I get researching stuff, I spend forever doing it. If it was interesting or necessary, I think I could.

I also think that an office would likely be more distracting for me. With the OCD and ADD. I know it would take forever for me to actually get settled into the desk/start working with the OCD and then even once I got settled in, I’d probably be distracted by all the noises, sights, smells, coworkers, etc.

I think it’d be way more distracting as opposed to just waking up and getting ready or eating or whatever and then settling in and working for a while straight instead of having to drive back and forth and set up the desk all over again every day instead of leaving it intact at home.

Although that said I guess home has distractions too with the animals and music and stuff but still. I actually think if I put some headphones and music on, I can be really focused when I want to be.

But either way, I’m probably going to wind up working at home anyway if I do the boarding and/or training thing. Unless I do sitting or walking which I’d need to travel/drive around for but still kinda home. But all that’s different because it’s fun for me and not really “work.”

Computer stuff might not be good but even then I think I could do it.

But either way, I’m gonna do online school for the training certification(s) eventually anyway so I guess we’ll see then how disciplined or not disciplined I am haha

I have a bunch of other stuff to watch and read though before then.

 

[ShrekDawg]

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This guy was from a cracked egg with the WORST air cell ever. I still consider him the most miraculous hatch I've ever had.

He’s beautiful!!

He was BEAUTIFUL, in shadows or not. He ended up being unable to take winter and died, sadly.

Aww I’m sorry!

Golfie ones.
You can use them as weapons too.

that’s not very nice!

More pictures, just because he was gorgeous.
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He really was

I didn't kill him, two weeks of below zero weather did. To be fair, he was from southern lines, so it's impressive he lasted as long as he did in it.

That makes sense, Southies are just weak to begin with and give up at the first little challenge.

Exactly.

There is a primary and secondary heat source for all birds up here.

The sun and then the bird next to them on the roost. How much more do they need?

I dunno... some days I think the sun forsakes us entirely.

I've given up on keeping light breeds... they die every chance they get.
I can still have bantams, just barely, but they have to come inside on the worst days. I'm breeding my mutt like for almost excessive feathering and a very filled out build. I'm happy with the progress I've made so far.

Aw darn. from the cold or just in general?

That’s awesome!! Do you have any pics?

 

[BantyChooks]

Aw darn. from the cold or just in general?

That’s awesome!! Do you have any pics?

From the cold, mostly. I'll see what I've got in my folder.

 

[Kiki]

2 chicken=4 quail eggs at a time.. But when you have many the incubator loses temperature and then it takes time to increase it (it is autumn here now and the room is not heated).


Well, some of the cracked quail eggs, which I sticky taped, hatched..
Now, I have no idea how to recognize a rotten egg during candling, but the one that exploded did not have a crack on it. And if it is not from cold, nor from a crack why would it explode.. Should I double-check all the others? Or maybe I need to read first what to look for and then candle all the other eggs again.

Heck yes you should check the other ones.

I guess it takes time to learn what you're seeing inside of the egg when candling.
Practice makes perfect

When I candle I just take one egg out at a time.

 

[Maiahr]

Eggs can explode from bacterial infection even when there aren't any cracks. They don't generally look any different from dead eggs that aren't about to explode. Can you identify quitters yet?

Huh, I tried ones and I indicated 2 chicken eggs as quitters based on bloodring, but since it was the first time I was identifying quitters, I left them in the incubator and surprisingly they hatched. I have not done it since then. I was only looking for a bloodring and if they move or not. So shortly - no, I cannot identify quitters yet I am thinking of doing it at Lockdown though, as I do not like so many eggs in the incubator.

 

[BantyChooks]

From the cold, mostly. I'll see what I've got in my folder.

It's blurry, but this is a cockerel from this spring. He's got a broader build and more down than pure OEGBs.