➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Kiki]

Or better...like this...hold let me go get a heating pad for a picture.

 

[Kiki]

Also...heat lamp not needed....just a clippy lamp with regular light bulb.
55 watt is what I am using now.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

They are...not smart. Maybe pen them in a smaller area with something and take it out when they can be trusted with the cold? As long as they can get *close* to room temp at the outsides of that area.

Do not worry about the curled feet at all unless it's been 24 hours at least, many of my babies have taken about that long and none have ever had any issue with their feet.

You can always use a moist cotton ball to loosen the eggshell, but they'll probably start cleaning themselves (and pecking each other) enough to loosen it soon.

 

[Kiki]

 

[Kiki]

@RUNuts get back here!
Keep everything flat.
Nothing the idiots can hide in, crawl under, get on top of and fall.
Flat. They are dumb.

 

[Kiki]

Home Depot clippy lamp. Ten bucks.
The case thing doesn't get hot like metal ones.
Regular light bulb.

 

[Kiki]

I have my lamp plugged into the reptile thermostat thing.
But I don't think it's needed.
I just use it because I'm forcing these babies off heat quick.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

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Street Food pose!

 

[Kiki]

Street Food pose!

Yes! That is exactly what I call it.

 

[muddy75]

I got a small stroke of luck on this batch. they shipped 2-day yesterday so no freezing temp until tonight thru arrival tomorrow. not enough time to lose any to freezing! I asked farm about option of heat pack but he said actually have seen better hatch rate when no heat added in shipping. i will let u know if any arrive frozen.
I did lose 2 of my eating eggs this past week to freezing!

I’ve been just absolutely sick all day! I had my son on standby to get home and get my eggs off the porch within 10 minutes of delivery and the postman took it upon himself to not leave them today saying no secure place for delivery!! (when this is like 3rd time I’ve had eggs delivered to my house) wouldn’t redeliver today nor allow me to pick up before closing so now it will be tomorrow!! Hopefully the dumbass won’t leave them out in the cold all night!!!