➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[R2elk]

I'm glad you got at least two. I know you wouldn't have kept a single chick.

She still has her single horsey chick.

 

[Alwaysfowlplay]

The shelf paper should be perfect, and especially as you have no pips yet. I don't think opening the incubator to take out the turner and put in shelf paper will be any kind of a problem at all. If you have too much trouble getting your humidity up high enough for the hatch, you can put in some pieces of damp sponge. Put them in little bowls or jars so the babies can't lay their heads on them and drown.

Thank you! I’ve been using a cheap baby bottle cap lid from when the toddler was a babe and just partially covering it to adjust the humidity. But I did buy a 2 pack of sponges the other day just in case that isn’t enough. Thanks for warning me about putting them in a cup as I would have just put them in not thinking, I have a few small ramekins that would work just fine for that.

 

[Kiki]

 

[CindyinSD]

Thank you! I’ve been using a cheap baby bottle cap lid from when the toddler was a babe and just partially covering it to adjust the humidity. But I did buy a 2 pack of sponges the other day just in case that isn’t enough. Thanks for warning me about putting them in a cup as I would have just put them in not thinking, I have a few small ramekins that would work just fine for that.

Best of luck with your hatch! Don't forget to share pics--we to see those babies!

 

[CindyinSD]

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Awwww! Congrats, Kiki!

 

[FortCluck]

I see nothing in my eggs yet

 

[sarabeth485]

I have at least two external pips!! It is the beginning of day 17.

 

[muddy75]

If I’m counting right, there’s 21 in the brooder right now! I plan to start moving them out to shed brooder tomorrow evening or Saturday depending on next round of hatch (the fakers) I left the other 6 in just in case there’s a late Hatcher in the bunch! I will check the labels on them once hatch finishes to get final total of the 3 types of eggs. The little panda in the pic is first hatch and boy is he spunky!!

 

[muddy75]

My pheasant has laid an egg in her coop nest the past 2 days straight!! I’m collecting the first week-10 days to put in the incubator but then considering leaving next batch to see if she will hatch them??? Any thoughts @007Sean @R2elk ????

 

[RUNuts]

QB#9 - the rosetta hatch is confirmed at 3 boys and 1 hen. The 2 wild colored boys were separated with their own hens and I had high hopes. Solid wild scalped rosetta hen. Both were butchered. White feather, wild colored was put in with older hens and he attacked a white one. He was pulled out for her to heal, but her coop mates finished the job for him and started on the Jumbo hen. Butchered white hen today.

Meanwhile, back at the holding coop the other rosetta colored one crowed at me. HE is in there with the other Jumbo hens and now with the hens from the other breeding cage.

Back to the plan book. Down 4 quail. One of the 4 week olds was pulled also. Tiny thing.

yeah, introductions and manners are a thing. Will see if the rosetta MALE behaves. White feather wild male will get one more chance after the hormones settle.