➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Kiki]

I (remembered) checked the bator just in time.
This dummy would have hatched...in the turner and probably gotten crushed in the turner today.

All are externally pipped except one. The largest egg.

The largest egg that was not even externally pipped this morning.
My 17 gram HG baby is here!

 

[Kiki]

I got a yeller and faker black so far.

 

[Kiki]

2nd largest egg I set.
The 16 gram-er
I'm up to 4 now.

 

[Kiki]

5 hatched
1 in bator
4 in brooder

7 eggs left

Zero poopers.

 

[Kiki]

Yoodle babies.
I haven't had babies in a looonnnggg time.

 

[Fishychix]

5 hatched
1 in bator
4 in brooder
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7 eggs left

Zero poopers.

Whats in the sock?

 

[Kiki]

Whats in the sock?

White uncooked microwaved rice.


Rice sock.
@WVduckchick Taught me about rice socks.

Today it's cold here at my house.
The mini had just come in from playing outside when I was taking the sock out of the microwave. He used it as a hand warmer first.

 

[Kiki]

3 more.
One of the dark ones left a bloody shell.

 

[Kiki]

All 3 of the large 16 plus gram eggs hatched already. I thought for sure they weren't going to do well since people have been known to say large eggs don't hatch well.

Hog wash.

 

[RUNuts]

Had some excitement tonight. Came home to an open quail coop. I did a crappy job of making doors this time and it came open some how. Had 3 eggs in the cage, so it came open late this evening. 5 of the 6 hens are back in the cage. Got one missing which is amazing that I got 5 back. I am thankful.

4 were pretty close to the cage. One was on the other side of the yard with a small egg on the ground. Amazing. I walked the yard twice and hunting birds will always be exciting.

Moral of the story. Close your coops. Make good doors. Cheers!