➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[dpenning]

Everyone survived their first night outside! I did take out the half pot I had in there as a huddle box because I felt like they were getting stuck between it and the wall. I’ll pit it back when they are bigger.

 

[CayugaJana]

I have noticed that when it takes a long time for the chick to get out of the shell, that they will have curled toes or leg problems. Especially when the humidity is at or above 70%, it causes the chick to become 'stuck' can't turn due to too much fluid inside the shell....not enough moisture evaporated durning the normal incubation period, then raising the humidity for the last 3 days to a point of almost saturation, just aggravates the issue.
I've had pheasants that took a long time to hatch and had curled toes, clubbed foot. I used a male for breeding purposes a few years ago that was club foot, because it wasn't a genetic issue. I hatched it from one of my other breeders, so I know it wasn't genetic. He took a long time to hatch, though. He throws chicks, male only, that have the same clubbed foot. His left foot is clubbed and his chicks are left foot clubbed, too! Not all of his chicks have this condition but enough do that I don't use him for breeding, anymore. If it was genetic all of his chicks would be clubbed foot....so I really don't understand why some do and some don't, nor why only the males have the condition, unless foot configurations are determined by the males chromosomes?

That’s so interesting and very valuable information. You potentially saved me generations of frustration. And it very well could be a sex linked issue. But regardless I’ll do what you did and probably make them dinner.

It will be just fine. It will eventually grow veins all throughout. I think the turning is more important at that stage. Plus you caught it before it got really large.

 

[CayugaJana]

I have noticed that when it takes a long time for the chick to get out of the shell, that they will have curled toes or leg problems. Especially when the humidity is at or above 70%, it causes the chick to become 'stuck' can't turn due to too much fluid inside the shell....not enough moisture evaporated durning the normal incubation period, then raising the humidity for the last 3 days to a point of almost saturation, just aggravates the issue.
I've had pheasants that took a long time to hatch and had curled toes, clubbed foot. I used a male for breeding purposes a few years ago that was club foot, because it wasn't a genetic issue. I hatched it from one of my other breeders, so I know it wasn't genetic. He took a long time to hatch, though. He throws chicks, male only, that have the same clubbed foot. His left foot is clubbed and his chicks are left foot clubbed, too! Not all of his chicks have this condition but enough do that I don't use him for breeding, anymore. If it was genetic all of his chicks would be clubbed foot....so I really don't understand why some do and some don't, nor why only the males have the condition, unless foot configurations are determined by the males chromosomes?

It could be some epigenetic mechanism - aka, the expression of his (and his offspring's) genetic code literally was altered from the injury/inflammation. The same way descendants of people who've gone through starvation have elevated risks of obesity and other health issues even when all other factors are accounted for. It is absolutely fascinating but too frustrating a field for me to think about for long. I like my illusion of control!

I’ve noticed this hatch seems to be more vigorous and hardy than the bobwhites. I’m sure learning from my mistakes plays a role as well.

 

[R2elk]

HELP!
We are hatching chickens and turkeys right now. While I know this is primarily a quail forum, you all are so knowledgeable on hatching and I hope somebody can help us.
One of our chicken eggs was very round and hard to tell which end was the point. DW thought she put the air sac facing up, but turns out it was facing down. The egg has been in the incubator for 7 days. There is definitely development. There's veins and a heart beat, but they are end opposite the air sac. I decided to slowly flip it over right side up and put it back in the rotator. I am hoping the embryo will work its way up to the air sac and properly align itself. Did I make the wrong move?

You did the right thing by turning it so the air sac is on the top.

 

[HuffleClaw]

You are getting eggs in two days or you have 9 eggs in your bator?

9 in the bator on day 16

 

[CayugaJana]

I called Myshire and talked with Zack. He told me Tibetans don’t breed true so I’m going to get a variety of chicks. On one hand that’s pretty cool because I will get to have a lot of pretty looking quail. But on the other hand pretty isn’t always the colors that blend in with nature. And that’s ultimately why I bought them, to camouflage in with grass for dog training. But now I know! So that’s good at least. I’m learning! And they really do seem less fragile than Bobwhites.

 

[Kiki]

I called Myshire and talked with Zack. He told me Tibetans don’t breed true so I’m going to get a variety of chicks. On one hand that’s pretty cool because I will get to have a lot of pretty looking quail. But on the other hand pretty isn’t always the colors that blend in with nature. And that’s ultimately why I bought them, to camouflage in with grass for dog training. But now I know! So that’s good at least. I’m learning! And they really do seem less fragile than Bobwhites.

It doesn't make sense to me. Why do they sell eggs that are supposed to be a certain color but they don't even hatch that color?

 

[BReeder!]

It doesn't make sense to me. Why do they sell eggs that are supposed to be a certain color but they don't even hatch that color?

I agree. I don't want eggs laid by a certain color, but eggs that will hatch a certain color.if they don't breed then sell me eggs from the proper cross of parents to give me the colors I want.

 

[BullChick]

It doesn't make sense to me. Why do they sell eggs that are supposed to be a certain color but they don't even hatch that color?

I’ve been trying to understand that from the moment I was told to trust them.

 

[CayugaJana]

It doesn't make sense to me. Why do they sell eggs that are supposed to be a certain color but they don't even hatch that color?

I thought it was something to do with coturnix that I missed. And being a newbie I didn’t do my due diligence in reading. He said pharaoh and Egyptian are the only ones that breed true in the offspring. I was disappointed because I got a lot of the tuxedo/bibbed. Which is my least favorite. Does anyone have a different experience with other commercial coturnix breeders?