➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[BullChick]

Is it normal for quail to suddenly stop laying every day? It’s only one egg, but it’s a little odd that it’s only one egg, and not missing daily.
They are 16 weeks.

 

[muddy75]

Hey @Texas Kiki and @RUNuts do you guys think I should lock down on day 14 or day 15?

i know i wasn’t tagged....but I have found that waiting until day 14.5-15 has increased my hatch rates....(in addition to not “hovering” and trying to intervene too early”. my hatch that i’m about to call is 62 eggs in bator and 9 eggs under broody silkies. The silkies hatched 7 of 9 with 1 loss post-hatch. incubator is 38/62 with 1 loss post-hatch so far and 2 late-hatch “gimpys”.....(i haven’t done actual “head count” yet, I’m just going by #unhatched eggs and # i’ve deemed DIS and/or dead hatchlings)

 

[muddy75]

new incubator arrived today!!! hoping to get it set up after dinner (we’ve been in yard this afternoon enjoying sun and kegs a bit too much hahaha) got my signs up and i have stumbled upon a “run” material that seems to be “da bomb” will post pics and more info soon and thinking about doing a byc article as well if you guys agree it’s good!!!

 

[RUNuts]

Hey @Texas Kiki and @RUNuts do you guys think I should lock down on day 14 or day 15?

Longer the better, with nothing to back it up. Is it time already? I guess it is since you sat a little earlier than us.

Do tell when you see the first pip.

 

[RUNuts]

Is it normal for quail to suddenly stop laying every day? It’s only one egg, but it’s a little odd that it’s only one egg, and not missing daily.
They are 16 weeks.

Seems I was told they are upset able. Has something changed?

When I combined the 2 batches, they stopped laying. Then I changed coops and waited. Getting 4 eggs from 6 hens after 22 days. Got 1 egg a day for most of the 22 days.

Right after a chicken egg customer wanted to start buying the quail eggs. Oops. I think we have it figured out now.

 

[BullChick]

Seems I was told they are upset able. Has something changed?

When I combined the 2 batches, they stopped laying. Then I changed coops and waited. Getting 4 eggs from 6 hens after 22 days. Got 1 egg a day for most of the 22 days.

Right after a chicken egg customer wanted to start buying the quail eggs. Oops. I think we have it figured out now.

Nothing has changed.

 

[muddy75]

Nothing has changed.

nothing?? even weather etc? prior to this last rain/flood, I was getting 2 doz every day like clockwork...now it’s abou 18ish (i didn’t count) but just like chickens they can “take a break” without notice occasionally so I wouldn’t get too worried yet

 

[mixedUPturk]

Nothing has changed.

Could a predator be stalking them in the wee hours? Thatll throw em off their game too

 

[BullChick]

It could be the killer bunnies. I accidentally took care of that while mowing today.
The weather has been up and down just like it’s been all along. We don’t have the heatwave or heavy rain others are experiencing.

 

[Kiki]

It could be the killer bunnies. I accidentally took care of that while mowing today.
The weather has been up and down just like it’s been all along. We don’t have the heatwave or heavy rain others are experiencing.

You lawn mowed some bunnies?

I'm dying.