➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Kiki]

Day 7

I'd leave it in just in case but it's probably no bueno.

 

[R2elk]

Can you use a sharpie on the eggs, or is the ink toxic to the chicks?

I use a pencil but a sharpie is fine to use.

 

[Kiki]

I sharpies all of the eggs in my current batch.
Pencil is too hard to see.

 

[CindyinSD]

Is this a dead egg? It has a very clear line through it, one side dark the other side clear. No movement.

I had one duck egg like that. I left it in through lockdown and it hatched second to last of four that made it that far. How was there even room in that little space for a duckling to BE? They’re about 6-7 weeks old now, all healthy.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

I lost track of my hatch. It is day twelve!

I have been kind of neglecting this batch, finals and new kayaks distracted me I think they will be forgiving and I will still get some chickies.

 

[Nabiki]

I just candled the egg next to the one that may be an early quitter, and it too, has a distinct line through it. I can see some movement in it, though, so there's hope for the first one too.

 

[muddy75]

I lost track of my hatch. It is day twelve!

I have been kind of neglecting this batch, finals and new kayaks distracted me I think they will be forgiving and I will still get some chickies.

new kayaks?...do tell!!! (with pics)

 

[RUNuts]

At that age it could be quail bronchitis. Throwing their head back (raleing) is indicative of a respiratory disease.

The feed in the feeder is dry. What I did not account for was the feed in the bedding that got wet from earlier this week. Bedding removed. I was checking, but not enough. So, moldy feed is possible. Down 4 and another starting to worry. Still learning, thanks to all for the help.

Planning on another meat run for the rat cage grow outs. Setting 8 July for 25 July hatch. B#3 butcher day also to clear up cages. The white/pied are neat.

Looking through the notes, the Kiki eggs were more challenging than the store bought. Could be genetics? All the store bought popped pretty close like everyone reported. The homegrown spread out and were the last to pop with the store bought. Random thoughts.

 

[muddy75]

just candled next batch at day 9.....tossed 12 non-fertile....only 1 was a celadon. day 5 extra jumbos +homegrowns have 6 suspicious and day 3ish homegrowns have 6+ of 11 developing! some had the little “spider” soooo cool!
day 18 just started around an hour ago....16 in brooder, 4 in bator....more pips!! “impatiently waiting but not hovering “ i already gave hubby 1 to play!! and little quailies said “i’m a jumbo” hahahaha
i was going to weigh one but my son’s “g” scale has dead batteries

 

[muddy75]

The feed in the feeder is dry. What I did not account for was the feed in the bedding that got wet from earlier this week. Bedding removed. I was checking, but not enough. So, moldy feed is possible. Down 4 and another starting to worry. Still learning, thanks to all for the help.

Planning on another meat run for the rat cage grow outs. Setting 8 July for 25 July hatch. B#3 butcher day also to clear up cages. The white/pied are neat.

Looking through the notes, the Kiki eggs were more challenging than the store bought. Could be genetics? All the store bought popped pretty close like everyone reported. The homegrown spread out and were the last to pop with the store bought. Random thoughts.

every time I think I’ve “learnt” it all, they find a way to prove me wrong!!! with my “homegrowns” i see higher fertility but some smaller size and sometimes more “challenging”.....(ie my scissorbeak, albino, and a couple “runts”) haven’t really noted any particular delays in timeframe of hatching vs shipped eggs.