➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Kiki]

I saw an embryo developing.
I put a sticky tape and I am hoping they will hatch...

I forget.
Do you have a salt tested humidity gauge in there?

 

[007Sean]

My incubator cannot keep steady 55-60% and when I pour water it goes to 70-75% and then slowly drops down. And they are still hatching.

That's where experimenting with you're incubator is invaluable, trying different volumes of water and knowing how fast it evaporates, will help you to learn by experince how much water to add and when to add water.

 

[RUNuts]

First pip this morning! I hear you knocking...

No added water until yesterday. Humidity bouncing around 30% depending on the rain showers. Outside humidity usually greater than 60%. Inside humidity depends on how long the door is open.

Added water to second smallest tray and humidity shoots to 70% and then dropped to 55%. Should be enough water to get through hatch.

The quail (and chickens) have really slowed laying. The older chickens are molting. The younger hens are considering it. Feathers everywhere. Need to finish figuring out the lighting timer and do it. Can someone come do my chores so I can focus?

 

[Kiki]

First pip this morning! I hear you knocking...

No added water until yesterday. Humidity bouncing around 30% depending on the rain showers. Outside humidity usually greater than 60%. Inside humidity depends on how long the door is open.

Added water to second smallest tray and humidity shoots to 70% and then dropped to 55%. Should be enough water to get through hatch.

The quail (and chickens) have really slowed laying. The older chickens are molting. The younger hens are considering it. Feathers everywhere. Need to finish figuring out the lighting timer and do it. Can someone come do my chores so I can focus?

I'm really thinking that you might need five or six colorful quailies soon.
I'm worried that I might give you all of the females though.


Would you possibly want a few in another week or two?

 

[Maiahr]

No I don’t have a very bright light so I’m just going to let happen what happens

I use ovascope AND I also have one of those cheap LED flash lights from the 1$ shop and if you follow the pictures that Kiki sent you can see everything. You don't need anything fancy or expensive. You had 103 eggs, right? I prefer to know what to hope for...

How many cracked ones do you have?

3-4, I'll see what happened with them tomorrow at lockdown.,

I forget.
Do you have a salt tested humidity gauge in there?

Yep, calibrated the built-in humidity meter.

Added water to second smallest tray and humidity shoots to 70% and then dropped to 55%. /QUOTE] Mine does the same..

 

[RUNuts]

I'm really thinking that you might need five or six colorful quailies soon.
I'm worried that I might give you all of the females though.


Would you possibly want a few in another week or two?

Flavored quail?
Do the lavender ones taste like grape? The red ones are cherry or strawberry?

I like the quail flavored quail, but would enjoy big ones. However, I'm slowly running out of coops. QB#7 hatching this week. QB#8 on deck. I'm committed to a well stocked freezer. The quail aren't laying eggs as fast as they did earlier, though.

And have 3 thawing. Quality check this weekend!

 

[Maiahr]

Flavored quail?
Do the lavender ones taste like grape? The red ones are cherry or strawberry?

No, no lavender taste like....lavender, duh! Do you really have red quail or too much nail polish?

 

[Kiki]

No, no lavender taste like....lavender, duh! Do you really have red quail or too much nail polish?

Fake reddish ones.

More orangey.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

Fake reddish ones.View attachment 1918429
More orangey.

Scarlet/German pastel!

(I think they're the same gene but with different levels of dilution modifiers)

 

[Kiki]