➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Pennys Mama]

I hate waiting on that 1st hatchling..... I see another pip this morning. I told my DH that I hate this stage..... there'll be nothing happening while I watch... then I step away for a few minutes & BAM babies everywhere, eggs rollin', babies trippin'....

Right now nothin' but a couple pips, could be some zippin' goin' on that I can't see in there.

 

[Matieus27]

OH!
This is about to happen....
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Anyone see it?

I see it I see it

 

[Pennys Mama]

I see it I see it

I just checked and I see at least 10 pipped eggs!!!
What the crap, come on already, right?!?!?!

 

[muddy75]

I just checked and I see at least 10 pipped eggs!!!
What the crap, come on already, right?!?!?!

these are all homegrown eggs?

 

[muddy75]

starter set up with eggs, cartons and scissors!

 

[Pennys Mama]

starter set up with eggs, cartons and scissors!

I don't need the eggs in the batch! I've already got 60 coming, plus I've got 60 of my homegrown too to put in the bator.

 

[Pennys Mama]

these are all homegrown eggs?

Yep! I had a decent hatch with my test batch of homegrowns. I sold all of them. I only have 3 of my original birds as well, so I've got some new blood laying my next batch of eggs.

 

[Pennys Mama]

@R2elk
Do these poults still need supplemental heat indoors? They are 12 days old. It is 75° +/- a few degrees in their area.

 

[R2elk]

@R2elk
Do these poults still need supplemental heat indoors? They are 12 days old. It is 75° +/- a few degrees in their area.
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At two weeks old, they should be down to 80°F. One of the problems with keeping them in such a small brooder is that it is nearly impossible to establish different temperature zones so that they can freely move between the cooler and warmer areas of the zones. In my opinion yours are already in need of a much larger brooder.

It also would not surprise me if the white one on the bedding turns out to be a male.

 

[Pennys Mama]

At two weeks old, they should be down to 80°F. One of the problems with keeping them in such a small brooder is that it is nearly impossible to establish different temperature zones so that they can freely move between the cooler and warmer areas of the zones. In my opinion yours are already in need of a much larger brooder.

It also would not surprise me if the white one on the bedding turns out to be a male.

One of the white ones started strutting yesterday, pretty funny at that size. I've got an outside brooder set up for them.