➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[FloorCandy]

Did it smell a little like plain yogurt?

 

[muddy75]

I put 2 pheasant eggs in lockdown today supposed to hatch 9/8
Still no action in budgie nest and finches have now put a clutch in the coconut
I need to candle quail eggs for fertility soon

 

[Kiki]

Changing out sand

 

[CascadeQUAIL]

24 Texas A&Ms starting to hatch now. The first one is out and is going crazy because it's been alone for an hour. I'm worried it is going to hurt itself. Peeping very loudly and running around frantically. I know there is nothing I can do but is this normal?

 

[Nabiki]

24 Texas A&Ms starting to hatch now. The first one is out and is going crazy because it's been alone for an hour. I'm worried it is going to hurt itself. Peeping very loudly and running around frantically. I know there is nothing I can do but is this normal?

It's normal. As long as your incubator has been hatchling proofed, it won't hurt itself.

 

[Dan Clark]

From what I read when one hatches it triggers the rest and they all hatch near one another. I read in a post that one lady had only one hatch and she put in a toy for it snuggle up too

 

[CascadeQUAIL]

It's normal. As long as your incubator has been hatchling proofed, it won't hurt itself.

Thank you. I put down shelf liner and removed the big bolt that sticks out to turn the trays. I'm sure it will be fine, I'm just excited!

 

[FloorCandy]

24 Texas A&Ms starting to hatch now. The first one is out and is going crazy because it's been alone for an hour. I'm worried it is going to hurt itself. Peeping very loudly and running around frantically. I know there is nothing I can do but is this normal?

Yup totally normal don’t worry, it’s peeping will encourage the others to hurry.

 

[casportpony]

Can someone answer this?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/changing-out-sand.1413531/

 

[FloorCandy]

Can someone answer this?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/changing-out-sand.1413531/

I don’t change the sand, I sift it once or twice a week, and add more in after I sift. I have their whole coop floor filled with sand, so it’s about 5-6 sq feet of sand. I top off the sand after I sift, I know a bunch is lost in sifting because it gets stuck to poo, but I think they eat a bunch too lol. Honestly I don’t know where all the sand goes.