➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[BBZZZZTT]

I am at work and my husband just sent me this pic. Of course they will all hatch while I'm gone I'm sure! Lol!!

 

[BBZZZZTT]

I have another question. How long is the minimum and maximum you would leave a chick in the incubator after hatching?

I had an early bird hatch this morning, and the second one is just starting zipping. The others are just pipped. I don't want to move a single chick to the brooder, but I'm afraid it will take too long for all of them to hatch to move them all at once.

Thanks for entertaining all my newbie questions

 

[HipMystic]

I have another question. How long is the minimum and maximum you would leave a chick in the incubator after hatching?

I had an early bird hatch this morning, and the second one is just starting zipping. The others are just pipped. I don't want to move a single chick to the brooder, but I'm afraid it will take too long for all of them to hatch to move them all at once.

Thanks for entertaining all my newbie questions

The first chick should be ok for awhile until at least one more hatches. I think the recommended time is 12-24 hours or until the chick is dry. I usually shoot for the 12 hour mark, but I always try to move at least 2 at a time, so sometimes it’s 24 hours. I had to leave one in for a while longer than that during my last hatch and it was ok.

 

[Kiki]

I have another question. How long is the minimum and maximum you would leave a chick in the incubator after hatching?

I had an early bird hatch this morning, and the second one is just starting zipping. The others are just pipped. I don't want to move a single chick to the brooder, but I'm afraid it will take too long for all of them to hatch to move them all at once.

Thanks for entertaining all my newbie questions

You can leave that one that hatch this morning in overnight but I would move him in the morning if I were you.

I would double check your thermometer and I would recommend getting a couple more thermometers.
Did you happen to number your eggs?


If you have multiple thermometers you should be able to tell the temperature in different locations at one quick glance.
Hotspots kill.

 

[Kiki]

I have been known to move chicks within minutes of hatch time to the brooder.
As long as it's warm and the dummies don't have any place to get stuck behind or drown in water and there's no reason you can't move them.

 

[BBZZZZTT]

You can leave that one that hatch this morning in overnight but I would move him in the morning if I were you.

I would double check your thermometer and I would recommend getting a couple more thermometers.
Did you happen to number your eggs?


If you have multiple thermometers you should be able to tell the temperature in different locations at one quick glance.
Hotspots kill.

I didn't number them but I probably will next time. I'm guessing there is some variability in the temps in this incubator.

 

[FloorCandy]

I have another question. How long is the minimum and maximum you would leave a chick in the incubator after hatching?

I had an early bird hatch this morning, and the second one is just starting zipping. The others are just pipped. I don't want to move a single chick to the brooder, but I'm afraid it will take too long for all of them to hatch to move them all at once.

Thanks for entertaining all my newbie questions

I don’t remember for sure which incubator you have, but if it was the nr360, I take them out asap, I just reach in quick and snatch em, because if you let there be a bunch in there, when you try to get them out, some will escape when you reach in and there’s no wall to prevent them from running away from you and out the sides.

 

[BBZZZZTT]

I have been known to move chicks within minutes of hatch time to the brooder.
As long as it's warm and the dummies don't have any place to get stuck behind or drown in water and there's no reason you can't move them.

Yeah it did take a long time for the first one to dry, I'm guessing because of humidity

I don’t remember for sure which incubator you have, but if it was the nr360, I take them out asap, I just reach in quick and snatch em, because if you let there be a bunch in there, when you try to get them out, some will escape when you reach in and there’s no wall to prevent them from running away from you and out the sides.

That is a great point and yes that is what I have xD
Hadn't though of that!

 

[Kiki]

I didn't number them but I probably will next time. I'm guessing there is some variability in the temps in this incubator.

I didn't number them but I probably will next time. I'm guessing there is some variability in the temps in this incubator.

If I remember in the morning I'll look for my notebooks.
I draw pictures on paper...

If you notice in the thread I'm going to link below...
I have my eggs numbered and I keep them in the exact same spot, usually, in the incubator. Every time I candle I'll make a note about the egg next to the number on paper.



If you were to number your eggs and keep track of more information it will help you pinpoint problems along the way.

You might also notice how I keep all of my eggs as close as possible in one spot of the incubator...
It's because I know this area doesn't have temp spikes.
Post in thread '➡Kiki's Pansy Egg Hatch' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/➡kikis-pansy-egg-hatch.1323032/post-21573870

 

[BBZZZZTT]

Yeesh, so I ended up moving the 'older' chick to the brooder. It was attacking the younger one and one that wasn't even out of the egg yet and dragging them around the incubator
Trouble maker! Maybe separating them will be worse in the long run but I didn't want it bullying the others or injuring them trying to hatch while I'm asleep. Maybe it's because that one was alone all day before any more hatched.
Now I have two that just hatched in the last couple hours in the incubator.