➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[eddie_van_quailen]

3 eggs pipped now, still no hatches though 12 hours since the first pip, looks like there’s a bit more shell missing since the first tiny crack, hopefully that one comes out soon!

 

[eddie_van_quailen]

OMG this is taking so long... 4 pips now, but no zippering or other movement since last night at 8pm I did hear some peeping today, but that's it!

 

[Nabiki]

I have pips too.

 

[eddie_van_quailen]

I have pips too.

Hatchday twins!

 

[eddie_van_quailen]

AHHHHHHHH

 

[eddie_van_quailen]

And we’re out! I’m definitely crying This has fulfilled my dorky bird-nerd childhood fantasy!

 

[Nabiki]

Hatching never gets old.

 

[eddie_van_quailen]

Hatching never gets old.

That’s good to know! I’m loving it. Still no more zips but I’m sure they won’t be too long now!

 

[eddie_van_quailen]

One of the red range celadons hatched last night! 2 more eggs seem to be beginning to zip, one of which being the one that pipped nearly 36 hours ago… I’m getting a bit worried about that one tbh, hopefully the zipping goes quickly and she’s able to hatch soon! So that’s 2 hatched, 2 zipping, 4 pips, and 5 with no movement.

 

[eddie_van_quailen]

The little black one has been out for about 18 hours, and since a third popped out just now, I figured I’d take advantage of his moisture to keep the humidity up and grabbed these two out quickly. They were starting to really chase and peck at each other a lot, I’m sure the black one is getting hungry. The ambient humidity in the room hovers right around 50% anyway, and the radiator in there is keeping the room temp around 82-84 degrees. Incubator never dropped below 47% even after being opened, and popped back up to 52% as the newest chick is drying. I did end up moving the heat plate up a bit, as the thermometer was reading 110 underneath it. It’s about 104 under there at this height, which I think is better.