Adventures in Incubating Shipped Eggs

[TotallyShellyTurtle]

Obsessively observing...

 

[Morrigan]

I set them around 3pm on the 9th.

That's almost exactly 24 hours before I set mine.

By my math you are 3 1/2 hours from starting Day 21. Too soon to worry.

 

[Cerise1924]

Hopefully it's just taking this one a bit longer. Sending positive thoughts your way.

@Colly1470 Yes! I hope it pulls through. You are doing all you can.

 

[Cerise1924]

This is driving me crazy. The urge to candle them is unnerving.

I know! I keep going in the brooder room every 20 minutes and staring through the plastic wall of the incubator. I'm starting to wonder if I hallucinated the peeping, because I don't hear it now. I'm going to go fold lots of laundry. Hang in there!

 

[koturnix]

3rd chick pipped but died in egg It was perfectly formed too.

14 more eggs left in incubator, on day 18 of quail hatching. I hope more hatch as the 2 chicks that hatched yesterday are fighting/squabbling in the brooder.

 

[koturnix]

I know! I keep going in the brooder room every 20 minutes and staring through the plastic wall of the incubator. I'm starting to wonder if I hallucinated the peeping, because I don't hear it now. I'm going to go fold lots of laundry. Hang in there!

I hear ya, this morning I could have sworn I saw one of the eggs move. Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me.

 

[Cerise1924]

3rd chick pipped but died in egg It was perfectly formed too.

14 more eggs left in incubator, on day 18 of quail hatching. I hope more hatch as the 2 chicks that hatched yesterday are fighting/squabbling in the brooder.

So sorry! Poor little one. I am surprised that you have two baby quail fussing at each other. Do quail chicks normally do that? Wishing you more little chicks soon.

 

[koturnix]

So sorry! Poor little one. I am surprised that you have two baby quail fussing at each other. Do quail chicks normally do that? Wishing you more little chicks soon.

Thank you!

I don't think so, it might be because there are only two in the brooder. My first hatch of 8 quail chicks never fought so guessing the current smaller number is causing not enough chicks to interact with to disperse aggressions evenly? I thought the red light would get them to be more calm but the little one is grabbing at the toes of its companion =/

 

[Morrigan]

I know! I keep going in the brooder room every 20 minutes and staring through the plastic wall of the incubator. I'm starting to wonder if I hallucinated the peeping, because I don't hear it now. I'm going to go fold lots of laundry. Hang in there!

I'm doing the same thing! I just came back from staring and pressing my ear up to the incubator. This morning, I thought maybe one of the eggs had rolled from where I had set it, but I fear it maybe just my fevered hatching state imagining things.

It's a long final countdown.

 

[Morrigan]

3rd chick pipped but died in egg It was perfectly formed too.

14 more eggs left in incubator, on day 18 of quail hatching. I hope more hatch as the 2 chicks that hatched yesterday are fighting/squabbling in the brooder.

That's always so sad. Hope you get more little 'uns soon.