all who are hatching quail

[buttonquailtx]

My incubator went down to 95 overnight I fixed problem and now average97-102 and the first 5 days had humidity at69% now I dropped it down to 58% do you think the eggs are still ok on day 8 now

I would definitely keep incubating them. In the wild, mothers often leave the nest to eat and drink, so there is a bit of fluctuation in temp. Give the eggs an extra day or two to hatch. Sometimes lower temps cause chicks to hatch late.

A five degree range in your incubator is quite a bit. But it is safer for the eggs to be on the cooler side than getting any hotter than 102. I don't like my incubator getting above 101, but I used a forced air incubator.

Good luck. I'm sure you will get some chicks.

 

[rmbull]

Thanks also they are bobwhite quail so when is go last day to turn

 

[buttonquailtx]

I haven't hatched bobwhites in a long time. I seem to remember locking them down at 20 days. They hatch in an average of 23 days.

The good thing about bobwhites is that they are easy to candle. Wait until they are 10 to 14 days old and candle them. That will tell you if incubation is proceeding as it should.

 

[Richard j]

They will probably be ok--I've done worse and still had good hatches.

 

[rmbull]

Thanks!! Do you think putting incubator in basement is ok : my basement is constant 55 degrees and incubator stays perfect at 100

 

[buttonquailtx]

The basement should be fine. As long as the room has stable temperature then it will work fine. Do you have room in your incubator to put a closed jar of water? The water will help stabilize the incubator temps.

 

[rmbull]

Yes thanks I will try it

 

[rmbull]

My incubator went up to 106 for about 6 hrs I fixed it my humidity was at57% do u guys think eggs will be ok I am on day 10

 

[Richard j]

I tried a hovabator styrofoam incubator and the temp went haywire over night. When I checked in the morning, the temp was 107.5..I reset the temp and most of the eggs(turkey and guinea) hatched. So, leave them in and you will probably have some new babies in 11 days.

 

[rmbull]

Wow thanks for the nice response . I really appreciate it trying hard to get this right hope it works , will let u know what happens