all who are hatching quail

[dc3085]

It's ok guys, that chick didn't make the night. Thanks for the help though. I may need it again if I hatch more

Sorry to hear that

 

[Haveandtohold]

Well it's day 18 of my hatch and still no pips. Starting to feel discouraged

 

[dc3085]

Well it's day 18 of my hatch and still no pips. Starting to feel discouraged

If your temps are low they hatch slower. Just last or week or the week before I had some stragglers pop out on day 20 so keep the faith

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[J in SoCal]

Got 120 in the first incubator and another 85 in the second, All are Brown Coturnix and are from my hens. I purchased 120 Texas A&M Whites from Hawkensville Georgia on Ebay and had 28 hatch. I wasn't disappointed in that hatch considering I'm in Southern California and we all know how the mail system is. I'm sure I can turn those 28 into 1000's before the end of next year. Even though its winter, I'm getting getting a 82% hatch rate from my browns.

 

[Haveandtohold]

I just have to thank you all for encouraging me not to give up. Came home today to find three little quail in the incubator and two more look like they have pips!

 

[teradragon]

yay! It's so exciting to watch them hatch!

 

[PinkBee]

I just have to thank you all for encouraging me not to give up. Came home today to find three little quail in the incubator and two more look like they have pips!

Congrats! How many do you have now? What day is this for you? I'm on day 15 of my first hatch, so I'm reading and watching everything on hatches right now!

 

[Haveandtohold]

Congrats! How many do you have now? What day is this for you? I'm on day 15 of my first hatch, so I'm reading and watching everything on hatches right now!

I have 5 that hatched on day 19 and I have two more that look a lot like they may hatch. I'm pretty happy since I only set 11 eggs and this is my first try at a homemade incubator.

 

[Haveandtohold]

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this but this morning I found all my chicks trapped under the towel I was using for bedding and now one that was perfectly fine yesterday has legs splayed so badly they're just stuck out behind it. I tried making a brace but I'm not so sure how to do it for his problem. Here's a photo

 

[dc3085]

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this but this morning I found all my chicks trapped under the towel I was using for bedding and now one that was perfectly fine yesterday has legs splayed so badly they're just stuck out behind it. I tried making a brace but I'm not so sure how to do it for his problem. Here's a photo

Start a new thread with the headline splayed legs, some people have had success treating it. It's only happened to me a couple times and neither time had a happy ending. It happens when they are too smooth a surface, I use a towel or shelf liner in the bottom of the brooder the first couple days .