all who are hatching quail

[robopetz]

No food or water in bator. They have enough yolk in there system to last a couple days. I put them in the brooder once I notice they can walk around fine and are fully dried and fluffed. For me it's usually around 8 hours.

 

[oktx]

Add more water what incubator are you using?

It's a little giant still air. I am using the automatic turner in it. I just added some little glass cups of water to it also. Hopefully that works. Hate to leave it for 5 days but I had ordered the eggs before hubby informed me we were going on vacation. Crossing my fingers and hoping for the best.

 

[oktx]

No food or water in bator. They have enough yolk in there system to last a couple days. I put them in the brooder once I notice they can walk around fine and are fully dried and fluffed. For me it's usually around 8 hours.

Do you take the wire floor out of the incubator? Just curious how other people do this part.

 

[LiveVintage]

I've just won 50 coturnix eggs so add me to the list. And wish me luck, it's my first time.

 

[laseterlass]

Do you take the wire floor out of the incubator? Just curious how other people do this part.

ppaper towels over the wire so their feet dont slip through the wire.

 

[NicoleRook]

still waiting, First time with 32 Japanese quail, talk about a over doting mom....lol....I dreampt about them hatching last night.

 

[quail98]

Got 120 eggs on lockdown monday

 

[McPhersonFarm]

I'm jumping on board late here. I have about 100 coturnix that I put in the 7th and another 100 that were put in the 12th! I just hatched out 12 button and about 35 coturnix, but sold 20 of the coturnix and the first 35 that hatch are sold too. I'm hatching out a ton of chicks right now too!

 

[Mikedero]

So far 3 out of 17 have hatched and the first one is a little bugger he is going around pecking the other 2. but all three are eating and drinking and run around very fast. I hope more hatch today at 7PM will be day 17

 

[James the Bald]

Mikedero, mine did the same thing, but stopped after a few hours... I guess after pecking each other, they figured out that it must hurt. It's just like when a toddler bites. They realize it hurts when another toddler bites them.