all who are hatching quail

[WaterfowlWierdo]

Just set 26 button and 11 valley eggs!

 

[jlynnp]

I am waiting in 100 Bobwhite Quail eggs I ordered last week to show up so I can get them in the incubator.

 

[Hope It]

Alright, I think my hatch is over and I ended up with 23 out of 50. Today is Day 20. Actually, only 15 hatched by Day 18, then over the last two days the additional 8 popped out. Was a total surprise - no movement in the eggs whatsoever, was pretty sure they were 'gonners', but no. Turned around and all of a sudden - there are more babies running around - have no clue why or how!

Baffled and grateful, I guess LOL

Leaving the rest of the eggs alone until day 21 just in case, who knows, right?

Problem was - my humidity kept going up to 80% and I kept trying to lower it, opening the lid and so on... I don't understand why it was going so high (I was not adding ANY water, all vents fully open and still 80-85%), so because I kept opening the lid to let humidity out - so many were pipping and starting to unzip only to get stuck, dried out and finally would stop moving. I had to help most of them out (only after they sat unzipped for a day or so without any further progress), but all are OK!!! Then I finally gave up, left the humidity be, stopped opening the lid and VOILA - all those others just popped right out, in no time at all. No long drawn out unzipping and sitting and struggling. Just would go from zero to completely out in 30 minutes.

So, lessons learned: I will not stress over humidity being high during lockdown in the future, it seems they are just fine at 80-85%.

Hope

 

[titika]

Ordered 30 bobwhite eggs. And 50 coturnix eggs. Cant wait to hatch them

 

[rachieboo]

I had the same issue with my hatch!ten popped out by day 16 and was waiting on the other 14 and had one unzip but managed to get its head stuck down a tiny hole so I helped it out but left it in the shell and the poor thing had obviously dried out so I gave it another helping hand and its doing fine!!now on day 19 and no sign of any others

 

[WaterfowlWierdo]

Ordered 30 bobwhite eggs. And 50 coturnix eggs. Cant wait to hatch them

where from?

 

[Tammy N]

Hatching the Jumbos from James Marie farms I think ill stick with him as i have been blessed with advice and beautiful birds with the best little temperments wonderful eggs and fun

 

[Momhunter]

I have 45 four day olds hatched from my JMF jumbos. Growing them for some more breeders. I will stick with his stock from now on also. Nice calm adults and great egg layers and table birds. Love them.
I have a waiting list of people around me that want chicks from me.

 

[Tammy N]

I have 45 four day olds hatched from my JMF jumbos. Growing them for some more breeders. I will stick with his stock from now on also. Nice calm adults and great egg layers and table birds. Love them.
I have a waiting list of people around me that want chicks from me.

Mom Hunter are you culling some of just hatching them ? selling meat or eggs ?
I have an older neighbor with diabetes who i give the eggs too she is like OH JOY , had them as a kid and she can eat them she doesnt want to mess even with a garden so i grow way more then i can hand;le but boy does she get mad when the deer get some LOL .

 

[Tammy N]

Is My Bator too big ?