- Feb 28, 2014
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ok so my hatch is done. this was my second try. i have lots of questions. i been watching youtube vids and people are hatching quail with cheaper looking homemades than mine.seen 1 person had the temp way up at 105.anyway my first go i had 9 eggs and 2 hatched but they died in brooder.so i changed my fan different bulb etc got it so it would hold about a 2 degree temperature variance.so i put in 25 eggs 7 hatched 4 of them died to include my little crooked foot courtnix. i didnt candle any eggs but i have 4 females to 1 male per cage so they should be pretty much fertile.i kept the humidity at around 40% until lock down when i raised it to about 65%. funny thing is i have A&M's and courtnix. i always see my courtnix male on a hen, hardly ever see the AM male mating .of the 7 that actually broke thru the shell/hatched 6 were A&M and little crooked foot was the only courtnix. and out in the pens my courtnix look way bigger and healthier than the A&M's (the parents) i'm just not sure what i'm doing wrong or whatever. i borrowed a incubator from someone and i got eggs in it. gonna see what happens there. they should be hatching in about 4 days i think.but till then does anyone ahve any idea whats going on /what i'm doing wrong?could my courtnix have gone sterile? on first attempt the 2 that hatchd were courtnix.
Thanks john
Thanks john