Thankyou! I was practically doing a happy-dance when I realized I looked at the photo on my iphone screen
Update from here: The first hatchling, the one that had the yolk sack on the outside hanging from a string, was dead in the nest this morning. He was alot smaller than the other chicks, but keeping up for the first couple of days so I was starting to hope he'd pull through. Anyways, the other three out in the coop are racing aroung like crazy, eating and drinking well and just being absolutely too cute to be true!
Now, the latest hatchling that was so weak I thought it was going to die last night, has definitely perked up a bit! It lost a bit of blood during hatching, so I think it looks a little more unsteady on the foot, and it's feet are paler, so keeping it in the incubator for at least a couple more days. I'm not taking any chances with this one
Welcome to all the new baby chickens out there, I'm happy with a 100% hatch rate here, although with the loss of one chick at 3 days.
Just had my first ever batch. Ordered off Ebay from Florida, 12 button quail and received 16. Had a terrible time controlling my temp/humidity the ENTIRE time. And I was convinced none would hatch. To my shock I got 12! So, there are four dormant. At what point should I call it quits on them? My first hatched on the 26th. They would hatch a few at a time all the way up to the morning of the 28th. Is there still hope?
Those of you who have a brood of the human species , can u tell me if there is some steadfast rule to how much and when responsible children can begin bonding with their new button quail sibs?
This is my first little one at 5:40am thanks to my 9 month old puppy wanting to go outside I got to see this.
And this is at 8am Day 21 to little ones in the bator singing away now.
My first hatch. Hope the other brothers and sisters start pipping soon. total in this bator was 41 all from my own eggs and My first time at trying to raise my own. They are so crazy. all over the bator I know wait... wait.... wait... to take them out, once they are dry and fluffy. Ok next movie to watch... Hmmmmm. Ok update to this they are Buff Ori
hi everyone I went into lockdown last friday.. and on day 20.. this is my second hatch.. i only had one chick hatch out of my last hatch.. but learned alot and hoping to have a better hatch this time.. kinda scared to join this hatch along.. just in case it fails again. i feel my temp and humidity has been pretty stable throughout the whole 20 day.. and where they are suppose to be. so hoping to start seeing some action soon..
i caliberated my thermometer and hygrometer before i started the second hatch.. and glad i did my temp was off in my first time around.
