awaiting hatching...

[Heather Christensen]

I'm having a go at incubating and raising quail. Got a nice but basic (no auto-turn) Brinsea incubator, and a dozen Japanese quail eggs, mail-ordered. They are due to hatch today and I'm feeling nervous! I've seen a few egg wiggles off and on over the last few days. Today, no wiggles, no sign of pipping yet. I know they are not always on time, but I can't help worrying!

 

[Heather Christensen]

Okay, I figured out how to upload pictures. I've had seven chicks hatch so far. Though one didn't make it - the one that came out the wrong end of its shell and has seemed weaker than the others, so it's sad but I'm not really surprised. I've still got the remaining 5 eggs in the incubator just in case.

They guy I got the eggs from keeps four breeds of coturnix: white, pharoah, Tibetan, and golden Italian. He gave me a mix of eggs from the four breeds, so now I get to guess what I've got. The white ones are obvious, the others I'm not so sure but I am guessing mainly pharoah.

 

[Hope Hughes]

Just a few of my hatches this morning the rest are still in the bator and still some hatching..

 

[BYC910]

I'm having a go at incubating and raising quail. Got a nice but basic (no auto-turn) Brinsea incubator, and a dozen Japanese quail eggs, mail-ordered. They are due to hatch today and I'm feeling nervous! I've seen a few egg wiggles off and on over the last few days. Today, no wiggles, no sign of pipping yet. I know they are not always on time, but I can't help worrying!

We all do that get nervous at hatch time keep watching and waiting. Those little get full the wiggling is them getting in position to pip and hatch .what day are you on ?

 

[Hope Hughes]

Hello
Welcome to BYC!!
They are so fun to hatch out! I'm on batch 3 with 4 in the mail headed our way(all my husband's doing...)
Some are really fast at hatching and others take their sweet time!
Hope you enjoy it as much as we all do!
Happy Hatching!​

 

[007Sean]

Hi Heather, you have already been given some good info on what's likely happening with your hatch. Some will hatch early, some late. The majority will hatch all together. Once they start, it's like popcorn popping! GoodLuck with your hatch.

 

[JaeG]

Here's a couple of photos of our Tibetan tuxedos

And this one is a Rosetta tuxedo for comparison - yours looked lighter in the first photo and darker in the second so I wasn't entirely sure which yours were. There can be quite a lot of variety in their colours and they are often referred to as 'British Range'.


As you can probably guess I've taken a lot of photos of our baby quail. They are just too cute!

 

[Heather Christensen]

finally had 2 hatch late last night! I didn't realise how fast they do it! The first one we missed the hatching process- just heard the little guy cheeping away after it had hatched. The second one we watched the whole thing - took only about 20 minutes! Still waiting for the others this morning. The 2 that have hatched are looking fluffly, and the other 10 have not even pipped... is it okay to open the incubator to take them out now??

 

[Heather Christensen]

Went to check on them just after writing that last post, and found that 3 more hatched when I wasn't looking! Sneaky little creatures!

 

[Heather Christensen]

Im so glad they are hatching!! They are so cute... hopefully mine eill be poping in the next few days!!!
You could definitely ask other's for help... there are a few people on here that know alot about quail! Other opinioms are always great!!!!
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Good luck with your eggs, Hope. Have posted pics of mine, would love to see pictures of yours when the arrive. What type of quail are they?