button quail egg piping and hatching question

[donna74]

I am a first time foster mom of chinese button quails. I own parents but they won't sit on own eggs so I used a incubator. The first egg pipped and has chipped a line down half of fat end. And now nothing no movement no new chipping. I had raised humidity days ago sides of incubator have moisture on it. How long does it take for it to come out of it's egg? At what point should i get worried? Each egg is a day apart

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, Donna74, and

! Pleased you joined our community! I know precious little about incubating & hatching - and even less when it comes to quail. The folks in these links may be able to help you:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/5/incubating-hatching-eggs
and here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...rchives-important-frequently-requested-topics
and here for quail questions: https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/48/quail
Hope you can get some answers in those links. Best wishes and happy hatching!

 

[N F C]

redsoxs has given you some good links to check out, I hope you find the answers you need.

Best of luck with your hatch!

 

[donna74]

thank i will try them, i just thought that hatching would be a quick thing. i never knew it takes so long,

 

[donna74]

sadly chick has died, just wish i knew what happened with it, was fully formed egg sac absorbed just didnt hatch out i have five more left wish i knew if i was doing something wrong each egg is a day apart i still have time to help them. don't want to loose any more

 

[drumstick diva]

I don't know anything about quail but you have been given the link. Check with them that you temperature and humidity are in the right limits. If condensation is forming I would think that means the humidity is too high. Unless that is what quail require. You should always have two thermometers and hygrometers to check for accuracy.

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under donna74

Welcome!

Sorry that I am not able to help with your hatching question but redsoxs has given you links to some great starting points.

I am also so very sorry to hear of you loss

I do hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.