Button Quail Hatch-a-long! Small/Tiny Things

[007Sean]

Couple days?! I thought day 17 was hatch day.

Depends on when set, temperature, etc....right now you need to have patience! You can't rush the incubation process!

 

[Nabiki]

Couple days?! I thought day 17 was hatch day.

It is, but if your temperature was a bit low it can take longer. Biology is complex, and there is no such thing as an absolute hatch day. How often are human babies born exactly on their due date?

 

[TeresaW]

Depends on when set, temperature, etc....right now you need to have patience! You can't rush the incubation process!

I'm patient, I was just surprised.

 

[TeresaW]

Yeah, the temperature. I'm constantly adjusting it. Right now the one on the left reads. 99.1 and the right reads 100.4.

 

[TeresaW]

Whoopsie, 12 button quail eggs just slipped into my ebay cart and checked themselves out!

 

[TeresaW]

Wow, another 12 just did the same thing!

One set coming from TN and the other from MI.

My digital thermometer with probe came today. I'm anxious to see how it reads compared to how I set my Govees, I just can't open the incubator right now to get them out. If none of these hatch, it could be my calibration is off.

 

[TeresaW]

What's the max time I should give these eggs? 20 days? 21?

 

[Nabiki]

I'd candle them. If you can't see anything in there, then give them 20 days.

 

[TeresaW]

I'd candle them. If you can't see anything in there, then give them 20 days.

But shouldn't I not open it during lockdown?

I did candle before lockdown and didn't see much of anything.

 

[Nabiki]

If you open it for just a few seconds, it will be fine.