Button Quail Hatch questions

[Mwilliams32931]

Anything new?

 

[QuailMomma]

Nothing yet. She's still sitting.

 

[QuailMomma]

So one egg hatched while I was out today but the chick died. Momma abandoned the nest . I took the eggs out an have them under a heat lamp at 99 degrees so I'm hoping that I can get a few to hatch out.

 

[GrandmaBird]

Sorry for your loss. most buttons make bad brooders. hope some hatch, they need humidity also not just heat. do you have a brooder set up incase they do hatch?. I would do that anyway better safe than sorry. good luck

 

[QuailMomma]

Yeah I have a brooder and I have damp paper towel in with the eggs for humidity plus I mist them every once in a while. I think they may have gone cold for too long. Is there anyway to see if they are still alive in there?

 

[QuailMomma]

So I had one chick hatch this morning. It's looking good except its still really wobbly on its feet. I'm hoping more hatch today, there are 5 eggs left.

 

[QuailMomma]

Another one hatched tonight. Two chicks and 4 more eggs to go. Hoping more surprise me.

 

[Mwilliams32931]

Yay!

 

[QuailMomma]

Three hatched.. Ones looking a bit weaker than the other two. I have three more eggs under the lamp. I hope they still hatch. They are soo cute!!! (the nickel was there for a size comparison and they all tried to eat it LOL)

 

[Mwilliams32931]

They are so cute!!!