California - Northern

[AlpineButterfly]

I'll have to do that, I only have 5 adults at the moment. But lots of babies! I'll get weights on them in the next few days, maybe tomorrow when my girlfriend is here to help me hold birds.

It is certainly easier with someone to help you, but I don't find it too hard to weigh my girls in the middle of the night. They are sleepy then!

 

[ronott1]

Good to know. Thanks for the info. I will go back to the 1.5 tsp/gal. Should I treat the quail with the preventative dose? Or do I need to treat them at all?

I do not treat unless I see symptoms.

I have not had to this year yet.

 

[caychris]

Ive seen reddish poop but not bloody poop of course all the watermelon may have something to do with that

 

[ronott1]

Ive seen reddish poop but not bloody poop of course all the watermelon may have something to do with that

Good one!

Bloody poop is not a reliable sign. Only a couple of the cocci strains have bloody poo. It is better to watch for symptoms. Statue standing, Slow and lethargic. You kind of get a feel for it and then treat them immediately.

 

[sol2go]

you were tagged for your CCLB expertise. A number of us are interested in them.

this group has a lot to say in a day or two =)

 

[Kaylish]

Hello All! Been a busy day, doing a lot of reading and I'm hoping to get a quick survey from all you veteran hatchers, especially those who have used Brinseas; what do humidity do you use for the first 18 days?. I've seen everything from 20-55% recommended on different threads here and mine has been between 40-44% since I set my eggs this morning (was running an even 32% empty). I've traced the air cells and will candle on day 7 to try and gauge loss but am looking for a smaller range to shoot for. Thank you!

 

[caychris]

Hello All! Been a busy day, doing a lot of reading and I'm hoping to get a quick survey from all you veteran hatchers, especially those who have used Brinseas; what do humidity do you use for the first 18 days?. I've seen everything from 20-55% recommended on different threads here and mine has been between 40-44% since I set my eggs this morning (was running an even 32% empty). I've traced the air cells and will candle on day 7 to try and gauge loss but am looking for a smaller range to shoot for. Thank you!

BTW I love all the avatars of the Chickens looking directly into the camera makes me think they all have something to say.

 

[ronott1]

Hello All! Been a busy day, doing a lot of reading and I'm hoping to get a quick survey from all you veteran hatchers, especially those who have used Brinseas; what do humidity do you use for the first 18 days?. I've seen everything from 20-55% recommended on different threads here and mine has been between 40-44% since I set my eggs this morning (was running an even 32% empty). I've traced the air cells and will candle on day 7 to try and gauge loss but am looking for a smaller range to shoot for. Thank you!

If you do not have a humidity pump, I would let it stay at the 40% humidity range until it went down to 30% or so and then fill the same tank. Have a good hatch!

 

[sewandgrow]

Hello All! Been a busy day, doing a lot of reading and I'm hoping to get a quick survey from all you veteran hatchers, especially those who have used Brinseas; what do humidity do you use for the first 18 days?. I've seen everything from 20-55% recommended on different threads here and mine has been between 40-44% since I set my eggs this morning (was running an even 32% empty). I've traced the air cells and will candle on day 7 to try and gauge loss but am looking for a smaller range to shoot for. Thank you!

There must be a lot of factors that figure into to it because one method does not seem to work for all of us. I use different settings with different incubators in the same room for best results & came to this by trial & ERROR..............believe me I have lost a lot of eggs trying many different recommendations & have settled on what works best for ME for my set up. The Brinsea cabinet OVA 190 with a digital temp and humidity readout & a humidity module works best for me overall with humidity at 53% throughout the entire process. It raises naturally at each hatch & settles back down. This is with staggered hatches a week apart so there are 4 trays, each set a week from another. By the time the 4th tray(the hatcher/stationary bottom shelf) has hatched I can clean & disinfect it to be ready for the next tray to move down etc with each tray from top to bottom. I hatch in egg cartons for positioning & easy cleanup.
One the Brinsea Octagon 20 that holds 24 eggs & has a digital temp & humidity readout & a humidity module it does well at 45%, again first hatch raises the humidity naturally.
After many disappointments I find this works best for ME overall. It may not for you. My incubators are in a closed glassed in front porch facing east during the hot weather I open a north & south window/door for cross ventilation & add a fan when it is too hot. I have my brooders in the same room.
I live in the hot central valley of California with no water added my hygrometers read in the 20s. I am in gardening zone 8/9

 

[casportpony]

Quote: They seem to have stablized. I lost one more after I started treatment (total of 3 died), but it did not look well last night. It was dead this morning. I am not seeing bloody poop any more and everyone else seems to feel fine. Should I treat for 5 or 7 days at this dose? I have the quail in a separate pen but it is within a few feet of this one. Do I need to worry about them? Should I start preventative treatment for them?

I usually just treat for 5 days, but would do 7 if I had any that were iffy on day 4. Quail can get coccidiosis, but they get their own strain and will *not* get infected from the chicken chicks. I would just keep an eye on them if they were mine.

-Kath