Candling quail eggs?

[TheBirdLady2001]

Can anyone help me out? My new incubator can’t hold humidity AT ALL. Any clue if these will make it? They are coturnix quail eggs, day 6. *so sorry for the awful quality, my assistant tried his best*

 

[JaeG]

Quail eggs are tough (the chicks can be a little delicate though, but once grown they are tough little birdies). They are looking dark inside and that's a good sign, especially if you can see veins as well. They do darken up quickly. The fourth one may not be fertile but I'd leave it in and see what happens. Sometimes the thickness and colour of the shell can throw you off. Infertile ones are fine to leave in the incubator as well if you aren't 100% sure.

Have you got an air conditioner or dehumidifier going near the incubator? That would dry out the air, affecting the incubator. It's surface area of the water that bumps up the humidity so wet paper towels, wet sponges, cups of water all help to raise the humidity.

 

[TheBirdLady2001]

Quail eggs are tough (the chicks can be a little delicate though, but once grown they are tough little birdies). They are looking dark inside and that's a good sign, especially if you can see veins as well. They do darken up quickly. The fourth one may not be fertile but I'd leave it in and see what happens. Sometimes the thickness and colour of the shell can throw you off. Infertile ones are fine to leave in the incubator as well if you aren't 100% sure.

Have you got an air conditioner or dehumidifier going near the incubator? That would dry out the air, affecting the incubator. It's surface area of the water that bumps up the humidity so wet paper towels, wet sponges, cups of water all help to raise the humidity.

No, I don’t have any air conditioning or dehumidifiers near the incubator. When I add water, the humidity will spike to 70+. But I’ll come back a couple hours later and it will be at 40 or lower.

 

[JaeG]

40 is ok for this part of incubation but you may need to try the wet sponges, cloths, paper towels to bump it up for lockdown.

 

[Majak5]

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ke sure you only candle them through the blunt end of the egg wher

View attachment 1276910 View attachment 1276911 View attachment 1276912 View attachment 1276913 View attachment 1276914 Can anyone help me out? My new incubator can’t hold humidity AT ALL. Any clue if these will make it? They are coturnix quail eggs, day 6. *so sorry for the awful quality, my assistant tried his best*

make sure you only candle them through the blunt end of the egg where the air sac is otherwise you are holding them upside down