cortnix eggs at day 21 they are still rocking and chirping

[BlaineWillard]

i set 100 eggs on oct 14. 2 have hatch so far one died with in a couple hours of hatch the other one is doing good. Does eggs usually take this long to hatch? The humidity is 65% to 70% and the temp has been 99.5 to 101. This is my first time inubating quail eggs.

 

[BlaineWillard]

i am using a little gaints incubator could that be the problem? i float tested some of the eggss today and they where still moving in the water. So guess i just got to wait alittle while longer on them to hatch

 

[katheria]

what type of quail?

 

[BlaineWillard]

cortnix

 

[JJMR794]

If They Are On Day 21 And Havent Hatched Yet You Need To Seriously Look At Your Thermometer For Accuracy... The 2 Most Common Causes Of Late Hatch = Low Temp, And Old Eggs.

Obviuosly Some Are Still Viable As Per Your Float Test, I Would Seriously Doubt My Thermometer In Your Case--- Just My Opinion.

 

[BlaineWillard]

ok looks like i might need to go get a new one it might be off. The eggs could be old to i bought them off of ebay and it took 6 days before i got them after i bought them.

 

[JJMR794]

Both Are Certainly Possible Then, For What Its Worth I Use The Lil Thermo/hygro Units That You Place Directly On Top Of The Eggs--- White Maybe 3inches Wide, 2-21/2 Tall And 1/2 Inch Thick--- Get Them At Wally World For About 8 Bucks Or Less. They Seem To Be The Best Right Out Of The Box As Far As Accuracy And Of Course The Price Is Attractive Too

 

[DRAGGINZUZU]

Do you have a pic of that wally world thermo/hygro . I just bought one from pet supermarket for 21$. 8$ sounds alot better

 

[katheria]

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not a great pic but here it is..... i have 4 of them, they are very accurate

 

[JJMR794]

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not a great pic but here it is..... i have 4 of them, they are very accurate

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b313/katheria/P1050376.jpg

THATS IT!