Coturnix in lockdown, when should I become concerned?

[bkquail]

Do it then dont they start getting veins at day 6. one had a crack in it but is not oozing an does not smell so i think its just a surface crack. should i pull it out?

 

[Sustained]

I've seen veining as early as day 4 but that was with duck eggs and I really didn't expect it. I'm not sure if quail would be the same but considering their incubation time is about half of ducks I would think so. I've usually seen veining in eggs at least by day 5

 

[Sustained]

you should seal the crack to prevent bacteria from getting in. Either wax or nail polish would work. I happened to have nail polish in easy reach so that's what I've been using.

 

[bkquail]

maybe it was veins then lol. it was a darker egg

 

[Sustained]

Always possible. I knew right away when I saw hairline cracks at candling that they were cracks so if you have any doubt... probably not a crack lol I would think that a darker shell would make a crack more obvious because the light illuminates the crack. Hope it was veins!

 

[bkquail]

dont know lol. and i dont have any nail polish here so ill check it in the morning and see if they are more noticeable or not. if its a crack ill try to put wax on it or go to the store and buy nail polish. you know. for the eggs of course

 

[Sustained]

And the bright pink shade would be so you'd have no trouble finding the egg with the crack I'm sure. I'm voting for the nail polish over the wax LOL

 

[bkquail]

if it is a crack ill try it. hope i get lucky though. im dtill drooling over that cabinet incubator

 

[Sustained]

Me too. There's a few of them on craigslist in the area right now for about $500, which is really pretty good considering the retail price tag. I'm still stuck on the idea of making my own. If I happen to run across one that would cost less to just buy than to make though I might have to just go for it

 

[bkquail]

Have you got a estimated price to build it?