coturnix incubation questions

[joe125]

Wow!

No worries Chickhick. If you don't get a good hatch, we will blame it on Robo ;D

99.5-100 deg. F no matter what you are packing. 45%-55% humidity for incubation, then 6o%--Infinity for hatch, just make sure they are sitting upright in cartons or such, and pull all them little red stoppers out of your bator.
Some basic bator math. The day you set them is day ZERO. 24 hours later is day one of incubation. Once people figure this out, then chicks hatch on time, instead of a day+ late

 

[Chickhick]

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Okay, so if today is day zero (I put them in this morning), then in the morning of what number day do I lockdown, and what number day should I expect the hatch?

 

[JJMR794]

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BINGO... AT LEAST THATS THE BEST WAY THAT WORKS FOR ME TOO.

LOCKDOWN WOULD BE MORNING OF DAY 15

 

[joe125]

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Okay, so if today is day zero (I put them in this morning), then in the morning of what number day do I lockdown, and what number day should I expect the hatch?

That depends on the species.

If you set any eggs today, what ever day that is, no matter what the hour of the night or morning, then 24 hours later, it is day 1.

Set some coturnix today, then that is day zero, set some rare Zambian gutter snipes, it's exactly the same, set some bobs,valleys, etc... Exactly the same. This is the easy part, but gets messed up sometimes.



Now, when to stop turning, go into lock down...well, that depends on the species! Now that you know "Day One", then you can add how ever many days, to hatch, then, subtract 3 from the hatch date and go into lock down on that date based on QUAIL species. NOT HARD AT ALL!

Are you following the math yet?

Screw the math...your coturnix eggs will bulk hatch between 18 and 19 days, regardless of whether, or not you stop turning your eggs on time, or even know the exact set time. I just have a strange feeling.
If you give me the exact date and time you set your eggs, the species, then I will give you a hatch date +/- 6 hours.

Don't pull some screwy "Rain Quail" on me...Just the basics!

 

[Chickhick]

I got my auction batch in this morning

and I'm letting them sit till tonight when I'll put them in the other incubator.

 

[Attack Chicken]

Congratz!

Total of 54 eggs in the bator here. Mostly JJ's but theres a few of mine I got before they froze lol

Goodluck hatching!

AC

 

[Chickhick]

Congrats to you, too, Attack Chicken!

I have 56 in one incubator and 29 in another for a grand total of 85... my husband and kids keep asking what am I going to do if they ALL hatch! I tell them that on shipped eggs I can only figure on about 40, if that. But if I get more than that I'll have to get more cages!!

 

[Chickhick]

BTW, Attack Chicken, that is a gorgeous Leghorn in you avatar!!

 

[Attack Chicken]

Thanks

Thats my baby Kernal