Next in my crockpot incubation adventures... Coturnix! Did I spell that right?
Holy yolks, these egg are soooo teensey and cute, I’m totally in love!!!
This hatch is going to be quite a challenge since most of the eggs have severely saddled air cells. USPS must have really manhandled the box considering the seller only lived 80miles away.
I let the eggs sit for 12 hours with no improvements to the air cells, so I figured they may as well just go in the pot.
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Below is the crockpot set up that I drafted during last hatch...
I ended up removing the glass to promote moisture loss.
The basic premise is a crockpot plugged into a thermostat controller. It’s filled with water and then lined with a double layer of plastic (just a trash bag), making a cozy water bed for the eggs to sit on.
What I love about the pot incubator so far is that it’s low cost and easy to clean. Dumping out the water, rinsing the crock and switching out the plastic bag took me a grand total of 5 minutes.
The eggs have been in the pot for the past 16 hours. I've set them upright, but am at a loss as to how to turn them... Posted a thread in the quail forum asking for advice, hopefully someone will grant some soon!
Also, In case you noticed, I recieved 18 eggs, but there’s only 17 in the pot. Well that’s because one was cracked and .... I ate it.
Anyway, here we go... ladies and gentlemen... crockpot saga no.3. May the odds be ever in my favor
Oh and, feel free to join in, whether you are also incubating or just to hang out. I also desperately need quail keeping advice while we wait for these eggs to cook!
Holy yolks, these egg are soooo teensey and cute, I’m totally in love!!!
This hatch is going to be quite a challenge since most of the eggs have severely saddled air cells. USPS must have really manhandled the box considering the seller only lived 80miles away.
I let the eggs sit for 12 hours with no improvements to the air cells, so I figured they may as well just go in the pot.
———
Below is the crockpot set up that I drafted during last hatch...
I ended up removing the glass to promote moisture loss.
The basic premise is a crockpot plugged into a thermostat controller. It’s filled with water and then lined with a double layer of plastic (just a trash bag), making a cozy water bed for the eggs to sit on.
What I love about the pot incubator so far is that it’s low cost and easy to clean. Dumping out the water, rinsing the crock and switching out the plastic bag took me a grand total of 5 minutes.
The eggs have been in the pot for the past 16 hours. I've set them upright, but am at a loss as to how to turn them... Posted a thread in the quail forum asking for advice, hopefully someone will grant some soon!
Also, In case you noticed, I recieved 18 eggs, but there’s only 17 in the pot. Well that’s because one was cracked and .... I ate it.
Anyway, here we go... ladies and gentlemen... crockpot saga no.3. May the odds be ever in my favor
Oh and, feel free to join in, whether you are also incubating or just to hang out. I also desperately need quail keeping advice while we wait for these eggs to cook!
Aww I love how small their eggs are! I've never seen white quail eggs. Only the greenish ones!
Edited to add: Good luck!!!
