Day 15/They are Hatching/Curly Toe

[First To Hatch]

Well its day 15, geeze like I always say I don't think they'll hatch in one corner humidity is 60% somewhere else its 77%. I hope they hatch if they don't this'll be by 3rd 0% hatch rate. And me 2nd one with 60+ eggs.


PRAY FOR MY EGGS LOL





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I have one out so far I think its an A&M I will get pics ASAP

 

[shelleyd2008]

60% and 77% for the hatch, either one should be fine. They can take up to 21 days (and more) so don't give up just yet!!

After these other failed hatches, have you calibrated your thermo/hygrometers? I hope so, or you are just setting yourself up for failure.

 

[ken429h]

A 0% hatch rate times 2 is awful. Maybe fussing about 15 days and nothing is symptom of a larger ill?
Forget about temp and humidity...what galiforme hatches in 15 days or less?

Ken

 

[ken429h]

I'm not an incubation genius, but if I put 120 fertile coturnix eggs on my toilet tank, for 18-21 days....at least 1 should hatch! If I were to put them in my home made bator.....at least 60% would hatch.
There is something seriously wrong with the eggs you are trying to hatch, or you just have no idea what you are doing.
10-20% humidity is nothing...1-2 deg. is nothing.

You stop turning the eggs on day 14, then wait 4 to 5 days for them to hatch. You don't stop turning on day 14 and the next day they all pop.

Ken

 

[First To Hatch]

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I know they don't hatch on day 15, they hatch on day 17-18, I am not an idiot.

I have an egg turner that turns the eggs. The last 2 times the eggs were from different sources and all had reasonable explanations to why they didn't hatch, temperature spikes or extremely high humidity. I know what I am doing but sometimes the humidity gets really crazy.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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How rude!!

 

[First To Hatch]

Thanks for standing up for me shelly, I thought it was kinda rude too.

 

[ugly ducky]

If your temps were good, and your humidity was 40-50% during incubation, you should be good for a hatch. Mine runs between 65-75% the last few days, and I get good hatches. I think quail are more forgiving on humidity than chickens. Just keep that bator closed, make sure you have good ventilation, and you should get some qualies. Good Luck!

 

[First To Hatch]

Yea I always doubt myself

my bators preset to 100 and humidity was good, I read in the manual that if humidity was to high to open up the lid a bit, which I did hopefully it didn't affect them too much.

 

[ken429h]

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How rude!!

Your right! My apologies to the OP, Shelly and the group

Ken