Day 17 and no pipping yet :(

[secretquail]

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Happy for you! I am always a nervous wreck up until the 1st sign of hatching. It's a sign of a good surogate mother!

 

[irishmick22]

My apologies, where are my manners... Congrats Quailpower!!! ;o)

 

[ottovan]

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Hey they're coming! I'm waiting too!

 

[Quailpower]

Ive got 3 flopping in the brooder now, one is particularly noisy

 

[hinkjc]

Folks, I have edited some posts here that were off topic. Please stay on topic. Thank you.

 

[Quailpower]

Ok, now I am completely confused. Did I miss something???



4 In the brooder. And one poor thing struggling with the innermost membrane, dont want to meddle because of all the tender veins in it!

 

[FeatheredObsessions]

I'd check the tempuratures and maybe new therm. cause it sounds like a low temp. I might have missed where it said but if it's a still air incubator you may have had hot/cool spots? glad you ave some babies though!

 

[Quailpower]

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I had a small fan to stop hot spots..... and the inc only got opened to turn the eggs.....so either my therm isnt accurate.....orr the Hubs was sneaking upstairs and peaking at them

which is what I think happened, a scolding is in order. And a new therm