December Hatch-A-Long 2014

[justoldbobo2]

Guess I should join. I have couple dozen quail due next week. And 22 birchen marans 3 ee eggs that have been cookin for a week.

 

[Debs55]

Guess I should join. I have couple dozen quail due next week. And 22 birchen marans 3 ee eggs that have been cookin for a week.

I am about to get into quail. any tips for incubating them?

 

[aidensmomma]

my new babies

not the greatest picture because my short lens is broken, the maran is still in the "fluffing box"

 

[Debs55]

my new babies

not the greatest picture because my short lens is broken, the maran is still in the "fluffing box"

cute babies!

 

[Purpletie3]

my new babies

not the greatest picture because my short lens is broken, the maran is still in the "fluffing box"

Congrats! They are adorable!!!

 

[justoldbobo2]

I am about to get into quail. any tips for incubating them?

This is my first time with the quail.

 

[ftpagain]

This is my first time with the quail.

i hatched quails in september. for the first time. was tons of fun. i think they are pretty much the same as hatching chickens. process wise. but they hatch faster and a lot less messier. also candling them was very hard. i just couldn't see very well thru their shell. my hatching ratio was 35 out of 50 (i ended up not pulling any of the bad eggs cause i was not sure at all if they were good or not). so not too bad for a first timer. but i lost about 10 in the first week. not really sure why.

 

[ftpagain]

I am about to get into quail. any tips for incubating them?

do it! quail are awesome

 

[Debs55]

do it! quail are awesome

haha Ive been reading a lot about them. A friend is giving me 9 adults and I am hoping to incubate their eggs

 

[Renee572]

Testing out my tubing method of raising the humidity during lockdown. Seems to be doing the trick. Once I get my kids off to school tomorrow I will get my humidity up and begin lockdown. I am so exited.

I am also a little less stressed than I was yesterday haha. But I'm sure I'll be stressed again tomorrow.

Thanks for everyone's advise, I think I'm just gonna leave my eggs on their sides and hope for the best.