Detailed incubation records

[Cyprus]

I finished reading it last night. I don't know much about spectroscopy in general, but I liked the paper.

I like learning about new sexing techniques/technology.

 

[casportpony]

I thought of something else and don't remember if it was mentioned or not. How about keeping track of where in the turner the eggs were placed?

 

[Elsveta641]

On the egg I mark who laid it, date collected and date set. When I candle them at day 10 I toss quitters and record who's egg and how old it was when set. I do the same at lockdown. Then I try to check during hatch often enough to record the down and leg and skin color that hatches out of which birds egg. I recently started recording the position of quitters, row 2 4th from left etc. If I have early deaths I record who's egg it hatched from if I have the info

 

[Kiki]

I thought of something else and don't remember if it was mentioned or not. How about keeping track of where in the turner the eggs were placed?

I guess I kinda do this already...I am not moving/rotating this set of eggs around.
I have them in numerical order.

 

[Cyprus]

On the egg I mark who laid it, date collected and date set. When I candle them at day 10 I toss quitters and record who's egg and how old it was when set. I do the same at lockdown. Then I try to check during hatch often enough to record the down and leg and skin color that hatches out of which birds egg. I recently started recording the position of quitters, row 2 4th from left etc. If I have early deaths I record who's egg it hatched from if I have the info

This is a really great idea!

 

[casportpony]

I guess I kinda do this already...I am not moving/rotating this set of eggs around.
I have them in numerical order.

Okay, that's good. I thought of it because there is one spot in my incubator that has never hatched an egg!

 

[Helloworld]

Quail eggs are very sensitive. Dry hatch works great for them as long as humidity is 40-50%. We candle on day 14 when we lock them down and that is the only time we handle them. We also only lay the largest eggs. I get the excitement but to me the biggest issue is handling too much of any egg. Their shells get soft with too much water making it hard to get out. Quail aren't like chickens. They slowly pip and zip and you usually won’t see shell falling. Then, all of the sudden it is like popcorn and they bust out lol. Good luck. In the beginning When hatching was new, I was the same and it affected my hatch rate greatly. Now, I set, make sure turner is still doing its job and temp/humidity is correct and let them be. Once you have hatched your little peanuts, will be the time to watch. The can get squashed easily from putting down a waterer or whatever else you have because they are fast.

 

[Kiki]

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[casportpony]

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Now you're set!

 

[Cyprus]

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Where'd you get this? I'd like to purchase one