Dry Hatching Cortunix Quails

[Little Jerry Seinfeld]

I will take a picture or even video when they do hatch. Nothing major yet.

I have a mix of Jumbo, Texas A&M Whites, Browns, Italians and Manchurians in there.

Looking forward to it!

 

[pinoyathletics]

Been a while no movement or sound at all. And then on Day 17 in the evening the first quail hatched. Thats 1 of 34. Its a Brown or a Manchurian so thats one of my stock not the mail eggs. This little guy walking well and not a care in the world.

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[pinoyathletics]

 

[pinoyathletics]

And Now there is Two. Alone no more.

 

[pinoyathletics]

Day 17, I have 2 in my brooder and another 32 which seem perfectly still right now. I wonder how many when i wake up tom.

 

[feedman77]

When they get started good they will pop like popcorn.

Be 1 or 2 in the Hatcher for awhile then the rest will come almost all at once.

Send good vibes your way you will wake up to 34 little quail

 

[feedman77]

When they get started good they will pop like popcorn.

Be 1 or 2 in the Hatcher for awhile then the rest will come almost all at once.

Send good vibes your way you will wake up to 34 little quail

 

[Little Jerry Seinfeld]

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And Now there is Two. Alone no more.

So cute! I love quail babies

Just candled mine and they all look non-fertile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope I just couldn't see anything yet but it's already day 6. I will check again in 2 days I guess. So dissapointing though It was a new source of eggs I won't be getting them from her again, if it ends up being true. Sigh.

 

[pinoyathletics]

I got 3 of them screaming in the brooder box now happy to be alive. 31 eggs still in incubator early days yet as about 6 hours to go before end of Day 17. At least these three are healthy and not straddle or spraddle leg. They are very noisy.

Day 6 is way too early, unless the egg lights up entirely. Its not disappointing if they are fertile if own stock, but if you paid for them like i did 10 of 24 were infertile its a big let down. And im probably going for a partial refund once this hatch finishes, aswell as not buying from them again.

Usually when i candle quail eggs if a chic is developing what i see is an air sack with a large black blob blocking out most of the eggs. I find it almost impossible to find veins even with a good Iphone light. I freaked out the first times as i thought they were chics that had developed and died. But most of them hatched.

Im using dry incubation, as last time i used 45-55 and then 65-75 at lock down. And i had 23 hatch and 16 drown in the shell as fully developed chics. So that last buyer before this one was awesome as 27/30 of his eggs were fertile and all 27 developed to full grown chics even though some didnt hatch. Which was my fault not his.

 

[pinoyathletics]

This has to be the weirdest hatch ever.

Dry Hatch 25-40 degrees (avg 30 degrees Day 1 to 13) temp 38.1 celsius (about 101.5 F)

Lock down 14 bring humidity upto 65-70.
All eggs were Set on Day 0 except for 3 i added maybe the following day
Originally 56 eggs, 22 infertile, so down to 34 candled them on Day 10 there was maybe another 3-4 i was 50/50 about but atleast 30 viable eggs.

Now Day 17 one chic hatches near beggining of the day, one chic hatches about 6 hrs later and then another one a few hours before end of Day 17 - 3 chics
Day 18 - begin day one more chic hatches. Opened up incubator to add water. And im hearing alot of them now chirping inside the eggs. But i cant see any pips yet.

Will update so far 4 of 34 with dry hatch but i will give it until even uptill day 21 if need be. I think I will candle on Day 20.