Experienced hatcher - made mistake :0

[MichelleKing]

Hi, if anyone hatches cotournix quail I need some help. I lost my mind and set the eggs into lockdown two days EARLY. I dont know what I was thinking about. I had the right lockdown day in my calendar, but then for some reason I doubted myself and thought they were further along then they were. I have 45 quail eggs in this incubator. I've hatched hundreds of chicks successfully and I have had one very successful quail hatch (10/10 eggs). Does anyone know what is likely to happen? I feel awful if I killed the embryos.

Humidity is constant between 65-67% for three days now as of today, temp is at constant between 99.5-100 F, and they haven't been turned obviously. I did NOT candle them because they are super dark. This is a brand new IncuView that I'm using. Original due date between Oct 2nd and 3rd. No movement observed.

Thanks in advance for any insight or advice.

 

[R2elk]

Turning the eggs is not critical late in the incubation cycle. Your eggs should hatch fine since you only started lockdown two days early.