First Quail Hatch

[possumhunter]

I woke up at 12:45 last night and watched 8 quail emerge from the eggs over the next 45 minutes. I woke up this morning and have a total of 15! Yeah! I can't remember how many I set and I can't see which ones didn't hatch, the quail are running everywhere so fast...so I'm not sure how great my hatch rate was, but I'm sure excited.

Things I wish I had known about the new hatchlings...they will look like they are dying when they are born and apparently this is normal (all the rolling on their backs and kicking). Their feet are curled when they are born, but they straighten out after they wobble around a bit (I thought I messed up the humidity on the hatch).

Should I give the other eggs a bit longer to see if anything happens? I don't see any pips in the other eggs, but maybe they still need a bit?

 

[Overeasyplz]

I'd wait! Sometimes there are a few stragglers! Congrats on your babies! They do a lot of stretching and flopping around, they grow real fast. Just make sure they have their high protien baby gamebird chow and you will have nothing to worry about. I also gave mine water with probiotics too, as an extra measure. They are tiny lil things!

 

[La Mike]

Yea give them a day or maybe 2 some do come late
And congrats now your gonna be hooked lol