Hatching buttons

[Crystal Chicken]

This is my first time hatching buttons and I think it's going ok but wanted to check with the experts.

I did a dry hatch. 35%-40% humidity until I saw the first pips and increased it to, 60%-65% . Temp has been 99.5-100.5

Today is day 16
I noticed the first pip yesterday morning. And a few more pipped last night and today. The one that pipped over 24 hours ago had absolutely no progress and was becoming less active. I took it out just now to check on it, and thankfully it is still alive. I opened the air cell end of the egg and it looked good, still had some small veins so I moistened the membrane a little with my finger and put it back. I'm guessing it just pipped early and had more to absorb. (I did this in the bathroom with tons of steam.
The other ones are all moving and doing OK so far.

I am hoping I didn't mess stuff up by checking on that little one, but why did it have to scare me like that and pip so early!?

I will keep posting if anyone wants to hatch a long!

 

[GodLovesU]

I just hatched buttons recently too!I had a baby that seemed stuck but I moved too early and he didn’t make it. I sounds like you did the right thing though!Just let me know if you need any help!

 

[Crystal Chicken]

I just hatched buttons recently too!I had a baby that seemed stuck but I moved too early and he didn’t make it. I sounds like you did the right thing though!Just let me know if you need any help!

Oh man sorry to hear that! It's sucks when they still die even when you're doing everything to make sure they don't.
Thank you!

 

[Nabiki]

Buttons like higher humidity than coturnix. I would bump the humidity up to closer to 70% if you can.

 

[my spoiled chickens]

Good Luck!

 

[Crystal Chicken]

I just hatched buttons recently too!I had a baby that seemed stuck but I moved too early and he didn’t make it. I sounds like you did the right thing though!Just let me know if you need any help!

Is it normal that they very aggressively peck at the others? I helped one hatch out that was stuck, one passed (it seems that itbwas upside down and somehow bled out. The opposite side to where it had pipped was full of blood.), and I helped another one that I probably didn't need to help and finished helping because it got stuck. The first one that I helped a few hours ago is pecking at and tugging on the one that just hatched out. It's so mean ..

 

[GodLovesU]

Is it normal that they very aggressively peck at the others? I helped one hatch out that was stuck, one passed (it seems that itbwas upside down and somehow bled out. The opposite side to where it had pipped was full of blood.), and I helped another one that I probably didn't need to help and finished helping because it got stuck. The first one that I helped a few hours ago is pecking at and tugging on the one that just hatched out. It's so mean ..

Mine would knock the disabled chick over but I wouldn’t call it aggression.I don’t think they pecked him.

 

[Crystal Chicken]

Mine would knock the disabled chick over but I wouldn’t call it aggression.I don’t think they pecked him.

The first one grabs on to the little ones feathers and yanks at them pretty hard. There are 4 of them now so they take turns picking on each other.
There are 3 eggs with no signs of hatching how long would you leave them to see if they'll hatch?

 

[Nabiki]

That sort of behaviour usually ends in a day with chicks. They're still learning what their siblings are.

In general, buttons are a lot less aggressive than coturnix. That doesn't mean that there won't be aggression if you have excess males or females or if they don't have enough space, but they're usually peaceful.

 

[Susan Skylark]

Never hatched buttons but coturnix chicks are maniacs: grabbing toes, dragging other chicks around by the wing, kicking eggs, little hooligans! Hope your hatch goes well!