hatching quail eggs for the first time

[loveourbirds]

ive never used a quail carton, but to be safe i would poke a hole in the bottom. you can never have to much ventilation inside your incubator.

someone else may have a better idea but, assuming they are like chicken egg cartons; i would cut the lid off and cut the carton in half lengthways. i would lean the first part at about 45 degrees against the wall of the incubator, then lean the next row against the first. when i got to the last one, i would put some paper to help make sure it stays at 45 degrees. when its time to turn i would move them to the opposite side of the incubator, leaning the opposite way.

 

[watergoddess]

Okay so I'm on day three incubating my couturnix quail eggs. I read you can candle them on day 3 so I did but i don't see anything. a few were completely clear and the rest i believe i was just seeing the yolks. Are none of my 24 eggs good?

 

[Chicken-Farmer]

Give them a few more days. Usually you will see blood vessels around a week or so. If they are coturnix quail the eggs are hard to candle sometimes.

 

[watergoddess]

Dog stupidly walked right into my incubator causing a few of my eggs to roll. Will this hurt them

 

[bugglesmommy]

Probably not. I would make sure none are cracked.

 

[watergoddess]

they didn't roll that hard just rolled a little ways, i had to turn them anyway and thankfully none were cracked. i was so mad at the dog i banished her and she sulking in another part of the house.

 

[bugglesmommy]

Theres no way I could allow my bumblefooted German shepherd near my bator. She was named Avalanche and not Grace by her Foster family for a reason. We named her Angel before I knew how clumsy she was.

 

[watergoddess]

My dog is named snickerdoodles she's a tri colored cocker spaniel. It was partly my fault she was on the bed and I was looking for something and she wouldn't get up and I snapped at her and she jumped off the bed and bumped the incubator as she took off.

 

[loveourbirds]

My dog is named snickerdoodles she's a tri colored cocker spaniel. It was partly my fault she was on the bed and I was looking for something and she wouldn't get up and I snapped at her and she jumped off the bed and bumped the incubator as she took off.

typically a little bump wont hurt your incubator, when the hens turn their eggs they bump them together. the one thing i do wonder about is, i used to raise cocker spaniels. you are aware they are bird dogs, and usually find chickens as fun toys?

 

[watergoddess]

My dog loves my birds which is funny because she's snappy at strangers but gets along fine with my peacocks and chickens.