hatching quail eggs for the first time

[watergoddess]

I'll try not to intervene lol I'm just a nervous person! Your help has really kept me calm!
<3 sometimes I feel like a nervous father (well mother lol but u get the point) to be pacing in the waiting room.

 

[bugglesmommy]

I am a hatchoholic. I love hatching babies. It took me quite a number of batches to learn how to just back off and not fret. It doesn't help or speed up things. It just stresses you out. I had Polish chicks hatch last night while I was happily asleep. The best advice I can give you right now is do something. Anything. It's probably going to be a while. Do you have everything ready for when the chicks hatch?

 

[watergoddess]

I haven't set up yet cause i thought for sure none of them would hatch.
my humidity is is low and at 61percent should i leave it or risk it and add more water.

 

[bugglesmommy]

You should be fine at sixty percent. I hatch at humidity in the fifties. Humidity that's too high can drown hatching chicks.

 

[watergoddess]

Still nothing yet and no more cracks or peeping

 

[bugglesmommy]

I have had a chick take 30 hours to finish hatching before. We are not at time to worry yet.

 

[bugglesmommy]

So how are we doing? Any new news?

 

[watergoddess]

One chick and I have a few more rockin around with cracks. Little one rolled one of the eggs with cracks upside down hopefully it'll be alright

 

[watergoddess]

The one that was upside down is hatching!
How long can I leave chicks in the incubator and my humidity is at 48 should I add more water?

 

[watergoddess]

2nd chick is out!