Hatching Quail eggs

[Legitmatrix101a]

Hi

I put a batch of coturnix quail eggs into lockdown on day fourteen and now it is almost day 19 and none of them have even pipped. I don't know why they haven't hatched yet or even pipped for that matter. I don't know if the problem is me opening the incubator to put more eggs in or if it is something else. My incubator can easily bring up temperatures quickly so I don't think that is the problem. I also candled all the eggs before lockdown and they all were fertile and well developed. Please help me find out this issue.

PS: My temp is 99 degrees and humidity is between 70 and 75 percent

 

[RosemaryDuck]

Hi

I put a batch of coturnix quail eggs into lockdown on day fourteen and now it is almost day 19 and none of them have even pipped. I don't know why they haven't hatched yet or even pipped for that matter. I don't know if the problem is me opening the incubator to put more eggs in or if it is something else. My incubator can easily bring up temperatures quickly so I don't think that is the problem. I also candled all the eggs before lockdown and they all were fertile and well developed. Please help me find out this issue.

PS: My temp is 99 degrees and humidity is between 70 and 75 percent

If your humidity has been 70-75% the entire incubation, that is very, very high for quail. Likely they drowned in shell. Ideally you want to stay around 50% and then bump it up during the last 3 days.

Your temps are also a bit low. You want to aim for 99.5-99.7 for quail. The .5-.7 makes all the difference. Having temperatures to low can cause delayed hatching or malformed chicks.

 

[Legitmatrix101a]

If your humidity has been 70-75% the entire incubation, that is very, very high for quail. Likely they drowned in shell. Ideally you want to stay around 50% and then bump it up during the last 3 days.

Your temps are also a bit low. You want to aim for 99.5-99.7 for quail. The .5-.7 makes all the difference. Having temperatures to low can cause delayed hatching or malformed chicks.

Oh no it was just the lockdown that I raised it to 70 percent not the incubation

 

[Jener8or]

Your temperature and humidity seem good for lockdown. Are you counting day one or day one as day zero? I would wait it out. Sometimes if I whistle at the eggs, they will move, but that is not foolproof. You could candle them, but I'd just wait a day and see (I have had eggs hatch that don't look like they are moving when candling.) If your temp is low, even by a degree, they could take longer, and bigger eggs take longer, too generally.

I am with RosemaryDuck, I have had better success rates at around 35% humidity during incubation, but it probably depends on your incubator and where you live, and even what season. If it's near an open window, door or something, that could cause temp fluctuations, too.

Don't feel bad; a lot of us have had bad hatch rates at some point or another. If this one doesn't turn out, I hope you have better luck with your next batch!

 

[Kiki]

70% would be too high for my incubator.
Can you lower it to 50%?

Also...please don't start another new thread about this same subject.
I see you have quite a few already from today. It makes helping you difficult. It is easier to keep everything about the exact same subject in one thread.