Help!! First time hatcher worried about quail eggs!

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OwlsForEver said:
I was thinking to do that, I candeled it and there are no veins visible but I’m way too anxious... I really don’t know
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Just a little bit your humidity was so hi the shell is like a rubber band and it's just bouncing back at the poor little one its not cracking quail are very temperamental when hatching temp should be 37.5°c/99.5°f humidity 30-40% if it were me i would crack it open slowly
 
Don't be in too much of a rush to assist the hatching. The 24 hours is from external pip to zip. Since they're a bit late, it sounds like your temperature may have been a bit low. Be patient.

Here is a sheet that I give customers who buy hatching eggs from me.
Incubation Tips​

Quail incubation is 17 days.

Incubator choice:

The best incubators have forced air circulation and an automatic egg turner, but other than that, it depends on how many you want to hatch. Don't trust the thermometer or hygrometer on your incubator! Have at least one calibrated thermometer and hygrometer inside. I use three thermometers because every incubator has warm and cold spots.

Incubation:

Temperature should be 99.5-100 degrees, humidity about 30%. Eggs need to be turned every 3-6 hours, which is why you should have an egg turner in your incubator. On day 14, the eggs should go into lockdown, which is where you take the egg turner out and prepare for the eggs to hatch. You should have some sort of grippy flooring such as shelf liner or rough paper towels to help the chicks learn to walk.

Hatching:

When the eggs begin to hatch, the humidity should go up to around 40-45%. Try to keep it there or a little higher. Don't let it get too high, or the chicks might drown. Once they are dry move your chicks to a brooder.

Brooding:

Chicks will need to be kept in a brooder until about 3 weeks of age. There should be a warm side and a cool side. Start the temperature at 95-100 degrees on the warm side and start lowering the temperature a couple degrees each day. If they huddle together, they are cold and the temperature needs to be raised. If they are laying stretched out or panting, they are hot and the temperature needs to be lowered.

Feel free to contact me with any question.

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OwlsForEver said:
Update: 7 have hatched! But I need some tips. I have one that looks like it has very little energy compared to the rest but ever since I gave it some sugar water it’s been a little little better.

I have 7 little hatchlings 💖
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Yippee that is so exciting we have silkie eggs that are days from hatching
 
OwlsForEver said:
Update: 7 have hatched! But I need some tips. I have one that looks like it has very little energy compared to the rest but ever since I gave it some sugar water it’s been a little little better.

I have 7 little hatchlings 💖
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Give them at least 24 hours before you start worrying about them. They often take up to that long to fluff up and get up to full energy. Hatching is exhausting work!
 

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