Help with bobwhite quail egg lockdown!

[Critter Crazed]

Is it a still air incubator you have? The only experience I have is with a circulating air system and it is all digitally controlled, the fan runs constant, the heat cycles as needed and is settable for anything, including reptile eggs.

Yes it is a still air incubator that I use

 

[Critter Crazed]

I honestly don't know, I used the information with the incubator, and from a wonderful woman at Stromberg's. The feed is great, hard to get in many areas. I have one store that will order it for me in the next town. I am no expert at all, just pretty lucky with my program I do use.

Okay! I received my eggs from Stromberg's actually and I'm very impressed. All of the 33 were fertile, only three were cracked.

 

[firestomp]

Humidity is a trial and error thing. What works for me may or may not work for you.

Personally I dry incubate. Try to keep mine at 20 to 35 percent. If I tried a higher amount 45 to 50 I had fully formed but dead chicks. But that is what I found after a lot of trials and poor hatches.

Like firestomp said don't give up if hatch is not what you expect. If it's good try to repeat what you did. If not make a change and try again. Til you find a set of parameters that work for you.

You are very knowledgeable, and I am guessing have had many hatches as a breeder. I am still learning, and I thank you for adding your advice for them and others. I too will keep all of this in mind for the future.

 

[feedman77]

Yes it is a still air incubator that I use

Is it an LG (little giant)?

 

[Critter Crazed]

Is it an LG (little giant)?

Yes it is! However it is quite old and honestly I can't believe even still works. I've had it for eight years. If even one quail hatches, I will be ecstatic!

 

[firestomp]

Okay! I received my eggs from Stromberg's actually and I'm very impressed. All of the 33 were fertile, only three were cracked.

I had 15 of 30 not fertile in the end, called them, she had replacements sent right out, she is a world of knowledge in many feathered critters. I'm sorry, but I don't remember her name. I wound up with 10 that made it. That's why I was so shocked with this hatch rate.

 

[firestomp]

Yes it is! However it is quite old and honestly I can't believe even still works. I've had it for eight years. If even one quail hatches, I will be ecstatic!

my wife startled me when she came in at day 24 and said there is a million of them in there. Just watching her reactions to all of this is joy enough for me. She was never exposed to animals until we were married. She was the one to get me started in all of this again, she tried for years after my divorce, and I talked myself out of it. I'm glad I finally listened.

 

[Critter Crazed]

my wife startled me when she came in at day 24 and said there is a million of them in there. Just watching her reactions to all of this is joy enough for me. She was never exposed to animals until we were married. She was the one to get me started in all of this again, she tried for years after my divorce, and I talked myself out of it. I'm glad I finally listened.

Isn't it great how these critters allow us to bond with others? I just put my eggs into lockdown - hopefully I will see some success!

 

[Critter Crazed]

Update:

Well, it is day 23 and I have not seen any movement or heard any peeping from the eggs. My first egg pipped around 4 AM this morning but has done nothing since. I just candled one of them and the chick was not in the air sac yet. Humidity has been at 70%, temp has been 99-100F.

I am worried!!!