How Soon?

[Serenity30]

Hey everyone. I am worried about my 30 Coturnix Quail eggs that is day 17 this morning. Yesterday I seen most of them crack their shell. Just a crack, like a upward pop. No beaks as of yet. Temp is 99.5 on the dot and humidity is 60-70%.

Is that normal at all?
How long from the first initial crack to hatching should it take?

 

[tricid]

I think the few batches I've hatched so far took 24-48 hours after the first signs of cracks until there were any hatched out.

 

[Serenity30]

ok thank you very much. I was worried that once the shell was cracked a beak should follow soon so they can breath in the incubator. I noticed when I whistle near the incubator they start peeping back. They sound so cute. The waiting game is driving me nuts.

 

[sarah92780]

How did it go? How long did it take for them to hatch? I have 24 bobwhite in the incubator on day 23 and yesterday around 5pm I noticed tinny little cracks. Not much has changed since then I'm on pins and needles lol

 

[Serenity30]

It went great. We hatched out 29 our of the 30 eggs we incubated. They are doing great !!!

 

[sarah92780]

Awesome hatch ) how long did it take after you first noticed pipping?

 

[Serenity30]

some a few hrs others 30 minutes.