I have A Button!!

[silverfilly]

35 buttons were due yesterday and I got nothing, I decided to wait anouther day or 2 and this evening when I got home I had One little button! None of the other eggs are even pipped, no rolling or anything. I sure hope at least one more hatch so it will ahve a buddy. How long should I wait till I know no more will hatch?

 

[shelleyd2008]

Sorry no button experience here. I know with chickens a lot of us wait a few days after, but here's a bump for you anyway...

 

[whitecra]

One thing I do before I turn off the bator I pick up each egg and listen. That is when I can hear if they are pecking or not. I just had quail hatch and one hatched two days after everyone else. I keep listening and could hear him trying to hatch. Then he did.
Chris

 

[BirdBoy88]

Congrats on the button but with button eggs you have to really wait on them..lol every time i hatch button eggs they always start to hatch a day late on day 17 and sometimes there not done hatching till day 19 and with all the eggs you incubated i'm sure there are plenty more that will hatch

i have 6 button eggs now in my bator from my own button quails due this up coming Tuesday ..well really Monday because Monday is day 16 but like i said they always hatch a day late with me..lol

Good Luck

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[silverfilly]

thanks guys, I sure hope I get at least one more but a few more would be nice. I looked at the size of it and then at the size of my cotornix and Im not so sure I could brood him with them..lol...Id hate for him to be all alone.

 

[BirdBoy88]

Yea i already tried that..lol but them i notice the coturnix chicks were attacking the button chicks so i had to replace the button chicks

 

[jaybme]

All my buttons have hatched on day 18 or 19 too, in the incubator and under the hen. I hope you get another one too. Good luck being patient! It is sooo hard.

Jayne

 

[silverfilly]

I ran to Taco Bell for a midnite snack with mom and when I got back we have 3 more!!

Ok Im excited now, maybe Ill get a great hatch, well I got more than one so its already a great hatch. We are on 4 of 35 maybe Ill end up with a couple pairs.

Ill post pics tomorow, my batteries are DEAD! UHGG I hate it when that happens


Edited couse we are up to 6 buttons.....WOW!

 

[shelleyd2008]

Way to go!! Just need to leave for a while, then they'll all be out!

 

[BirdBoy88]

Congrats

see

one minute there's nothing then the next boom chicks..lol

hope you get plenty more by morning