i'm afraid my eggs won't hatch, help me calm down a bit :D

[Kiki]

hmm i could get some from the woods outside and wash them, would that be good enough?

Yes I think so. Big ones.

 

[IceHax]

i think the little guy went to sleep for a bit, he hasn't done anything else than running around for the past 12 hrs, so i can't blame him ahahah

 

[IceHax]

update: my brother reported seeing 2 more external pips between the 13 eggs left in the bator!

 

[JaeG]

Tapping on the food and water will encourage them to eat and drink. That's what their parents would do. Initially I scatter food everywhere because they instinctively peck at the ground and its good if they can find food easily. By about day 3-4 everyone should know where the food bowl is. Do get the babies out of the incubator pretty quickly as quail don't hatch with much reserves and they start pecking around for food pretty quickly.

 

[IceHax]

Tapping on the food and water will encourage them to eat and drink. That's what their parents would do. Initially I scatter food everywhere because they instinctively peck at the ground and its good if they can find food easily. By about day 3-4 everyone should know where the food bowl is. Do get the babies out of the incubator pretty quickly as quail don't hatch with much reserves and they start pecking around for food pretty quickly.

yep, i got the first one out as soon as he was almost dry, he is now starting to eat and i noticed he loves to jump in the food bowl ahahhaha, im now waiting for at least another chick to hatch so he can have some company

 

[JaeG]

If you have a little mirror you could put that in for him for now. They do protest when they are on their own. They are very cuddly at this age so don't be scared to handle the little cutie.

I had an early Button quail so he had a mirror for a couple of days before the others hatched. When I tried to take the mirror away because he had friends there was great protest! Vain little creatures.

 

[IceHax]

good thing i put the rocks in the water bowl earlier i just found the little guy taking a bath between two rock i took him out and helped him get dry again lol

 

[Kiki]

good thing i put the rocks in the water bowl earlier i just found the little guy taking a bath between two rock i took him out and helped him get dry again lol

Close one!

 

[IceHax]

he seems to be a smart chick he already learned where to eat and drink and he is able to stand up with no problems and he is not even a day old yet

 

[Kiki]

he seems to be a smart chick he already learned where to eat and drink and he is able to stand up with no problems and he is not even a day old yet

They grow/change FAST!
Are these your very first freshly hatched chicks?