I'm Probably Gonna Need My Hand Held Quail Hatch-A-Long

[CheekyChook13]

Might I suggest getting name suggestions then putting them in order by your favorites. I've named eggs in the past that never hatched, it's best to wait until they pip at least, but that's just my opinion of course.

I agree since there’s so so many and they are shipped eggs, maybe at least wait till you candle them

 

[redinator]

I'm hoping that there's enough eggs here that if some are non-starters or quitters that names can be transferred to eggs that still havent been named. Hopefully. But what do I know, I've never done this before

My first hatch I had eggs of several different colors. I planned to names the chicks based on the eggs' color. When the chicks started hatching eggs rolled all over the place and many of them hatched while I was asleep that plan went out the window, lol

 

[redinator]

I agree since there’s so so many and they are shipped eggs, maybe at least wait till you candle them

Can you candle quail eggs? They're so tiny . . .

 

[CheekyChook13]

Can you candle quail eggs? They're so tiny . . .

I think so? But not super well? since they are shipped I’d want to candle them at least once to make sure nothing explodes in the incubator

 

[Sefirothe]

I think so? But not super well? since they are shipped I’d want to candle them at least once to make sure nothing explodes in the incubator

I'll candle them (or at least try) before i load them into the incubator to check air cells and for cracks. Anything else I should check for?

 

[redinator]

I'll candle them (or at least try) before i load them into the incubator to check air cells and for cracks. Anything else I should check for?

A friend of mine hatched a variety of quail and he had trouble telling the difference between the different breeds until they feathered out. I don't recall which breeds or varieties he had though. Do you have a way to seperate the eggs in the incubator?

 

[Sefirothe]

A friend of mine hatched a variety of quail and he had trouble telling the difference between the different breeds until they feathered out. I don't recall which breeds or varieties he had though. Do you have a way to seperate the eggs in the incubator?

Once the turner is taken out? No I dont. I read about doing baskets or bags for doing that. But considering the eggs are mixed colors anyway I dont see too much point.

 

[LoveMyPeepers]

I don't have too much advice for you, but I'd love to name some of them!

 

[Susan Skylark]

Trying to keep track of hatching quail is impossible, they all hatch at once, use a separate incubator per batch if it is important, with 90+ eggs, good luck, I can’t manage a dozen! There are not breeds of quail, just colors and species (bobwhite, coturnix), you’ll be able to get a good idea on color by 3-4 weeks, all yellow chicks with a dot on their head will be your white birds. I’d candle your eggs and check air cells, they might be hard to see but if thy are mobile or wonky looking (or get more wonky looking as they grow), just in case you have shipping trauma, it is best to prepare your expectations now. My two shipped hatches this year had saddled air cells and dismal hatch rates, nothing you can do but hope for the best and prepare for the worst, but if air cells look good, yay! Day 4/5 is a good day to check fertility, a dark reddish black spot with the occasional vein or embryo is a good sign, a yellow/green egg with a faint yolk shadow is usually infertile. Day 10/11 is good for a recheck, veins appear in most eggs and all fertile eggs should be mostly dark. Make sure your turner works for quail eggs. Humidity isn’t a big issue until you hit lockdown. Have fun but remember they are addicting! Also be ready for 87 chicks, sometimes your hatch rates are ridiculously good too!

 

[Sefirothe]

More as a mental note to self if hatching more quail later, the incubator is holding pretty steady over the last nine hours at an average 99.7F and 34.9% humidity at these settings.