Incubating quail eggs

[Carlylizards]

Ok so yesterday I started lockdown on my quail eggs. I do have some questions though. So ive been reading lots of different things and am getting confused. During lockdown do you lower your temp? I'm seeing some say raise it, some say keep it how it is and other say lower it. Also yesterday multiple of my eggs were moving (wiggling) from the baby inside. Today only 1 has been wiggling. Are they dead? Nothing has changed temperature or humidity wise. Please help this is my first time

 

[albinosilver]

Ok so yesterday I started lockdown on my quail eggs. I do have some questions though. So ive been reading lots of different things and am getting confused. During lockdown do you lower your temp? I'm seeing some say raise it, some say keep it how it is and other say lower it. Also yesterday multiple of my eggs were moving (wiggling) from the baby inside. Today only 1 has been wiggling. Are they dead? Nothing has changed temperature or humidity wise. Please help this is my first time

Definitely don’t raise the temperature. I lower mine a bit close to hatch, especially during the summer months. Down to 36.5 Celsius. All hatches have been great so far. If they aren’t moving, they might be resting to prepare for hatching.

 

[RosieR]

I didn’t lower mine because I didn’t want to risk messing with the thermostat and I think that is acceptable.
I think the wiggling is the chicks getting into position. When they stop wiggling it means they are busy absorbing the yolk and veins and should be pipping soon.

 

[Erkenstein]

Raise the humidity slightly (like 10%) to make sure that the shell is soft enough and to keep the membrane moist when they start unzipping. It's okay to lower the temp slightly but you definitely don't want to raise it.

When they hatch out, give them a few hours in there to dry off before you remove them. Don't worry because they have plenty of nutrition from the yolk. Open the incubator quickly to keep humidity in there. Only remove the chicks that are able to stand and scramble around and leave the others. Quickly get them to the brooder. Make sure your brooder is already warm. Put the new chicks under the heat source and let them get to where they are comfortable. Come back a few hours later and repeat.

Then post pictures.

 

[Carlylizards]

Lol definitely will post pics! We have 4 eggs that have pipped!!!

 

[RenegadeSkate3]

So did ya lower temp but kept humidity? Does it work?