Incubator loaded for First Time

[MDBird]

I decided to give incubating and raising chicks a shot. I am on Day 0 and already tired of waiting lol. It's a mix of Celadon and Jumbo eggs. My birds are young, so I'm hoping the eggs are ready. I plan to look for some signs of life as soon as I can. Now I just have to research more to find out when to so that.

 

[JaeG]

Good luck. Did you try cracking open a few to see if they were fertile? You'll see this on the yolk:

This is an excellent quail egg candling guide if you haven't found it yet:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/coturnix-quail-egg-candling-guide.71783/

 

[MDBird]

Just put 23 eggs in lockdown. From what I could tell they all were fertile and developing. Quite a few less then what I started with but still hoping for the best.

 

[MDBird]

The second batch went on lockdown last night. I tried a dry incubation this time and currently have the humidity around 60%. I candled the eggs before taking them out of the turner and from what I could tell all 38 eggs were developing. Started to see pips tonight and getting more excited. Hope to have a good hatch rate but also nervous about having more chicks then before. Of course they have to make it out first.

 

[MDBird]

Woke up this morning and found one egg had pipped. Came back a little while later and spotted the second. So getting excited, since I think they are good signs. I need to make sure I finish getting the brooder setup. Trying not to count my chicks before they hatch though lol

 

[FloorCandy]

I’ve got pips all over the place in the last hour! Day 17 is right on point.

 

[FloorCandy]

11:38 am first one out!

 

[MDBird]

So when I went down to check on things this afternoon I found one chick out and another coming out. I was pretty surprised lol I feel like these two are early if I go by my previous hatching timeline. I started the eggs Sep 26 at 7 pm. Hopefully plenty of chicks to come.

 

[MDBird]

Thank you, I'll crack some tomorrow and have a look. I appreciate the guide, that's exactly what I needed

 

[Quailobsessed]

I decided to give incubating and raising chicks a shot. I am on Day 0 and already tired of waiting lol. It's a mix of Celadon and Jumbo eggs. My birds are young, so I'm hoping the eggs are ready. I plan to look for some signs of life as soon as I can. Now I just have to research more to find out when to so that.

Good luck with your hatch