Is This a Pip?

[maxride14]

I candle 50 times during lockdown.

I see no reason why you couldn't candle it quickly and carefully and steadily just to ease your mind.

I don't know I guess I'm just nervous that I'll screw something up if I handle it

 

[mdees88]

I candle 50 times during lockdown.

I see no reason why you couldn't candle it quickly and carefully and steadily just to ease your mind.

I hatch out all my quail at 32% now (monitored weight loss of eggs to get proper humidity) but I raise my humidity to 65%+ during lockdown. You've hatched them at 35% during lockdown without many issues? That's good to know....

 

[Kiki]

I hatch out all my quail at 32% now (monitored weight loss of eggs to get proper humidity) but I raise my humidity to 65%+ during lockdown. You've hatched them at 35% during lockdown without many issues? That's good to know....

Yes...I only raise my humidity to about 35% once I see the first external pip.
I do not raise it days before hand.
At external pip.

I don't do issues....things work out well for me... I am probably just lucky. Lol

 

[Kiki]

I don't know I guess I'm just nervous that I'll screw something up if I handle it

Then leave it be.
It's either going to hatch or it isn't.

What day is today?
Have any others made an external pip yet?

 

[maxride14]

Then leave it be.
It's either going to hatch or it isn't.

What day is today?
Have any others made an external pip yet?

Day 23 I think. I can't see the other eggs as well so I can't tell if there is a pip yet. Either they don't have one or I can't see it from the glass.

 

[Nabiki]

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Humidity has been 30-35% throughout lockdown and the OP was wondering if it needs to be raised. I know Gambles are not coturnix or bobs but surely the humidity still needs to be raised to 60+% during lockdown to prevent shrink wrapping right?

The egg in question pipped about 23 hours ago and hasn't zipped while the humidity has been kept in the low to mid 30's.

Considering how low the humidity has been during lockdown I would recommend an assisted hatch for the pipped egg. But would really like to hear others opinions.....

Any comments on this?

I have found that buttons and coturnix require very different humidity. I don't know about Gambles.

For coturnix, my best results have been 30% humidity until they start to pip. When they start to pip, I raise humidity to 50-60%.

For buttons, my best results were 50-60% humidity until they start to pip, then 60-70%.

 

[Kiki]

Day 23 I think. I can't see the other eggs as well so I can't tell if there is a pip yet. Either they don't have one or I can't see it from the glass.

What day are they supposed to hatch on?

 

[maxride14]

What day are they supposed to hatch on?

The range is supposed to be Day 21-24, so they're on the later side.

 

[Kiki]

The range is supposed to be Day 21-24, so they're on the later side.

Did you candle regularly throughout the first 20 days?
Are you positive that all of the eggs were good?

 

[maxride14]

Did you candle regularly throughout the first 20 days?
Are you positive that all of the eggs were good?

I did candle them. I estimated that 5/16 eggs were good, including the one I see pipped. I took out two of the eggs I was certain were unfertilized right before lockdown and left the other 14 in. I know that the majority probably won't hatch though.