May 2020 Hatch-A-Long

[FortCluck]

Colors that have popped so far on the Coturnix Quail

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I have 5 Sebastopol eggs on the way to me! Is there a June hatch-a-long?

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Colors that have popped so far on the Coturnix Quail

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OH MY GOSH!!! @FortCluck stop it!!! Now I want to hatch more quail!!!

 

[FortCluck]

OH MY GOSH!!! @FortCluck stop it!!! Now I want to hatch more quail!!!
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Nabiki said that the zebra looking one might be a Falb Fee. I will absolutely flip a lid because I was going to by that color next month from Myshire. I might not have to.

 

[Knighstar679]

I am hatching my very first chickens this year! Hatch date is set for May 31, so I am on day 16 right now. I dont know how you all deal with the suspense! I want to candle them like ALL the time

I am hatching out an all Bielefelder flock from Omega Hills Farms. They are shipped eggs, so I was nervous from the beginning, and then due to the current health crisis the eggs were delayed in the mail, they were shipped on Monday and I got them Saturday. I'll admit I didnt have much hope for any of the 14 eggs that arrived (to the wrong post office no less). But I did everything I could and as of my day 14 candling I have 11 happy healthy chicks developing. Fingers crossed they make it!!

Any advice on how to be patient these last few days is highly welcome

I chose to build a duck house and pen to not be in the incubator candling all the time.

 

[FortCluck]

I chose to build a duck house and pen to not be in the incubator candling all the time.

I still incubate all the time doesn’t matter what I’m doing

 

[Knighstar679]

Here is the farthest progress for my two farthest eggs. I have 12 internal pipped and 10 external pipped out of 15 eggs. But think 3 are DIS



I might have cute little fluffy Aztecs by tonight!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Well, I didn't touch my turkey eggs AT ALL through this incubation other than to check fertility after the first week and 2 are stinky quitters and I put the other 2 on lockdown with the Millies and Silkies. So that poor turn out was not convincing for me to not candle as often. lol, I get much better hatch rates when I touch them "too much".

Come to think of it I barely touched my Marans hatch this month either and I think it was the worst hatch rate I've ever had. lol

 

[Knighstar679]

My first two Aztec peepers are here.


Here is a video of the first ones break out.

 

[FortCluck]

When you hatch quail it doesnt look like that many because they are so tiny. 30 looks like 10