Official 2020 BYC Halloween Hatch-Along

[Trisseh]

Can quail use horizontal nipple waterers eventually or do they need the cups that I see everyone seemingly use with quail?

My older ones are hopeless when it comes to the nipples, but the 3 week olds seem to have figured them out. The biggest problem I’ve had is they don’t have the strength to push the valve very hard so if they’re stiffer nipples they give up because they don’t get any water. That’s been my experience with them anyways.

 

[jolenesdad]

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WE DID IT!

 

[Allthefloofs]

Okay, some pictures from yesterday, I thought she took more, I'll do my own pictures next time so I can be sure I get all the eggs .

 

[Love my chickens 25]

Very nice, good luck on your hatch

Thank you

 

[jolenesdad]

Okay, some pictures from yesterday, I thought she took more, I'll do my own pictures next time so I can be sure I get all the eggs .View attachment 2374197View attachment 2374198View attachment 2374199

hey babies!!!!!!

 

[smfarman]

I so want to have White American Breese chickens, they say that they are the best tasting ever and they lay around 250 eggs a year. So I ordered 12 more today, they will arrive on Tuesday.

 

[Allthefloofs]

hey babies!!!!!!

That is what I said to them, then I called them sweet girls, we have to rehome the roos so I have my fingers crossed for a few ladies!

 

[alknoll]

So my eggs arrived but USPS did not follow the sender's instructions: hold at post office for pickup. Who knows if this is the reason, but 5 eggs came broken. Luckily there are still 14 (the sender sent me TONS of freebies!).

I carefully wiped off the egg off the other eggs, but did not rinse or anything. Is wiping the yolk off going to do damage to the remaining eggs? Help!

 

[Pensmaster]

So my eggs arrived but USPS did not follow the sender's instructions: hold at post office for pickup. Who knows if this is the reason, but 5 eggs came broken. Luckily there are still 14 (the sender sent me TONS of freebies!).
I carefully wiped off the egg off the other eggs, but did not rinse or anything. Is wiping the yolk off going to do damage to the remaining eggs? Help!

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I’m not sure about washing the yolk off. I know you’re not supposed to but in this case I’d be tempted to do so.

 

[Xouie]

So my eggs arrived but USPS did not follow the sender's instructions: hold at post office for pickup. Who knows if this is the reason, but 5 eggs came broken. Luckily there are still 14 (the sender sent me TONS of freebies!).

I carefully wiped off the egg off the other eggs, but did not rinse or anything. Is wiping the yolk off going to do damage to the remaining eggs? Help!

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Yes you should wipe off the mess when they break in shipping to reduce likelihood of bacteria getting into the good eggs during incubation.