Peeping before lockdown?

[le_bwah]

So I turned my Coturnix eggs this morning and some of them peeped! Temp has been stable around 99.5-100 F the whole time, calibrated to a Brinsea analog thermometer. It's day 12 and lockdown isn't too far away, but I'm new to quail and I worry. How early did your chicks start peeping in their shells?

 

[ChickNanny13]

You may want to repost in Incubating & Hatching, may get more response.

 

[le_bwah]

Thanks, will do.

 

[JaeG]

Peeping means they have pipped internally and are coordinating the hatch so that the majority hatch at the same time. If the eggs were kept a little too warm when they were stored it may have jumped started incubation or you may have a few hot spots in your incubator. They can hatch from 16-21 days so make sure your brooder is ready. They are probably still a couple of days off hatching but they can surprise you.