Problems Hatching Quail Eggs!!! Help!

[morninggloryhatchery]

I have a couple quail eggs in the incubator and they are on day 18. I have candled the eggs since day 4 or 5 and have seen development and when i candled them 3 days ago there was a huge air bubble and the rest of the egg wasnt clear anymore so i was imagining that it was all chick. Am i wrong? All help is welcome

Joy

 

[Ridgerunner]

This Mississippi State site on troubleshooting incubation problems may help may help.

http://www.poultry.msstate.edu/extension/pdf/troubleshooting_incubation.pdf

 

[becky3086]

Yes, it should be all chick, though that doesn't mean they will hatch. Quail do not have the best hatch rate, even when not shipped,about 60% but usually I have so many eggs that I still get a good hatch.

 

[morninggloryhatchery]

Thanks for the help. My eggs were not shipped they were from my own Coturnix flock. and were only 1 day old when i put them in.


Joy

 

[morninggloryhatchery]

YA! My first quail chick hatched today!!!!!!I left it in the incubator and will take it out tommorow. There is only one so far =[. im still happy though. And if it is the only one, what should i make it to live in? I only have BIG brooders for 100 chicks not for quail. Should i find a small cardboard box and put some hay and have the heat? And can i feed it my Turkey/gamebird food? And for baby quail, what should i use for water since it's to small to reach in the chick waterer? lol. Any help welcome!

Joy

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