quail eggs

[Jenlyn9483]

a hatcher is where you put the eggs to hatch with increased humidity.

Rooster im on day 16 on my 12 contourix quail eggs, I have 4 pips! Just noticed it at 3am this morning. This is my first experience with quail, so i enjoyed reading your thread, very timely, I hope i dont have to wait 3 days for those pipped eggs to hatch! i was hoping it would be today! im so anxious (sp?) to see them! Good luck, keep us posted on your hatch!

 

[roosters97]

4 out 1 more pip

 

[Mrs MIA]

Just make sure they don't get stuck under the carton - I've lost a couple of quail that did that and couldn't get out.
Congratulations! Patience won out again!

 

[PurpleChicken]

How about an update???


When do you stop turning? Day 16? Today is day 14 for my 50 eggs.

 

[Mrs MIA]

Technically you stop turning on day 14, and they hatch on day 16. I'm thinking the temps were a little low, despite what the thermometer said.

 

[PurpleChicken]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

Technically you stop turning on day 14, and they hatch on day 16. I'm thinking the temps were a little low, despite what the thermometer said.

Oh I love you.

(Running downstairs to turn off the turner on my brinsea)

My wiggler temps have been a steady 99.4 and my air temp was 100.4.
The bator only reads Celcius and is at 37.8.​

 

[Mrs MIA]

And you have Coturnix or Button quail eggs in there, right? Bobwhites are 23 days.

 

[PurpleChicken]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

And you have Coturnix or Button quail eggs in there, right? Bobwhites are 23 days.

Sam's Coturnixes

I'm embarrased I didn't do my homework better.​

 

[Mrs MIA]

Uh uh uh... *waggles finger*


If everything is just right, you'll see your first pip, then a couple more, then a couple more, then one will pop out, and then all of them will follow... but be patient. It can take 15 minutes... it can take 3 days.

Sam's babies are adorable little chunks... I have 15 of them in the brooder, and they are the sweetest things. 3 weeks old tomorrow, I'm starting to pick out the males and females. 3 more weeks and they'll start laying!

Do you have a brooder ready? They're small enough to get heads stuck in 1/2" hardware cloth, so use 1/4". They need food/water fairly quickly, so give them a couple of hours to dry, then quickly transfer them to the brooder. I usually try to wait until there's a point where there aren't any quail actively zipping before opening the hatcher. Be sure to put marbles in the waterer... I almost lost one today because I forgot to put them in there.

And grind up their food and sprinkle it all over the floor of the brooder.
(Sorry if you know all that already ... )

 

[PurpleChicken]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

Uh uh uh... *waggles finger*


If everything is just right, you'll see your first pip, then a couple more, then a couple more, then one will pop out, and then all of them will follow... but be patient. It can take 15 minutes... it can take 3 days.

Sam's babies are adorable little chunks... I have 15 of them in the brooder, and they are the sweetest things. 3 weeks old tomorrow, I'm starting to pick out the males and females. 3 more weeks and they'll start laying!

Do you have a brooder ready? They're small enough to get heads stuck in 1/2" hardware cloth, so use 1/4". They need food/water fairly quickly, so give them a couple of hours to dry, then quickly transfer them to the brooder. I usually try to wait until there's a point where there aren't any quail actively zipping before opening the hatcher. Be sure to put marbles in the waterer... I almost lost one today because I forgot to put them in there.

And grind up their food and sprinkle it all over the floor of the brooder.
(Sorry if you know all that already ... )

Thanks for all that. It's good stuff. The marbles are a good point. We've
hatched a couple hundred chickens and usually give them water in a shallow jar top
until they are big enough to drink from the small waterers. As for the brooder I have
both a guinea pig cage that I usually use and a rubbermaid bin as a backup.
We have game bird food and nonmedicated chick starter. I was gonna do a blend
for them. I'll probably add a vitamin/EL supplement to the water too.

Thanks again Mrs-AK. You are truly the quail queen.

Sorry I hijacked your post Roosters97. Hey, where are your pics????​