Quail hatched

[Verna Y]

with no huge losses but why not get them started early and not have them have to rely on their yolk to get them through?

The longest I have left them in the incubator is 48 hours, and never lost one.

 

[Trisseh]

The longest I have left them in the incubator is 48 hours, and never lost one.

Glad you haven’t had any losses.

Personally I’d rather start vigorous healthy chicks off right away and not fuss with poor doers that can’t figure it out, (that goes for all hatched babies, not just quail) but then I’ve hatched exclusively shipped eggs this season and have had some rough hatches with them. (Bad transit, lots of malpositions, etc). We each do what works best for us.

 

[Verna Y]

We each do what works best for us.

exactly.

 

[jng]

Hard to take photo through the incubator better ones coming

 

[jng]

Here is 2 of the five hatched so far.

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Hey congrats on the ones that have hatched.....

 

[ackie]

THEY ARE SO CUTE

 

[jng]

News flash I have 7 baby Quails hatched from day 17 to day 20 One quail had died in the shell and I have 2 more to hatch but not hopeful. One quail has weird feet it scoots around but its feet are a bit claw like maybe squashed in the shell. I'm doing physio on them I hope it will right itself. They are eating and drinking well. I have a heat plate and a lamp on them. I think 70% is pretty good for my first time.

 

[Ebony Rose]

24 hours is not unheard of between pip and zip. It take a lot of work for them to break out of their shell and they'll work hard for awhile then sleep awhile, work more, sleep more and the whole time they are doing this, they're absorbing their yolk. Please allow nature to take it's course as assisted quail chicks have a very low likelihood of surviving.