Quail hatching in 24 hours question

[paneubert]

Yeah, those are bobwhite eggs. Totally different timeline.....and also way more aggressive birds. You will want to do some reading about bobwhites to make sure you house them correctly.

 

[AllGodsCreatures]

Yeah, those are bobwhite eggs. Totally different timeline.....and also way more aggressive birds. You will want to do some reading about bobwhites to make sure you house them correctly.

Thank you

 

[bald Rooster]

I hope you don't mind me jumping in here.
I have 25 Bob white eggs most pipped on day 20 and early day 21 today is day 22. Most of the eggs are rocking around in the bator and we hear some peeping.
Is it normal for them to be pipped for 2 or 3 days and not hatch?

 

[birdmandan]

I hope you don't mind me jumping in here.
I have 25 Bob white eggs most pipped on day 20 and early day 21 today is day 22. Most of the eggs are rocking around in the bator and we hear some peeping.
Is it normal for them to be pipped for 2 or 3 days and not hatch?

Thats not normal... they should hatch within 12 hours of pipping. If the humidity is too low, they may die during the process. Check one to see if it has been shrink wrapped by the membrane. Also, physically inferior chicks often die during pipping. I've had chicks pip 70% around the egg and die.

 

[bald Rooster]

Ok I assisted and about ten eggs were ready the chick had grown so much there was little air sack left and there membrane was tough. I did the right thing I believe with those eggs the other 15 not so much 3 were still absorbing the yolk. All are alive except 4 that had not developed.

 

[bald Rooster]

Thats not normal... they should hatch within 12 hours of pipping. If the humidity is too low, they may die during the process. Check one to see if it has been shrink wrapped by the membrane. Also, physically inferior chicks often die during pipping. I've had chicks pip 70% around the egg and die.

You are talking Bob white Quails? Im pretty sure I did the wrong thing. those 3 died almost instantly and all the rest are just laying there mostly.

 

[Binki]

Aww :/ there's a specific way to assist hatching because just tearing the membrane can cause bleeding/infection - it is difficult and time consuming but it can be successful, sometimes loosely wrapping a damp paper towel around the dried membrane enables the chick to work its way out in its own time

I would look up some videos online of successful assisted hatching and see what you can do different next time - the biggest thing you want to figure out though is how you lost humidity enough that the chicks couldn't get out of the shells themselves.

 

[bald Rooster]

I am only guessing here. The humidity was fine. two of the stronger chicks piped larger holes,this hole let in more air and dried the membrane out on those chicks.I opened the end of those eggs and assumed all the pipped ones were the same.They were not.
I had a wedding to go to and I hurried. Sadly I have flushed around 8 chicks I expect to burry close to that many more.
They are weak Some are sliding all over just can't get there heads up. Its a very sad thing for me.I do not want to give up yet because Ive been feeding them all electrolytes and a few have come around and are up eating and drinking on there own.

 

[Binki]

I am only guessing here. The humidity was fine. two of the stronger chicks piped larger holes,this hole let in more air and dried the membrane out on those chicks.I opened the end of those eggs and assumed all the pipped ones were the same.They were not.
I had a wedding to go to and I hurried. Sadly I have flushed around 8 chicks I expect to burry close to that many more.
They are weak Some are sliding all over just can't get there heads up. Its a very sad thing for me.I do not want to give up yet because Ive been feeding them all electrolytes and a few have come around and are up eating and drinking on there own.

For the weaker chicks, if possible seperate them into their own little brooder with sufficient heat - I don't know if you could use the incubator for this? They need to be warm and protected from the healthy chicks.

You can mix their feed crumb with the electrolytes and make a slurry. You can use a syringe without the needle, or plug a straw, a tiny spoon, etc.

Drop a few drops on the *corner* of its beak, this should induce them to swallow, taking in a bit of the slurry.

You can put more slurry around their beak, a drop hanging off the tip of the beak so when they swallow they will get some of that in them.

Do not put it directly down their throat and keep the liquid mush away from their nostrils.

If they perk up they will look for the slurry and ask for it, you can thicken it up so they can gobble it up.

That's what I would do to try and TLC the weak chicks through - good luck!

 

[birdmandan]

Yeah, i lost 5 from my batch of 50 japanese quails because the stronger early hatchers pecked and trampled the weaker late hatchers. Gotta seperate the little buggers. Also, weak chicks may not be incubator related. I remember buying shipped eggs once and hatching them with local eggs. The shipped chicks were all small, weak and most had splayed legs. I assume that the shipping took a toll or the seller practices inbreeding. Had to cull all the shipped chicks. The local ones were all strong.