Quail help pls

[Alex208]

Hello everyone every time I hatch quails the jumbo couternix ones they always die inside the incubator for some reason what am I doing wrong my incubator is a little giant 9300 a still air incubator with no egg turner and the temperature is at 101.0 degrees and at around 73% humidity

 

[The Phantom]

How many times do you turn eggs each day?
What is humidity during normal incubation? (Not lockdown)
101 seems a bit warm. I like 99.5-100F. Do the chicks die after they are hatched or during hatching? Is there any toxic elements inside? Are these the only chicks you have tried hatching in this incubator?
Sorry for all the questions and losses!

 

[007Sean]

Sorry to hear of your losses. Do you have a calibrated independent thermometer and hygrometer or are you using the thermometer and hygrometer that is 'built' into the incubator?
73% humidity is a little high for the final 3 days of incubation. I try to keep it around 60 to 65% , too high of humidity during lockdown can cause problems.
What was your humidity durning the 1st 14 days of incubation?
Your temperature was about right for 'still air' incubators. Should be 101° to 102°F as measured at the top of the eggs.

When you say they are dying in the incubator, is that after they hatch or while still in the shell?
How often are you turning the eggs?

 

[Alex208]

Sorry to hear of your losses. Do you have a calibrated independent thermometer and hygrometer or are you using the thermometer and hygrometer that is 'built' into the incubator?
73% humidity is a little high for the final 3 days of incubation. I try to keep it around 60 to 65% , too high of humidity during lockdown can cause problems.
What was your humidity durning the 1st 14 days of incubation?
Your temperature was about right for 'still air' incubators. Should be 101° to 102°F as measured at the top of the eggs.

When you say they are dying in the incubator, is that after they hatch or while still in the shell?
How often are you turning the eggs?

Thanks for the response I turned the eggs 3 times a day but the last three I stop on lockdown day the quails usually does once they were all outside of their eggs so are almost done drying and then die all suddenly I have hatched 4 chicks and it went well the normal humidity I usually have it at around 56-64% and on lock down I put wet napkins and cups of water to raise the humidity

 

[007Sean]

56 - 64% humidity is too high for normal incubation. Depending on your location and the ambient humidity, it should be at 40 to 50% durning incubation, raising it to 60 - 65% for lockdown.
The ambient humidity will tell you how much water you need to add to raise the humidity or if none is needed in high ambient humidity conditions.
I suspect the humidity is the problem.

 

[Alex208]

56 - 64% humidity is too high for normal incubation. Depending on your location and the ambient humidity, it should be at 40 to 50% durning incubation, raising it to 60 - 65% for lockdown.
The ambient humidity will tell you how much water you need to add to raise the humidity or if none is needed in high ambient humidity conditions.
I suspect the humidity is the problem.

Thank you so much this is really going to help me hopefully they hatch and survive