- Aug 16, 2010
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hey guys I'm new to this forum and just have a few questions (er.... well 1)
so i'm hatching calafornia/valley quail eggs.
1 hatched ,
1 hasn't pipped (cracked?) but it does sometimes peep when it hears the other
the last one was the first one to open up ( small hole) and now it's a crack about 1/2 - 3/4 around the egg.
It's taken 2-3 days to get like this but now it's not moving as much or trying to get out! i can see it's little body with feathers so it's ready to fully hatch but i was wondering if I could help it by pulling the egg apart???? it's been the same size crack for about a day and i don't know if it's still alive????? i want bubbles (hatched one) to have a companion even if there is another egg. If i can help it do i put a damp paper towel to prevent shrink wrapping ( forget actual name but read about it somewhere)? they've been in the bator about 22-23 (?) days (they were rescued mom abandoned nest, raccoons got eggs etc.)
Please help and soon
so i'm hatching calafornia/valley quail eggs.
1 hatched ,
1 hasn't pipped (cracked?) but it does sometimes peep when it hears the other
the last one was the first one to open up ( small hole) and now it's a crack about 1/2 - 3/4 around the egg.
It's taken 2-3 days to get like this but now it's not moving as much or trying to get out! i can see it's little body with feathers so it's ready to fully hatch but i was wondering if I could help it by pulling the egg apart???? it's been the same size crack for about a day and i don't know if it's still alive????? i want bubbles (hatched one) to have a companion even if there is another egg. If i can help it do i put a damp paper towel to prevent shrink wrapping ( forget actual name but read about it somewhere)? they've been in the bator about 22-23 (?) days (they were rescued mom abandoned nest, raccoons got eggs etc.)
Please help and soon