Terrible quail hatch

[Mortega_]

on exactly may 1st Murray McMurray delivered 25 California quail eggs to my house. All the eggs looked fine with no visible cracks I put them in my incubator set the temp and proper humidity. I am very new to this so I definitely did something wrong. 4 days ago day 23 of the hatch 4 hatched
Day 24 2 more hatched it is now day 28 and I figured it was time to open up the other eggs and see if I could find anything I candled them all regularly and threw out all the undeveloped eggs earlier. I was left with 9 unhatched eggs that looked developed. First one I opened was a partially developed embryo. The second one I opens still had an alive chick inside fully developed but did not absorb the yoke or blood in the membrane and it unfortunately died I haven’t touched any of the other ones because I don’t know what to do is there anyway to save them if there are more alive in there? I just put them back in the incubator and moved the remaining chicks to a brooder. Also 2 of the quails have problems one can’t stand up which I assume Is spyled leg and I can’t figure out how to help it nothing I’ve tried on YouTube has helped besides putting it in a shot glass to help it slowly gain strength in its legs cause it can’t tip over. The other one has curled toes which I wrapped in some medical tape to straight them but it can’t stand I think it must have also gotten a splayed leg as well cause it just kicks to the sides. If anyone could help me out I would really appreciate it.

 

[007Sean]

What brand of incubator do you have? Obviously, you have hot spots and cold spots in the incubator! Do you use an independent and calibrated thermometer(s) and a salt test calibrated hygrometer?
Most incubator's manufacturers sensors are highly inaccurate and unreliable.

Putting them in a shot glass with a padded bottom, so their feet won't slip on the bare glass, will work but you have to check on them very often and offer electrolyte water, Nutri-Drench or some other form of hydration...sugar water, at least every hour or 1/2 hour!
HTH

 

[Mortega_]

What brand of incubator do you have? Obviously, you have hot spots and cold spots in the incubator! Do you use an independent and calibrated thermometer(s) and a salt test calibrated hygrometer?
Most incubator's manufacturers sensors are highly inaccurate and unreliable.

Putting them in a shot glass with a padded bottom, so their feet won't slip on the bare glass, will work but you have to check on them very often and offer electrolyte water, Nutri-Drench or some other form of hydration...sugar water, at least every hour or 1/2 hour!
HTH

I have a Farm innovators model 4250.
I do not have a separate hydrometer or thermometer. For the shot glasses I cut out some vet wrap in a circle and stuck it to the bottoms for padding seems to be working very well. I have some bird hydration pakcets I’ve been mixing with water and feeding them to the chicks by syringe and putting small drops on the side of there beaks. I really have no idea how much I should feed them but I just give it to them until they don’t seem interested in it.

 

[007Sean]

I have a Farm innovators model 4250.
I do not have a separate hydrometer or thermometer. For the shot glasses I cut out some vet wrap in a circle and stuck it to the bottoms for padding seems to be working very well. I have some bird hydration pakcets I’ve been mixing with water and feeding them to the chicks by syringe and putting small drops on the side of there beaks. I really have no idea how much I should feed them but I just give it to them until they don’t seem interested in it.

I have 3 of the 4250 Pro and they are all inaccurate. I use Accurite Temp/Humidity monitors in all 3. Once they are salt test calibrated they are fairly accurate to use. I use antique mercury filled incubator thermometers....highly accurate!
I also use Inkbird ITC-306 T temperature controllers on mine. Keeps the temperature constant.

You can get the Accurite T/H sensors at Walmart for around $11
The Inkbird ITC-306 T is from Amazon and will run about $30 dollars but worth it.
Here's some pics of all 3