The Coturnix Incubation Starts!

[Vampiric_Conure]

Well, technically it starts tomorrow, but I have 8 eggs I selected from the tray of eggs I bought from the Real Canadian Superstore. For those who missed it - I plan on doing an experiment with my cheap-o incubator. I have to calibrate the temp still, but this is what I have for when I set the eggs in the incubator:

I thought I would get the eggs tomorrow, but it turned out Instacart was doing grocery deliveries this evening. WHo am I going to complain about doing the eggs early? ? LOL! Now I pray that my plans work

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

Well, I've discovered one problem with my incubator- the temp is too low according to my back up thermometer! It hovers around 87-88 F. I've just covered half of it with a towel. Hope that perks it up a bit.

ETA: Turns out I had the incubator set too low. I've since increased the temp . Yeah. I'm an idiot, LOL!

 

[Nabiki]

Good luck!

 

[yakitori]

 

[little-beep]

hiya... ok.. soooo were those quail eggs you got in the fridge area? I'm in Canada too, and I'm not sure eggs that have been kept in the cold will hatch at all. I had gotten mine from a breeder using the same incubator as yours and only got 1 chick each time (aside from the first time which cooked them all

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

hiya... ok.. soooo were those quail eggs you got in the fridge area? I'm in Canada too, and I'm not sure eggs that have been kept in the cold will hatch at all. I had gotten mine from a breeder using the same incubator as yours and only got 1 chick each time (aside from the first time which cooked them all

Yeah, they were refrigerated. Hoping they hatch, even if it is one ^.^ LOL! Plan B is to get some hatching eggs from a local hatchery here in Manitoba

 

[little-beep]

well anything is possible!

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

well anything is possible!

LOL - Indeed! I've seen refrigerated eggs hatch on youtube, though the hatch rate was low as heck. Something like 30%! If anything hatches I'll be thrilled and consider it a success A small one, but a success

 

[yakitori]

are they in yet

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

are they in yet

Yep! I have 7 eggs in. I'm turning twice a day and have heat up to 97.5 F. I will start candling at day 5.

This is so exciting