Update: Quail egg stopped wiggling and still no pips on day 16

[KaleDaDuck]

ok so basically the egg started wiggling on day 14 and its day 16 now and there are no peeps or wiggling or even pips on the egg.... really getting worried... the incubator is Brinsea Ovation 23 EX and the humidity is 60% temp is 99.6F and im really really worried now and also there is no visible humidity vapor on the incubator plastic...

heres a picture... sorry if it's low quality i took it with my laptop

 

[AprilsZoo]

Do you have a second *properly calibrated* thermometer & hygrometer in the incubator to monitor temp & humidity? I would say if you have previously seen condensation on the plastic at the same (or lower) humidity levels, then your hygrometer is likely malfunctioning. It’s unlikely that low humidity alone is the problem for an unpipped egg, but if your incubator’s hygrometer is faulty then it’s quite possible that the thermometer is also.

I am not familiar with that specific equipment, but I do know that many integrated, combination hygrometer/thermometer combos work in tandem— so the temperature reading takes the humidity reading into account, & vice-versa. Thus, if one is off so is the other.

Have you previously candled the egg? When did the egg stop having movement or peeping (how many hours)? Do you know if there was an internal pip? Is this the only egg you are incubating?(eta: looked at pic again... & there seem to be other eggs in there.) Have any others hatched on schedule? were they all due to hatch at approximately the same time?

 

[vall]

Day 16 I wouldn't worry yet.

 

[KaleDaDuck]

Day 16 I wouldn't worry yet.

OMG i see a little broken bump on the egg!!!! its 11 pm! omg im so happy dude this anxiety made me not sleep for 3 days

 

[AprilsZoo]

Awesome! I hope to see a post very soon with a whole bunch of mega-cute pix.

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Yep, you still have 2 days, if the eggs are wiggling then that is definitely a good sign

 

[KaleDaDuck]

Yep, you still have 2 days, if the eggs are wiggling then that is definitely a good sign

hi... i have 10 babies now

 

[Tillyschickens]

ok so basically the egg started wiggling on day 14 and its day 16 now and there are no peeps or wiggling or even pips on the egg.... really getting worried... the incubator is Brinsea Ovation 23 EX and the humidity is 60% temp is 99.6F and im really really worried now and also there is no visible humidity vapor on the incubator plastic...

heres a picture... sorry if it's low quality i took it with my laptop

The wiggling was them moving into hatch position They are likely to be resting before they start to pip. Good luck!