Update!

[justaboy]

I’ve decided to hatch my quail and chickens together! My plan for the quail lockdown day is to move them to a different incubator at 100 F and 70% humidity while keeping my chicken eggs in my nurture right 360!

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Glad you sorted it out! I have never incubated anything so it’s all a mystery to me haha

 

[thecatumbrella]

Glad you sorted it out! I have never incubated anything so it’s all a mystery to me haha

Same! I know you have to plug it in, and that's about the extent of my knowledge.

Good luck, @justaboy!

 

[McChooky]

I’ve decided to hatch my quail and chickens together! My plan for the quail lockdown day is to move them to a different incubator at 100 F and 70% humidity while keeping my chicken eggs in my nurture right 360!

Removing the eggs should be easy enough.Wishing you the best!

 

[justaboy]

Removing the eggs should be easy enough.Wishing you the best!

I unfortunately only have 5 now?!
12 were unfertilized and I accidentally dropped one while candling so I’m a little bit stressed because even if they all hatch they’re gonna be pretty lonely

 

[McChooky]

I unfortunately only have 5 now?!
12 were unfertilized and I accidentally dropped one while candling so I’m a little bit stressed because even if they all hatch they’re gonna be pretty lonely

Which eggs were you candling when you broke one the quail or chickens or both?I'm sorry that happened to you

 

[justaboy]

I had 18 quail to start with, and 4 chickens. 12 quail were unfertilized and I dropped one of them. But I candled the chickens yesterday and there’s visible development in one! I’m going to candle the others when I get home from my brother football game.

 

[McChooky]

I know nothing about quail Sorry!

 

[McChooky]

Do you ever crack your eggs to test for fertility? After 3-7 days of incubation you should be able to tell if a chicken eggs developing.

 

[justaboy]

Do you ever crack your eggs to test for fertility? After 3-7 days of incubation you should be able to tell if a chicken eggs developing.

Yeah! From when I knew I had a rooster I cracked every egg until I saw the blastoderm. We don’t eat our eggs, we feed them to the strays in our neighborhood so they don’t eat our chickens! So I had to buy some beef to keep them happy for this period. Afterwards I collected 8 or so eggs and put them in the incubator for 3 days just to be certain. Now we’re actually hatching chicks! When I have quitters I also crack them open as a little teaching moment for my siblings because I think it’s good for them to understand how life works.