Valentines Day chicks

[TheBoss_512]

The little one is announcing it's arrival, lol! I'm happy to help when I can! I love watching other's hatches while I'm waiting for the hatch day for mine as well.
Once the chicks are dry and there aren't any externally pipped/actively hatching eggs then it's safe to move them to the brooder. You're just trying to avoid them being chilled from being too wet and you don't want to open the incubator while chicks are externally pipped so it doesn't dry out the membrane and make it harder for them to hatch.

is “chick watcher” an official title? I think I could deal with getting paid to watch it lol

 

[TheBoss_512]

is “chick watcher” an official title? I think I could deal with getting paid to watch it lol

8 more pippin rippin and zippin as we speak

 

[CluckNDoodle]

is “chick watcher” an official title? I think I could deal with getting paid to watch it lol

It should be! I spend more hours than I should admit to sitting in front of incubators and watching chicks hatch, and then I fill just as many hours waiting for others to post their hatch updates too. lol

 

[CluckNDoodle]

8 more pippin rippin and zippin as we speak

So exciting! That's one thing I absolutely love about quail, they're so rewarding to watch hatch, like actual popcorn popping! Chicks aren't quite so fast...and don't even get me started on watching water fowl hatch, you'd be better off watching water boil, lol.

 

[TheBoss_512]

So exciting! That's one thing I absolutely love about quail, they're so rewarding to watch hatch, like actual popcorn popping! Chicks aren't quite so fast...and don't even get me started on watching water fowl hatch, you'd be better off watching water boil, lol.

A good starter bird for an (old) millennial like myself . One has a tad more yellow than the others. Super cute. I can’t wait to get the colored varieties and watch them hatch.

 

[TheBoss_512]

A good starter bird for an (old) millennial like myself . One has a tad more yellow than the others. Super cute. I can’t wait to get the colored varieties and watch them hatch.

do you think I’m bothering them by shining a flashlight in and watching? Probably? lol

 

[CluckNDoodle]

A good starter bird for an (old) millennial like myself . One has a tad more yellow than the others. Super cute. I can’t wait to get the colored varieties and watch them hatch.

Elder Millennial here myself, old enough to have known the rotary dial landline phone, young enough to be sharing a generation with kids that eat Tide pods, we can't all be perfect, LOL!

I hope to hatch some Celadon quail this year, they're like easter egger quail!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

do you think I’m bothering them by shining a flashlight in and watching? Probably? lol

Maybe, but are you hurting them? No. Is necessary for our enjoyment? Yes.

 

[TheBoss_512]

Elder Millennial here myself, old enough to have known the rotary dial landline phone, young enough to be sharing a generation with kids that eat Tide pods, we can't all be perfect, LOL!

I hope to hatch some Celadon quail this year, they're like easter egger quail!

I’m worried about one. He doesn’t seem to be as active as the rest. He was on the outskirts when he hatched. So he isn’t getting as much action...hoping that’s it anyways.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I’m worried about one. He doesn’t seem to be as active as the rest. He was on the outskirts when he hatched. So he isn’t getting as much action...hoping that’s it anyways.

I hope so! Hatching is hard work and it's normal to see some sleepy babies.