I have coturnix eggs in lockdown but I'm afraid they wont be able to make it through the tough membrane. I don't know if this is normal for quail eggs but when I cracked open some quitters beforehand the membrane was very white and tough. Kind of had a leathery feel to them. When I carefully cracked the quitters I had no problem with the shell but I had to really work at the membranes to break them which almost always ended in a broken yolk if I wasn't patient. Humidity was around 30-40% at the time.
Will this affect my hatch? It didn't take them long to internally pip but it took about 10 hours for one to make a hairline external pip. I have another trying to externally pip now. I won't be going in there to mess with them I am just worried that they won't be able to zip properly and they will die. What should I do? I know waiting is my best option but I would like to avoid any unnecessary deaths as much as I can (obviously).
Will this affect my hatch? It didn't take them long to internally pip but it took about 10 hours for one to make a hairline external pip. I have another trying to externally pip now. I won't be going in there to mess with them I am just worried that they won't be able to zip properly and they will die. What should I do? I know waiting is my best option but I would like to avoid any unnecessary deaths as much as I can (obviously).