WE JUST GOT OUR FIRST CHICK! DAY 19

[Elza]

I absolutely love these birds

 

[MayDayMel]

I'm having to go out of town days 11-day 13, so my eggs won't get turned after day 11. How bad will that be for my quail eggs?

 

[Elza]

I am not to sure to be honest. My quail hen did all her own incubating. I have however just brought a second hand incubator and put 3 24 hr old eggs in there. I dont turn the eggs through the hrs of around 10pm till 6.30am and I have only been turning the eggs about 3 to 4 times a day.
but as you have a "lock down period" for up to 4 days before hatching dates then you should be ok for that extra day to not turn, maybe just turn them once when u get back to be careful and then leave them do their thing from there. I am all new to this but have had some amazing info from these awesome people in this forum and I have also done some major research in order to get in as much knowledge as I possibly can. I guess do what you can do and fingures x'd that everything still goes smoothly. good luck

 

[MayDayMel]

Thank you! Upon candling today only 5 are viable out of 24 :/