Philipalexander
Hatching
- Apr 17, 2022
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Happy easter from Norway! This is my first time incubating quail eggs, or eggs in general. My girlfriend and I bought some quail eggs for our puppy to eat as it is extremely nutritious. Me though, a very curious 19 year old, had to see if I could bring some of these eggs to life. So I made a small incubator and put it on a heat mat. I could only monitor the temperature as I only have a thermometer. I flipped the eggs 3 times a day for 16 days as instructed, and also put some moist paper hoping that I was at about 40% humidity. Today, day 21 of incubation, I woke up to a little one peeping out of the shell screaming for assistance after pipping for a day or so. When I looked closely I could see that the chick was shrink wrapped The heat mat had turned off in the middle of the night, and the temperature was at a shocking 20 degrees C (68 F). Luckily, I managed to restart the heat mat, but I felt like I had to do some more to help it out. I gathered my tools and got to work, after opening the egg a bit, it looked like it was ready to the last part by itself, and it did. Now my little experiment is running around in the incubator chirping, and I have no clue about what to do from this point. So here comes my questions
I haven’t bought any chickfeed yet, and I can’t do it until Tuesday since all the stores are closed because of easter. So what do I feed the poor chick? I have eggs, linseeds, quinoa and possibly something else. What is the best choice?
And when it comes to temperature after incubation, what is the ideal?
Should I also mist with some water to keep it humid?
I could have use for more tips, but these were my biggest concerns for now.
Thank you in advance
I haven’t bought any chickfeed yet, and I can’t do it until Tuesday since all the stores are closed because of easter. So what do I feed the poor chick? I have eggs, linseeds, quinoa and possibly something else. What is the best choice?
And when it comes to temperature after incubation, what is the ideal?
Should I also mist with some water to keep it humid?
I could have use for more tips, but these were my biggest concerns for now.
Thank you in advance