Will my buttons fall?

[Farmerabr169]

I have an incubator I use a lot for chickens and quails but this is my first time trying button quails. My incubator has these little holes that have never been a problem but I’m worried that my buttons will hurt them selfs. Please help. I’ll add pics so you can see (thumb for size)

 

[JaeG]

What I do in my incubator is put the eggs inside a smaller container that fits inside the incubator that they can't climb out of. They are tiny so those holes are definitely too big. They are prone to leg difficulties too so non slip mat in the bottom of the brooder is a must and I put pine shavings in the bottom of the container I'm hatching them in. I've also found giving them a fuzzy cloth to hide under in the brooder right under the heat lamp helps them strengthen their legs as they push up into it like they would into their mothers feathers. A mirror is always very popular with these little guys too. They love checking out their reflections.

 

[Farmerabr169]

What should I use that they won’t fall out of? What is best for them not to fall out of or hurt themselves in. Would like a water cap work?

What I do in my incubator is put the eggs inside a smaller container that fits inside the incubator that they can't climb out of. They are tiny so those holes are definitely too big. They are prone to leg difficulties too so non slip mat in the bottom of the brooder is a must and I put pine shavings in the bottom of the container I'm hatching them in. I've also found giving them a fuzzy cloth to hide under in the brooder right under the heat lamp helps them strengthen their legs as they push up into it like they would into their mothers feathers. A mirror is always very popular with these little guys too. They love checking out their reflections.

 

[EarthboundEiniosaurus]

I wouldn't use a water cap, too small, but then again I don't use the same method to hatch in that incubator. I cut a piece of non slip mat to fit the bottom but left a small hole in the center so the fan could still circulate air freely.

 

[JaeG]

Any plastic container will do or even a disposable foil tray. Just monitor the temperature inside it. It's a good way of keeping eggs from different pairs separated so you know which chicks are whose.

 

[Farmerabr169]

Ok thanks guys, I’ll try out different things and hope this hatch goes good. Wish me luck

 

[JaeG]

They are adorably cute and very chatty. Just don't forget the marbles in your water dish (which will need to be shallow so that they can reach into it). I had used a little jar lid with a few millimeters of water in it and for one set of chicks it was fine, but the next set I had a chick drown in 3mm of water. So the marbles are an essential.

Good luck!