[chickenlady]

Can anyone give me some advice! I put 24 quail eggs into the incubator and last night was day 15, I opened the incy and put in a Jeye cloth and quickly replaced the eggs onto it ready for hatch day. But.......2 or 3 were  pipped?? this morning we got up and we have 1 baby quail hatched already, but its only day 16??? (only stopped turning yesterday) does it suggest that I may have problems?? the temps and humidity have all been spot on etc and its not happened when I hatched my last lot of quail!!!!!

Debbie

[joyfull]

sorry don't know Debbie, but good luck with them 

[IMOmimey]

Hmm, they just eager to see you

If they pip too early, you should lower the temp of the incie. A good idea is to record the details of all hatches (incl the ambient temp), and the breed. You raise the temp if they born late, lower if too early. I only hatch choox, and have found, with trial and error, large fowl like 37.8 and banties like 37  but that is just MY inc, in MY house. I'm sure it is different for everyone.  Lower the temp by half a degree for now, or down to 37, depending what u have it set on right now, and humidity up to 65, to stop the pipped eggies from drying out.

Good luck with your tiny prem babies   

[Chookiechook]

I find that my quail pip on day 16.... sometimes if I dont get them out of the bator in time they have already pipped..... this is what happened last week.... took them out on day 15 and half were pipped..... I thought that I would have problems as the bator runs dry but the hatcher is about 75%

But they all hatched fine this time, bar a couple dead in shell (abour day 10 though) and some that were not fertile I ended up with 39 out of 48 eggs which was pretty pleasing for this time of year

My temps are hard to get spot on because my Polyhatch has no fan...  and the temps differ from side to side and corner to corner.  But I have stopped fretting about it and the hatches have improved since I have left it alone.

One other thing... were the eggs from the same supplier as last time.... maybe it could be a genetic thing???

[dizzylizzie]

How is everything?any more new babies ?:happy:

[chickenlady]

Hello! not long been back as we went to the Lincoln Christmas markets today (to keep me from fiddling with the incy  ) got back to find another ickle baba, and the 1st baba has now stopped shouting as she finally has a friend  Will take some more pics when a few more have hatched as I can only get some decent pics when I open the incy. fingers crossed for loads more ickle quailies by morning  :happy:

[dizzylizzie]

owwww, cute, more piccies pleaseeeeeeeeee

[agingchick]

Did you enjoy the market I haven't been for years even though I live in Lincoln. my daughter went last night (I was baby sitting :happy: :happy: :happy:) she said it was crowded and wet.
Diane

[chickenlady]

Very wet, very crowded but lovely atmosphere!   we did the park and ride which the kiddies loved, going on the top deck of the doulble deckers    so much lovely food, such little time  (german sausage hot dogs, waffles, roast chestnuts and the best hot chocolate ever which had baileys in  !)  really glad we went but OMG!!!!!! the queue to get back on the buses was the biggest i have ever seen (and we have queued to see santa at Baytree before  ) It took the whole hour journey back home to warm up  

Debbie xxx

[chickenlady]

Thanks for your replies! we have 6 babies now ( 2 more hatched over night) but the other 18 eggs havent done anything yet!?? day 18 is tomorrow and i can hear intermitent cheeping from the incy!? do you think they will hatch on their own or should I check each egg and maybe help? there is such a big gap between hatchings?