➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[R2elk]

Yeah, I was trying to keep it at 55ish, but it would skyrocket to 70+ in minutes without water filling up both trays and leaving the incubator cracked open more to let air out, and then would plummet to 20s at night when I shut the incubator except for the normal vent. I'm hoping it was just a weird spot in my house and it fixes itself next time

Kiki runs her humidity for quail below 30% during the incubation phase. She tries not to go over 35% during lockdown.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Seriously? Everything I read said for lockdown to be between 50 and 60 and for early stages to be around 45

 

[R2elk]

Seriously? Everything I read said for lockdown to be between 50 and 60 and for early stages to be around 45

Kiki makes her own rules. Since she has had a 100% hatch, I would not argue with her.

 

[tacothechicken]

Yeah I think maybe 2 of mine pipped before they were supposed too, one I opened definitely pipped but died probably whith 3 hrs before full yolk absorption, and I wouldn't be surprised if the 2nd revealed the same, plus eggs are so small it doesn't surprise me they could get themselves trapped if not perfectly positioned. Either way I got 5 new babies who I'm hoping will all make it to 6 weeks whith no issue.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I am glad one of them didn't hatch though. He had horrible scissorbeak and what looked like a hernia (It was something besides his yolk sac)

 

[danalovesdogs]

Seriously? Everything I read said for lockdown to be between 50 and 60 and for early stages to be around 45

I started hatching quail at lower humidity (though not quite as low as Kiki) and it definitely boosted my hatch rates. I even got lucky and got a 100% hatch off shipped Myshire eggs. I’ve been averaging 30-40% humidity pre-lockdown, 55% during lockdown and letting it get to whatever it gets to during hatch.

 

[Nabiki]

I just set 55 eggs - @Kiki

 

[danalovesdogs]

Anyone good with genetics wanna take a guess at how I got a full white chick from my aviary with no white birds? Would it be a spontaneous mutation, or could there be hidden white genes in one of the two potential fathers? For some reason I was thinking white was one gene and recessive, but I could be making that up
Chick:

Father #1:

Father #2:

My 3 hens with the most white on them:

 

[R2elk]

Anyone good with genetics wanna take a guess at how I got a full white chick from my aviary with no white birds? Would it be a spontaneous mutation, or could there be hidden white genes in one of the two potential fathers? For some reason I was thinking white was one gene and recessive, but I could be making that up
Chick:
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Father #1:
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Father #2:
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My 3 hens with the most white on them:
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I believe that white is recessive. If the parents each have a recessive white gene (the white will not show), it is possible for the offspring to receive a recessive white gene from both parents causing the white to show and mask all other color genes.

 

[Nabiki]

I just set 55 eggs - @Kiki
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Make that 56 eggs. My new celadon hen just layed an egg so I put it in with the rest.