Button Quail Hatch-a-long, 3 batches

[TeresaW]

Sorry for the awful photography.

 

[TeresaW]

Somebody explain this: A newly hatched chick as evidenced in the photo below. But there is NO empty egg in there. I opened it up and checked since it was time to move some to the brooder.

cue Twilight Zone music.

 

[TeresaW]

 

[TeresaW]

6 - Milky Way is out, at @TesoroSena

 

[TeresaW]

My math still maths - 26 total chicks.

59 to start
Took out 21
12 still in the incubator

That means 26 chicks, which is what I added up before. I don't know why that one looks newly hatched. Maybe because somehow the humidity shot up to 80 for a little bit.

 

[TeresaW]

Ok, I've been observing that little scrawny one, and I've decided it's the one that was having trouble standing and it was rolling around. I can still see it's umbilical cord, though it's much more dried up. It's still wobbly, but when it stands, it stands tall. It's very alert and active. Looks like it'll be alright, it's just so skinny compared to the others.

I see another one pipping!

 

[TeresaW]

Can someone help me with my math - it's not my strong suit.

I started with 59 eggs and ended up removing 21.
Do I divide 21 by 59 to get fertility rate of 35.5%?

 

[TeresaW]

No wait - it's 38/59 to get 64%, right?

 

[007Sean]

No wait - it's 38/59 to get 64%, right?

No, you should get a 43.299% rate.

 

[Frizz Chickooster]

I'm trying again! I know y'all told me to wait, but batch number 1 are eggs from my young hens. There's 15 of them labeled A-O. I just put them in my Little Giant.

Batches two and three (one dozen each) are due to arrive on Monday, so they'll go in the incubator on Tues.

Suggestions for three different themes, one for each batch?

1. The same letter group names
2. Candy/Junk Food
3. Bird puns (Princess lay-a, etc.)