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It sounds like your incubator temperature was a bit low. Coturnix quail normally hatch on day 17. I recommend putting a calibrated thermometer or three inside the incubator so you can see what the temperature actually is. Incubators lie.The triangular break in the egg is indeed, a pip. That is actually enough to get some air into the egg while the chick rests before zipping.Do you have pictures of the cracks that you're describing? They sound more like stress marks than actual cracks. If there is an actual crack in the gg, the chick will usually die.
It sounds like your incubator temperature was a bit low. Coturnix quail normally hatch on day 17. I recommend putting a calibrated thermometer or three inside the incubator so you can see what the temperature actually is. Incubators lie.
The triangular break in the egg is indeed, a pip. That is actually enough to get some air into the egg while the chick rests before zipping.
Do you have pictures of the cracks that you're describing? They sound more like stress marks than actual cracks. If there is an actual crack in the gg, the chick will usually die.
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