My first Quail. A mini blog.

[pac]

Thanks for the input!

 

[pac]

Probably wishful thinking (again), but I don't recall that white spot yesterday. And you can see where some shell is missing.

 

[FatherFalcon]

"wishful thinking" - -

Hatching is soon! Wishing you a smooth process and a high hatch rate. Hope everything goes off without a hitch and you get the results you're hoping for!

 

[pac]

Thanks!
Nothing going on yet. No movement.
I'm getting anxious!

 

[pac]

I saw a text this morning from the seller this morning.
He said he had 163 eggs picked up from the same batch as mine and they had a 93% hatch.

But the good news is, I had one this morning!

Looks to be pretty healthy.
The other 18 eggs are unchanged so far.

 

[pac]

I had another one hatch. It's having a hard time getting its legs under itself. The toes are curled, but not near as bad as some pics I've seen, so maybe it takes a while? It could be he has a toe in a hole every time it tries, too.

Non-monetized Private video

 

[pac]

I tried massaging the feet, but that didn't work.
One thing I noticed is his toes seem much longer than the other bird.

 

[Nabiki]

Try painters tape to straighten the toes. They should straighten out in 12-24 hours.

 

[pac]

Try painters tape to straighten the toes. They should straighten out in 12-24 hours.

I had a hard time just massaging them while they were somewhat flat. I'm not sure how to go about taping them up by myself.
Maybe I can find a video. The ones I've seen so far have said they ended up putting the bird down anyway. But they did not show them taping them up.

 

[FatherFalcon]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...s-with-tape-picture-tutorial-and-video.75247/
this one is really good at telling the details and purpose.