Justagoose_18
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- Nov 28, 2018
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Hi everyone!
Yesterday afternoon, I realized my quail chicks were hatching in the turner. I let the ones that were hatching continue to hatch, and then moved all of them to the hatcher with a high humidity. I believe several are shrink wrapped, although the humidity in the initial incubator was less than 20%.
After currently checking, I now have 11 chicks, with 5 having toes that are either fisted, curled, or the legs are splint. One was positioned correctly, and had zipped all the way around at 3 AM, but then stopped. I assisted around 6 PM after no progress, and the chick is out now but both his legs are completely twisted around. His legs and toes are behind him. Those chicks that naturally hatched also have issues.
I bought these eggs from a separate farmer, who I do not know if he has these issues. Is this an issue on my part? Should I have took them off the turner earlier? I'm very confused and I am aware that I will need to fix their legs with either band-aids or tape.
Yesterday afternoon, I realized my quail chicks were hatching in the turner. I let the ones that were hatching continue to hatch, and then moved all of them to the hatcher with a high humidity. I believe several are shrink wrapped, although the humidity in the initial incubator was less than 20%.
After currently checking, I now have 11 chicks, with 5 having toes that are either fisted, curled, or the legs are splint. One was positioned correctly, and had zipped all the way around at 3 AM, but then stopped. I assisted around 6 PM after no progress, and the chick is out now but both his legs are completely twisted around. His legs and toes are behind him. Those chicks that naturally hatched also have issues.
I bought these eggs from a separate farmer, who I do not know if he has these issues. Is this an issue on my part? Should I have took them off the turner earlier? I'm very confused and I am aware that I will need to fix their legs with either band-aids or tape.
