I didn't think that they would have been totally frozen! Depending on how they are packaged can make a big difference in the core temperatures of the eggs.
Congratulations on the hatch! It goes to show how stubborn life can be, doesn't it?
The way I have it set up is the smaller one is technically under the glass of my brooder and there’s a puppy pad taped to the floor so it doesn’t move. Also have a cool side and the main heating element is above them, trying to sandwich them in with warmth. It’s what I did with my chickens except on low lol
If you have a heat lamp, you don't need the heating pad. I've seen pictures of chicks with necrotic toes due to heating pads. They don't always know how to get off of it. Chickens and quail are actually very different.
Ended up with 11 chicks that hatched on Day 25 - crazy! 1 has splay leg, not sure how he will do. We did have 1 dead in shell, and 4 pipped but never made it out. Learned a lot. I've got 4 new eggs in the incubator as of yesterday, and am keeping a 50watt reptile warming bulb over it to ensure temps over 98 degrees.
