Description
Questions answered in this mini-course:
Why Incubate?
- Why can’t I have my quail hatch their eggs?
- What are the benefits of incubating and hatching eggs myself?
Incubation Timeline
- What do I need to do each day during incubation?
- How do I calibrate my incubator?
- When and why should I candle eggs?
- Why can’t I open the incubator after lockdown?
- How does high humidity help chicks during the hatch?
- What do I do if some of my eggs haven’t hatched?
- Why should I candle my eggs that didn’t hatch?
Development: From Embryo to Chick
- What is the bloom and what does it do?
- What is the air sac and why is it important?
- What is the purpose of the yolk in chick development?
- What is the egg tooth used for?
- What does pipping and zipping mean?
Choosing An Incubator
- What are the three types of incubators?
- What are the most common features incubators?
- Which of those features are good for beginners to have?
- What incubators do people in the quail community recommend and why?
- What are the risks in buying a used incubator?
What To Do Before You Set Your Eggs
- Where is the best place to put my incubator?
- How do I sanitize my incubator?
- What do I need to do before I start my hatch?
- What is the difference between a wet hatch and a dry hatch?
- What are the temperature and humidity settings for a wet hatch?
- What are the temperature and humidity settings for a dry hatch?
- How do I calibrate my incubator?
Setting Your Eggs
- How do I unpack and check shipped eggs?
- Why let shipped eggs rest for 24 hours prior to incubation?
- How do I remove eggs from shipping foamers?
- How do I load up eggs into quail rails or egg turners?
- How do I determine what day is day 1 of my hatch?
Candling, Lockdown, and Hatch
- When can I candle my eggs?
- How can I tell if there’s an embryo in the egg when I candle?
- What are the benefits of candling after hatch?
- What do I need to do at lockdown?
- Why do I need to increase the humidity at hatch?
- What is my target humidity at lockdown for a dry hatch?
- What is my target humidity at lockdown for a wet hatch?
- What happens if the humidity spikes after my hatch starts?
- How can I increase airflow during hatch?
- What is the typical timeline for hatching?
- How often should I move dry chicks out of the incubator to the brooder?
- What are the drawbacks of helping struggling chicks get out of the shell?
- What are the benefits of cleaning and sanitizing my incubator?
5 Ways to Get Better Hatches
- What are the benefits of insulating my incubator?
- What are the benefits of cleaning my incubator fan?
- Should I sanitize my incubator after every hatch?
- How can I sanitize my incubator?
- What are the benefits of having a second thermometer/hygrometer?
- How long should I let my incubator run before I set my eggs?
- How can I find cold spots in my incubator?
- How can I fix cold spots in my incubator?
- Why read the manufacturer’s recommendations before purchasing an incubator?
Hatching FAQs / Common Troubleshooting
- Why did my chicks hatch early?
- Why did my chicks hatch late?
- Why did some of my chicks develop, but not hatch?
- What is the best time to candle eggs?
- Can I spray dirty eggs with disinfectant?
- Do I have to turn my eggs during incubation?
- I can’t control my humidity at lockdown. Will my chicks drown?
- Why should I increase airflow at lockdown?
- My power went out. Are all my chicks dead?
- Why are my chicks aggressive in the incubator?
- Will it hurt to open my incubator when I still have pipped eggs in there?
- My chicks hatch on day 15, and 18, and 21. Why?
- I only got a 50% hatch rate. How can I increase my hatch rate?
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