Good luck with the second batch... we got some Black and Blue Coppers from an eBay sellers a couple years ago... we might have gone through the same person 😉
great video as usual, i wish i could hatch eggs but i live in a apt i push the limit in planting on my balcony i dont think i could get away with chicks lol hugsssss from Ontario Canada
Good tips! We actually use a wireless outdoor thermometer that we place inside the incubator to monitor the temp and humidity at a glance from our living room. We have been lucky and have over an 85% hatch rate. We also use an incubator with the turner.
@@arrowridge2770 Ours has built in temp and humidity but I put the wireless in to monitor them more easily and stay on top of any fluctuations without having to be in the room with the incubator. It works for us and is a cheap solutions as the wireless temp stations can be bought cheap online for less then $10-$15
Hello. If you had ONLY two choices of 99 degrees Fahrenheit OR 100 degrees Fahrenheit on your forced air incubator which would you choose for Mandarin duck eggs?
It’s usually a good idea to leave the chicks in for at least 48 hours if there are more eggs in there. They can live the first 3 days of life without food and water. But if you open the incubator too early, the other eggs might shrink wrap and therefore chicks inside will die.
While I agree it is best to leave chicks in the incubator as long as possible we have had hatches go 4 days so sometimes you have to go in and get them you have to be quick 😉and monitor your humidity.
With quail if your eggs haven't pipped and you are past day 21 of incubation it is safe to assume (1). your eggs were not fertile because quail normally hatch by day 16-18. (2) There was a problem during incubation and your eggs didn't fully develop. If you are between day 16-18 of Incubation with no pipping. You can take a bowl of 99 degree water and check your eggs, if the egg float/bobs there is an air pocket hence a viable chick! if the eggs sink they are not viable and should be discarded. Only do this if you have not heard or seen any evidence of pipping and your eggs are at 16 days in the Incubator. Hope this helps
They are only on day 8 or so I'm not at that stage yet I'm more talking about like when candling if there's any visible way to tell. Later on I'll make sure to try those methods, thanks. Do only fertile eggs have an air pocket?@@arrowridge2770
I believe all eggs have air pockets in them. Here is an example of candling quail eggs and what you should look for: th-cam.com/video/ZaQkaxMgyIk/w-d-xo.html
Not great we had a single chick from this hatch we had incubator issue the week or so it really struggled to hold a consistent temp So for next year we will be replacing our incubator
@@arrowridge2770 Thank you for the quick reply! I'm hatching eggs from Ebay right now and this is my first time ordering eggs off ebay. The box I received had several eggs broken. Trying to hatch 10 eggs now in a new incubator, Magicfly. Were on day 3. I'm hoping I at least get 1 or 2 olive eggers.
Good luck with the second batch... we got some Black and Blue Coppers from an eBay sellers a couple years ago... we might have gone through the same person 😉
Lol can you give me the link btw I love your videos
I love your videos!!!!!
It’s funny to see such a big channel commenting on a smaller creator’s page congrats on a big beautiful family
I actually learned something new. Males sense to run the incubator for a day or so before putting eggs in. Thanks man!
Thanks for sharing this information
Great tips on hatching eggs. We had a lot better success from our own eggs. I think the transit messes them up. Good luck on second hatch.
It's always fun to hatch your own, something we haven't done yet. Thanks for sharing guys!
We always enjoy it !
great video as usual, i wish i could hatch eggs but i live in a apt i push the limit in planting on my balcony i dont think i could get away with chicks lol hugsssss from Ontario Canada
Good tips!
We actually use a wireless outdoor thermometer that we place inside the incubator to monitor the temp and humidity at a glance from our living room. We have been lucky and have over an 85% hatch rate.
We also use an incubator with the turner.
ours has a thermometer built in also so thats really nice. 85% is great!
@@arrowridge2770 Ours has built in temp and humidity but I put the wireless in to monitor them more easily and stay on top of any fluctuations without having to be in the room with the incubator. It works for us and is a cheap solutions as the wireless temp stations can be bought cheap online for less then $10-$15
i see- thats cool you dont have to be in the room. we are getting ready to candle ours soon, hopefully we'll have a better hatch rate this time
Great information!
Great info thanks
Thanks for the tips bro 💪I"ll subscribe 🇸🇷
I like the cross for the Savior in the background
Hello. If you had ONLY two choices of 99 degrees Fahrenheit OR 100 degrees Fahrenheit on your forced air incubator which would you choose for Mandarin duck eggs?
Well we have never hatched any Mandarin ducks but we do know a guy who has and he recommends 99 degrees
Cool name! Lol... best of luck with the eggs🤗
thanks!
It’s usually a good idea to leave the chicks in for at least 48 hours if there are more eggs in there. They can live the first 3 days of life without food and water. But if you open the incubator too early, the other eggs might shrink wrap and therefore chicks inside will die.
While I agree it is best to leave chicks in the incubator as long as possible we have had hatches go 4 days so sometimes you have to go in and get them you have to be quick 😉and monitor your humidity.
Do you know what's the easiest way to tell if a baby has died in the egg? I'm hatching coturnix quails.
With quail if your eggs haven't pipped and you are past day 21 of incubation it is safe to assume (1). your eggs were not fertile because quail normally hatch by day 16-18. (2) There was a problem during incubation and your eggs didn't fully develop. If you are between day 16-18 of Incubation with no pipping. You can take a bowl of 99 degree water and check your eggs, if the egg float/bobs there is an air pocket hence a viable chick! if the eggs sink they are not viable and should be discarded. Only do this if you have not heard or seen any evidence of pipping and your eggs are at 16 days in the Incubator. Hope this helps
They are only on day 8 or so I'm not at that stage yet I'm more talking about like when candling if there's any visible way to tell. Later on I'll make sure to try those methods, thanks. Do only fertile eggs have an air pocket?@@arrowridge2770
I believe all eggs have air pockets in them. Here is an example of candling quail eggs and what you should look for: th-cam.com/video/ZaQkaxMgyIk/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for the great video new subscriber here.
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You should make a incubater giveaway
Also don't forget to take your egg turner out on day 18!😁 (if you used one)
yes! thanks Stephanie!
Yes that is very important 👍Thanks Stephanie
Im Curious to know how the hatch went since it's been 3 months. How many hatched?
Not great we had a single chick from this hatch we had incubator issue the week or so it really struggled to hold a consistent temp So for next year we will be replacing our incubator
@@arrowridge2770 Thank you for the quick reply!
I'm hatching eggs from Ebay right now and this is my first time ordering eggs off ebay.
The box I received had several eggs broken. Trying to hatch 10 eggs now in a new incubator, Magicfly.
Were on day 3.
I'm hoping I at least get 1 or 2 olive eggers.