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Raising Gamebirds => Incubation => Topic started by: ChrisCarreiro on May 04, 2006, 06:12:49 PM

Title: When do i stop turning my eggs?
Post by: ChrisCarreiro on May 04, 2006, 06:12:49 PM

If my hatch time is 17- 18 days, do i stop turning the eggs three days before the 17th day or three days before the 18th day?

Title: Re: When do i stop turning my eggs?
Post by: aKirA on May 04, 2006, 06:27:55 PM

hehe...if you look at it that way...you have a dilemma

Your supposed to decide on one hatching date. I always use day 17 for the coturnix variants. Therefore you stop turning on day 15

if you're a day off its ok.

Title: Re: When do i stop turning my eggs?
Post by: sp2207 on May 04, 2006, 06:34:35 PM

yes stop turning the eggs on day 15   thats what i doo too, my eggs  :laugh:  thanks for reminding me   its day 15  i need to stop turning today

Title: Re: When do i stop turning my eggs?
Post by: ChrisCarreiro on May 04, 2006, 10:05:34 PM

I know this sounds stupid, but do i turn the eggs on the 15th day and then stop, or do i not turn them on the 15th day?

Title: Re: When do i stop turning my eggs?
Post by: aKirA on May 04, 2006, 10:27:41 PM

stop turning on day 15. no turning on day 15

Title: Re: When do i stop turning my eggs?
Post by: ChrisCarreiro on May 04, 2006, 10:36:41 PM

ok Thank you for all your help! Wish me luck, only a couple more days... i am going to need all the luck in the world with this Mini Dome Chick-Bator, but i have been very anal about keepin the flucuating temperature steady, and making sure there was water in it!

Title: Re: When do i stop turning my eggs?
Post by: aKirA on May 05, 2006, 12:32:52 AM

good luck! :laugh:

Title: Re: When do i stop turning my eggs?
Post by: sp2207 on May 07, 2006, 03:57:17 PM

Chris did they hatch?   give us an update on the hatching process
scot

Title: Re: When do i stop turning my eggs?
Post by: aKirA on May 07, 2006, 04:19:37 PM

yea keep us updated.

And how is the progress on your's sp2207? :laugh: They should be about due today.

Title: Re: When do i stop turning my eggs?
Post by: sp2207 on May 07, 2006, 04:32:53 PM

they hatched yesterday   i now have about 55 new chicks plush next week ill have some of my birds hatching  its been 1 week since i put them in the incubator so ill check them tonight and see if they are fertile or not. thanks for asking on how they did  and how are your birds doing?
Scot

Title: Re: When do i stop turning my eggs?
Post by: ChrisCarreiro on May 07, 2006, 04:42:20 PM

Scot,
They should be hatching Monday or Tuesday, today is the 16th day, thanks for asking i will keep you updated and if they do hatch...

Chris

Title: Re: When do i stop turning my eggs?
Post by: sp2207 on May 07, 2006, 04:45:36 PM

I wish you the best of luck with the hatch.  ill check back. thanks for the update.   Scot

Title: Re: When do i stop turning my eggs?
Post by: ChrisCarreiro on May 07, 2006, 04:48:48 PM

Scot,
Today is day 16, the hatch time is 17-18 days, so either tommorow or tuesday. I will keep you posted, thank you for asking :)

Chris

Title: Re: When do i stop turning my eggs?
Post by: aKirA on May 07, 2006, 05:14:42 PM

good to hear guys. :laugh:

I currently have 24 buttons due to hatch this coming week. Just hatching these for friends.

12 mountain and 10 valley quails due to hatch the following week. Then another batch of 14 valley quails to hatch the following week after. Finally 29 bobwhites due to hatch the following week after that one. LOL 

Loooong story. LOL 30(1 cracked) bobwhite eggs came free with the GQF force air electric thermostat kit i recently purchased. Great deal, $142.95 free ship from direct. Then the different batches of valley quail eggs are the eggs im collecting and setting from my pairs.

good luck all. ill post pictures and my results.

Title: Re: When do i stop turning my eggs?
Post by: sp2207 on May 07, 2006, 05:33:21 PM

aKirA  thanks for the update  I love hearing updates from people   so thank you very much
Scot