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These guys are Canadian: http://spadeandfeather.com/collections/quail/products/quail-egg-cartons

I've had eggs shipped to me a few times within Canada. Make sure the seller is experienced, packs them well, and gives you the tracking information. One person I purchased eggs from didn't send me the tracking and as a result the eggs sat on my doorstep and froze as I didn't know to stay home...

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/185427326/6-wooden-nest-eggs-to-encourage-chickens These have always worked well for me.

I'm Southern Ontario too. Welcome!

Thanks for posting your expertise. This was VERY helpful.

Quikcrete is just a brand name. On first glance I thought the same as you. lol

The hutch I have has an enclosed area and I was hoping that being out the wind and cozied up together I could avoid having to buy another heat lamp (our lamp is brooding buttons right now). The other option is moving the hutch in the unheated garage over night. Any thoughts? Thanks for the quick...

Hi everyone! We are in Southern Ontario and spring has finally sprung! We have 6 quail inside right now living at room temperature, but we want to get them outside asap so we have more space in the quail room (my office where I should be doing work). The outside temps this week are going to be...

Wow! The first Harlem Shake video I've enjoyed!

Warm them in hot water to soften the plastic, and then stretch them over the beak. I think I saw someone on here had posted a picture and how to article. Try searching. Also, try to figure out WHY they are pecking each other. If you don't fix the real problem, the peepers will have to stay on...

I think your best bet is to leave the eggs alone and just wait to see if they hatch. I've tried candling and I've done the float test, but the best indicator of fertility is when a chick hatches out. :D Nothing bad will happen if you leave non-fertilized eggs in the incubator with fertilized eggs.

Great! Thanks for the info both!

So with buttons being 15/16 days and coturnix being 18, I should delay setting the buttons for a couple of days? Or should I just set them at the same time and remove the buttons as they hatch during the coturnix lock down? Thanks Dan

Hi everyone! I've been keeping coturnix for a few months now and hatched a few dozen of them. I'd like to try hatching some buttons WITH some coturnix together in the incubator. I realize that the buttons will hatch sooner, but has anyone had luck hatching them together? Would anyone advise...

If you want more Omega 3 in your diet, eat the flax seeds yourself rather than have the chickens process it for you. :)