I've rebuilt my DIY incubator to use a light bulb instead of heat cable. I installed a small cardboard light shield to keep the eggs out of direct light, but now I'm having trouble with air flow and uneven temperatures. Is blocking the light necessary? Has anyone come up with an elegant solution...
I know this model doesn't come with a hatching tray, but could I remove the bottom egg rack and hatch in that space? Someone is offering me a good deal on one, but it doesn't make sense if I have to buy the hatcher too.
I put this together using a bunch of things I had on hand. It's a bit small and I'm new to this, but I'm hoping to get about 2 dozen jumbo quail eggs in there. Note: The thermometer doesn't read temp correctly but I have it in there to measure humidity. The thermostat is reading high because the...
I am planning to start raising coturnix this summer and I’ve read over much of the material here, but I haven’t seen much discussion of building housing with escape prevention in mind. I was able to search the forum and find some threads about escaped quail, but there weren’t that many. Is it...