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Hi, I have four bobs, three females/1 male. I hatched them last July. I am in NJ and we are at the end of April and I have no eggs yet. Last year I had a pair that gave me eggs starting early April. My current bobs seem happy, they are now grooming each other. I try to keep the environment as...

In the winter all are housed in the same cage. In the spring each make will have his own cage with a hen

Didn't finish! One is a rabbit hutch like the photo previously posted. The other is home made. Photo below. I have 3 males and four hens. I spend about 15 minutes per cage on the daily standard clean which includes changing water and feed. I spend 1/2 hr on a deep cage clean done every couple...

hi. I also have bobs. I have right now two cages in the summer and one in the winter.

Thanks for all this advice! Bobs are complex work! I dipped the beaks after reading the first paragraph. Noted on all other thinks. The eggs are from "backyard birds' so genetics could be at play. Could also be my incubating. I tried to ensure I followed all directions but things could have...

Thanks. They are in the brooder. All moving around and they started to feed. I do have a couple of questions. First., one has two curled feet, another has one. The third is normal. What did I do wrong in incubating? Or is a vitamin issue and what do I give? Will it correct? Also, can I give...

Well, at about 130 this morning my chicks hatched. Very cool! All look good. Now I need to get them to adulthood!

OMG! I just heard all three peeping. These are the first sounds I have heard. And the eggs are really rocking. I am guessing this means any time now? Sorry to be such a geek...the first hatching is too exciting!

Hi - In NJ I would call Buttonwood Game Preserve (in Harmony NJ if you are willing to travel). 175 Buttonwood Ln, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 (908) 454-7116 She has a lot going on right now but hopefully she can get back to you and help you. Alternatively, and you may have tried it, but just...

I certainly will keep you posted. As for the humidity, I checked and it is steady at 72%. No change in the size of the pips that were started but the eggs rock, then sit quiet, then rock some more...

I did do the spray bottle but just a bit this am (after reading that. Though I was concerned that I might mess things up. Glad you suggested it). They moved a good bit when I did that though it could be coincidence...

Thanks. The whole arrangement of this incubator is such that I can see in. When I left this am there was som condensation where the top sits on the base of the unit. It has been like that for a few days. Not a lot, but some. Vents are open but I will double check when I get home. Thanks...

Hi, still new to all this. I am trying to hatch my first bobs. They all pipped by late day 22. Today at 4pm starts day 24 and no chicks. There is still movement of the eggs. Temps in my incubator (Brinsea Mimi advance) are 99.5, humidity should be good as the reservoir is full, but I don't...

Thanks!

Hi. I am trying to hatch bobwhite quail for the first time. I have a Brisnea Mini Advanced incubator. I have followed directions and am all set to go. The only pint of confusion is that the directions say it takes 16-23 days whereas I have read elsewhere it takes 21 days. Obviously this makes a...

I will be patient but I have to say its tough! They also act "unsettled" in the morning and evening. They will quickly come to eat the food I put on their wood bark (I do this to give them a somewhat natural foraging experience in addition to the food in the feeder). They enjoy treats...but...

The bobs were hatched last July - they are from the same set as the other bobs that are laying. Environmental stressors are certainly possible they are in a sunroom so they are not exposed to predators. I am sure they can hear the dog barking on occasion. The dog passes through the sunroom...

Thanks, but my hens are not laying. I don't know what is different. They eat the same food, have the same light....why might they not lay? Thanks!

Thanks. Asked on the "quail" thread!

Hi, I am new to quail. I have two hens that are not laying as of today. I have a male/female set up elsewhere that are laying (12 eggs thus far). I added a male to my hens yesterday and now one hen attacks the other, I presume for the male. Any thoughts or suggestions? They are bobwhite...