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Hey folks. Once again I come to you with a question. I have just processed four quail. Three of them had quite a bit of fat on them. (I skinned them but left the fat for now.) Do you leave the fat and let it cook with the meat or do you trim them and add a fat like bacon, oil, or butter...

I have 7 new coturnix with splayed legs born yesterday and today. I am going to wait a couple days to see if things improve. My question is this - Should I try to fix them or should I cull them to get rid if that genetic trait from my flock? I tried fixing five from my first hatch last spring...

So, 36 hours before the expected hatch the power went down in my shop without my knowledge. The eggs were without heat for eight and a half hours. When I went to check this morning the temp was 71. I restored power immediately but am very frustrated. Don't really have a question or know what to...

Hey folks. Just as a refresher for me, and possibly others, on which day do I take out the autoturner and bump up the humidity? This will be my second hatch. My first was poor - 8 out of 48 - but those were shipped eggs. This time around I am using the eggs from my quail. (Eggs from three hens...

Hey group. I have saved the eggs from my three hens (Plus one roo) for the last fifteen days. Last night I put them all in the incubator. (LG with heat/fan/egg turner) I meant to only keep ten days worth of eggs but time got away from me and I didn't date them as I saved them. Will the old and...

Hi. One of my Easter Eggers went broody in the spare chicken coop. (That's good!) It is one of those two-story Tractor Supply jobs with the roost and nest boxes above and the run below with a ramp. The eggs should hatch Tuesday or Wednesday this week. Here's my question - What will happen when...

Hey all, We have 6 or 7 year old Easter Egger that has suddenly gone broody in the last week. (We think.) She has also begun molting. (Of that we're certain.) My question - Should I let her sit a clutch of eggs or will doing that during the molt be too hard on her? We have always removed eggs...

I have one quail who occasionally mounts a female. I THINK that the 'mounter' is a female. It has never crowed. It doesn't fight with the roo that is in the cage. (1 roo, 4 females - I think.) It is a dark, reddish brown - almost cinnamon - and has spots down the breast. Is this same sex...

Hey folks. Do I need to wait to hard boil quail eggs like we do with our chicken eggs? (Since the fresh chicken eggs don't peel easily.) Thanks, Dave

Okay, so my seven Coturnix have survived and thrived. I have three roosters and four hens. At seven weeks the roos are chasing the hens mercilessly. Should I kill two roos and have one roo with four hens? I have two cages. Would it make more sense to keep two roos and give them two hens each? I...

We have an old hen that, I believe, is a black austrolorp. She appears to have gone broody in one of the nest boxes. I keep removing eggs - to her great displeasure - but she continues to sit on the two fake eggs that are there. Can I move her to another tiny coop and set our ten freshest eggs...

Hi folks. Is it possible - and practical - to incubate quail and chickens together? I was hoping to start the chickens 6 days prior to adding the quail eggs. Then they would both go into lockdown at the same time and hatch about the same time also. This way I would have both sets in their...

Hi. This is my first go-round with Coturnix. (Or any quail) They were four weeks old yesterday. I have seven that survived and they are looking healthy. At what point do I need to sex them and separate them? When should I move them out of the (12 square foot) brooder and into pens? I hope to...

Hi. I just moved our 15 CX chicks outdoors yesterday. They are 4 weeks old to the day. They have most of their feathers but are still bare on their 'shoulders' under the tops of their wings. I had a light on in their coop last night. (41 degrees out) When can I quit using the red lamp for heat...

Hi. I was wondering if anyone here has made a quail plucker powered with a hand drill. If so, what has been their experience? I also wonder if the softer rubber fingers used for quail would still work with my CX meat birds. Thanks, in advance, Dave

I must begin by thanking everyone here at BYC for their help and this huge pool of information. For an incubating newbie this site has been a godsend. I ended up setting 48 eggs in the incubator. The USPS had been pretty rough with them so I let them sit at room temp for 24 hours first. My...

Hi. I received 24 of 48 eggs that I ordered. Of those, 10 were broken. I put the other 14 in my Little Giant (With fan and egg turner) last Wednesday. I have communicated with the seller and he has agreed to correct the order and send me 48 new eggs tomorrow. (Monday) They should arrive on...

Hi. I ordered 48 quail eggs by mail which came a few hours ago. The seller only sent 24 eggs. Of those, 10 were broken. So now I have 14 eggs in my Little Giant. I didn't turn on the egg turner. However, several had yolk from the broken eggs on them. I didn't want to ruin the protective...

Hi all. I have the Little Giant with the installed fan/temp/humidity unit. I read through most of the Little Giant thread but I am confused. People say to set the temp for 101 for quail rather than 99.9. Is that for the Still Air incubator only or is it also for the circulating fan model...

I took the plunge and ordered the Little Giant with egg turner and quail rails. I also ordered 48 eggs. From what I have read here I will need Starteena 30% protein game bird feed. My question - How much should I order? How much will a single Coturnix eat in six weeks? Sorry to be a pest, Dave