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Fresh local quail eggs usually have a hatch rate of around 80% or more. Posted quail eggs generally have a hatch rate of 50% or less. I know many breeders who stop posting quail eggs as they had too many complaints about poor hatch rate. Maybe the eggs get hairline cracks during transit...

Chicken eggs post well. Quail are a bit more fragile...

I would rather drive 3 hours to pick up eggs than have them posted. I've bought posted eggs. Though the eggs may arrive intact, the chicks are generally weaker and have more incidents of splayed legs. I had to cull all of my most recent posted batch after hatching. Many of the breeders that...

Dude! You gotta tell people which city you are from.

I just leave piles of eggshells outside for a few weeks but oven drying is faster and easier. The shell becomes brittle and is easily powdered. You can then sprinkle it on the food. Unlike oyster shells, they cannot avoid ingesting the powder. I don't have room for chooks in my tiny backyard...

You should dry some eggshells, crush or blend it into powder and sprinkle it onto their food. I had a lot of issues with fart-eggs until i did this.

Here is a pic of my week old quail at 48 grams!!!

Nice Silkies Sam. I would keep some myself as pets but my land is tiny. No room to roam. Hence i am stuck with quails.

Hey. That is some good advice. I booked some jumbo eggs for the coming spring. My current stock is 250 grams to 350 grams. Will be upgrading to new spring stock at 350 grams to 450 grams.

Anyone know where i can get jumbo quails in melbourne?