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eggs in July?

post #1 of 4
7/28/12 at 7:16am
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hey all,

just wanted to ask some questions about buying and shipping eggs for incubation purposes. mainly concentrating on quail. 

 

is July/August too hot for getting shipped eggs to hatch?

does their "season" for laying end earlier?

 

i would like to get some more eggs to hatch, but i dont want to waste money that i could save till next spring .(this applies to chicken / duck / quail / pheasant / and turkey eggs.) 

 

don

have:  1 lovely and patient wife, 3 teenage girls, 2 dogs, 1 cat, California Valley quail, Mexican Speckled Bobwhites, Gambel quail, Speckled Sussex, Silver Sebrights, Canaries, and some exotic finches

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have:  1 lovely and patient wife, 3 teenage girls, 2 dogs, 1 cat, California Valley quail, Mexican Speckled Bobwhites, Gambel quail, Speckled Sussex, Silver Sebrights, Canaries, and some exotic finches

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post #2 of 4
7/28/12 at 9:06am

I can only speak of button quail as that is what I raise. They lay year round and we ship year round...we still have great hatch rates even through the summer. Hope this helps!

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post #3 of 4
7/28/12 at 9:57am

Have you consider buy locally from Craigslist?

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post #4 of 4
7/28/12 at 10:58am

I would look for anything that won't be shipped unless you are willing to get shipped express. I got a thermometer in the mail yesterday and out of the box it read 118. I had 2 different orders (60 total) of Coturnix eggs in early June that ended up doing nothing due to the heat.

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