Will Coturnix hatch out their own eggs?

[Davlyn]

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OOO ~ Awesome. I have not read alot, but I am working on my reading & updates . I was " SO " hoping not 2 have 2 get an incubator . Not sure if there is a market 4 them up here in the north country, so I surely do not want to smother myself with them either.. I only want 2 hatch what mayB wanted.
Thank U so 4 replying. The info is so so much appreciated & needed...

 

[Davlyn]

What Incubator do U use 2 hatch out the Quail ??
TU

 

[Rozzie]

If you are only wanting to hatch a few eggs, you could get a Brinsea Mini Advance. I think they are about $115 or $120 if ordered directly from Brinsea. You would also need to spend $20 for the quail egg turner. This particular incubator only holds 12 eggs. It would not be useful for you if you wanted to hatch eggs to have birds for meat. It would probably be enough if you just wanted to keep enough replacements for pets and for producing eggs.

Others will have to help you with info on larger incubators. (Brinsea does have larger incubators but I am not familiar with the specific models. I have a Brinsea Mini Advance since my birds are pets/egg producers. I don't eat meat so don't need large numbers of birds.)

 

[Rozzie]

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That's a lot of money for a couple of eggs. When we were looking at hatching a itty bitty flock we looked at these guys LD-INCUBAT It says you have to turn the eggs and adjust the temp 3-4 times a day, but that wouldn't have been too big a deal for us. Has anyone tried these before? at $20 it seems much more economical for a small hatching.

http://www.hometrainingtools.com/images/650/BE-INCUBAT.jpg

lelu, no, you don't want that incubator. Those are REALLY bad incubators. You will be lucky to hatch much of anything ever in one of those.

There are other options that cost a lot less than the Brinsea. Other folks will have to help you with those, though. I can tell you that those of us with the Brinsea really like them. THey are considered very reliable.

You are correct, though. If you are only wanting to do two or three eggs then the Brinsea may not be a good option for you.

 

[joe125]

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That's a lot of money for a couple of eggs. When we were looking at hatching a itty bitty flock we looked at these guys LD-INCUBAT It says you have to turn the eggs and adjust the temp 3-4 times a day, but that wouldn't have been too big a deal for us. Has anyone tried these before? at $20 it seems much more economical for a small hatching.

http://www.hometrainingtools.com/images/650/BE-INCUBAT.jpg

Well, that's defiantly better than a "Broody Coturnix", but not by much.

It will work, but it takes work.
If you are handy with power tools, and cost conscious, then I recommend building your own bater. If not, then you are looking at a $150-$200+ investment for a decent incubator.

 

[Robo]

I have had 1 quail go broody. It set for 16 days and then quit.

They are way too domesticated to be good mothers.

 

[BobwhiteQuailLover]

Yep. I am pretty sure!!

 

[BobwhiteQuailLover]

Really? My friends hen goes broody all the time. Weird.

 

[BobwhiteQuailLover]

corturnix .

 

[Berlena]

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Yeah I figured but was just curious....thanks for the quick answer!