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    Anotther hatching question!

    Sally Sunshine.....Thanks so much for the info and link. I haven't posted that much but your the first person that has answered any of my questions. Will most def. build my own bator. Still no chicks, humidity is way down and have put in sponges and see no change. Will wait one more day and then...
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    Anotther hatching question!

    Thanks so much for your reply! We are at day 19 with one chick hatched. This seems to be the hatch from hell! Had 2 other pips but pulled them when I removed the chick and both were dead in the shell. My fan is really squeaking bad and quits sometime and had a real problem maintaining even a 50%...
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    23 button quail eggs free to the first person who....

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    Anotther hatching question!

    Twocrowsranch, just wanted to thank you for all the great advice you have given me. I really enjoy your posts and they are very helpful. I was wondering if the hatched chicks rolling the eggs around creates a problem with the unhatched eggs. Should I try annd remove the chicks before they...
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    Another interesting read on "dry hatching" quail eggs

    My first hatch of quail eggs was ok, hatched 30 out of 120. However I know alot of those were infertile, kiddos were "helping" and kept getting them mixed up. I was a little stressed with trying to maintain a 50% humidity level and freaked when it dropped into the 30's, but was surprised I...
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    The chicks are HATCHING! (PICS PAGE 2)

    I have zero experience w buttons as I have Cots and have yet to hatch any (my first hatch my Son was "helping" and adj. the temp. to 113 degrees) but thinking maybe your hen was a bit overwhelmed with so many little ones.
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    Changing Quail feed for egg layers?

    I feed my Cots a 24% game bird crumble mixed witha premuim wild bird feed. I also mix with a product called Ultra Egg, purchased at TS in place of the oyster shell. It is more like a crumble it is kinda pricey but my egg production has gone thru the roof! I have 33 hens and getting 24-30 eggs...
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    Quail Egg peeling machine (youtube)

    Back in the late 70's my Mom purchased a automatic pea sheller. You wet the peas/beans and ran them thru 2 rubber rollers. It was powered by a drill that hooked into the side at one end, the peas went into the bottom of the container and pods into the top. I recently found one of these in the...
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    Quail mating behaviors: learning stages or tough to get some love?

    Yaa Hoo!! Got my first egg today! I got 2 quads from Stellar. 1 quad was 4 weeks the other was 2 1/2 weeks old. I had 5 brown and3 white. The egg came from the younger birds. They are about 6 1/2 weeks old. The younger roo hasn't even crowed yet! I moved one pair of the older birds (8 weeks old)...
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    All but a few, Gone.

    Good Luck with your move! I will be receiving eggs and my breeding stock from Stellar this coming week or two. Just wanted to drop ya a line and let you know how much help your postings and pic's and vast knowledge of quail have helped me! Cannot wait to see you back with us on the forum.
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    Is it just me or does this Quail forum move really really slow?

    Love that quote! But I'm there already! And just gettin started also came across anoother one on this forum......"My brain hurts" maybe it's me I can be a little "obsessive" about my projects. Being a newbie I have enjoyed the forum and researched for a long time on 100's of sites and decided I...
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    Japanese Quail Color Calculator- Best Link

    Very good analogy here but my question, since I am in group 1. I hawas wondering if the size of the birds are affected when breeding for "color". Can you still get say a dressed 5.5-7.5 oz bird? I am very interested in genetics and different colorations but at this point want to concentrate on...
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    quail coop

    Not an expert but researching this I have found half inch by half inch wire, with a pan of sand for dusting and maybe a small piece of wood to get them off the wire to "rest"the feet works well. I plan on using quarter by quarter inch wire in my trransition pens for the chicks. Then moving onto...
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    Starting with quail for meat on a shoestring budget

    Hello to my fellow Texans! I am also a "newbie" and in the process of setting up. Hope to order my breeding stock and about 200 chicks next week. My goal is to supplement my families income by selling the meat and eggs as well as keeping some for my own use. Regarding any licensing, I understand...
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