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    all who are hatching quail

    I have found that only the waterers work well with quail chicks until they are 5-7 days old because of their size and weakness. I raise ~1000 bobwhites a year and haven't had very good luck with anything else. I am using GQF brooders so I can hang the water in troughs outside once they are big...
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    all who are hatching quail

    I have found that only the waterers work well with quail chicks until they are 5-7 days old because of their size and weakness. I raise ~1000 bobwhites a year and haven't had very good luck with anything else. I am using GQF brooders so I can hang the water in troughs outside once they are big...
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    all who are hatching quail

    I usually average about 80-85% hatch rate and then lose another 5-10% during the first week. I have about 400 bobs that are 5 weeks old after setting 500 eggs. My second hatch is just 3 weeks old and still have about 425 alive. I have found humidity to be important the last 2-4 days before they...
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    all who are hatching quail

    I now have 400 week old bobwhite chicks! Anybody have suggestions on how soon I should supplement their diet with grit, Ca+, treats? I am feeding starter crumbles right now.
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    Brooder bedding

    Thanks for the info.
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    Convert a barn stall to quail pen?

    Check out the flight pen design on Quail Ranch of Oklahoma site. Its pretty nice and not to difficult to modify as needed.
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    Brooder bedding

    Thanks for the info. I will check out my local pet store.
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    all who are hatching quail

    From all the research I can find the optimum incubation h umidityfor bobwhite quail is 50-60% to give enough volume loss to allow chick grow without dehydrating them. The humidity for the last 3-5 days needs to be ~70-75% to soften the shell for hatching. I use a GQF cabinet incubator and...
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    all who are hatching quail

    Just set 500 Northern Bobwhite quail eggs yesterday! Time to work on large brooding areas. Anyone ever used a battery of box brooders (GQF manufactured)?
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    Quail brooding

    Anyone ever used the round metal grain bins as brooding houses? I have a box brooder and a small pen in an outbuilding but need some more space for a larger hatch. I have two old steel grain bins that are clean and dry with concrete floors but would need to have electric ran to allow the use of...
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    Brooder bedding

    Thanks to all of the advice. Any one using straw?
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    Brooder bedding

    Looking for advice on the best bedding in my brooding pen. I have heard cut straw is better than wood chips. Any suggestions?
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    Water or no water in the incubator

    I would recommend water pan, maybe with a sponge standing up in it if you have room. I think the best humidity is around 60-65%.
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    ccgamebirds

    Thanks. Still working the site navigation. Looks like a lot of good info.
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    ccgamebirds

    Greetings from small town Missouri. Looking for some advice on flight pen designs for quail and pheasant. I have seen the plans on Quail Ranch but not sure I want that much expense upfront. ? need for raised floor vs on the ground. Thanks.
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