Recent content by Friesian

Thanks for the replies! I’m fairly certain the remaining eggs are toast, but my incubator had cool spots so I feel bad tossing them without being completely sure. I’m not hopeful at all, but I’ll give them a couple more days as Alaskan suggested just for peace of mind. The aircell in the egg...

Hi guys! Sorry if this is a silly question, but this is my first time hatching eggs and I was wondering if eggs that die right before hatch time still get blood rings the same as ones that die earlier? I had 23 fertile quail eggs. 17 of them hatched starting Friday night and the last one...

I’m not too familiar with pysanky. From my very limited knowledge of it I imagine the most difficult parts would be mostly the smaller egg size and then the spots. I love the art though, when I was a kid my dad used to collect eggs.

Thank you for asking! We have a bit of space both indoor and outdoor with a decent amount of space of outdoor, especially for smaller birds. We are just by law not allowed chicken roosters because of noise & proximity, but everything else is a-ok.

Thank you for the welcomes! I have a photo of my incubator on one of my most recent checks if anyone would like to see! I manually turn my eggs because I was sent more than I ordered and it was too many for the auto turner. I used The tray partitions to hold most of the eggs in place and wedged...

Hi everyone! I joined your site to learn about hatching and raising chicks! I have owned pet Birds all my life, but have always wanted chickens. For now we rent, and space doesn’t allow for the larger birds, so I’ve chosen to raise quail instead! I’ve done a bit of research on my own, but I’m...