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    Where to get processing equipment and stuffs?

    Hi y’all! I’ve got quail and in particular I’ve got some extra males that it’s time to process. But I am looking to scale up next year, I do sell at a farmers market and I’m looking to get into a couple local grocery co-ops. Through some research I’ve learned how to do the culling at home. But...
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    “Pastured” quail don’t lay eggs?

    just a quick question. My mentor who is letting me run my quail behind her goats has warned me that pastured quail won’t lay eggs. She said she’s tried it in her yard and in her green house And anytime you move them, it takes up to two weeks for them to become comfortable to start laying. I have...
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    Review by 'gafultz' in article 'Hatching Quail Eggs and Brooding Quail Chicks'

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    1 out of 30 eggs hatched

    Thank you. He's not a big fan of the stuffed animals i've got, but i'm looking for a feather duster or something like it. I did candle the day I switched into lockdown, and i think it was a 50/50, about half of them lit up really bright.
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    1 out of 30 eggs hatched

    I had 6 different thermometor and hygrometer's in the incubator. On Day 12 of my notes I have Incubator at 104 39%, Accurite 99 43%, Taylor 95.8 51%, Reptology 98 46% and a cheap Taylor Mercury at 96 degrees. I think a few days later I got a Pets Pride Brooder mercury one. All the locals around...
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    1 out of 30 eggs hatched

    Hi guys! This was my first try at starting my own covey of quail for eggs and meat. I got 30 eggs, 15 from a local farm and another 15 from a farm a bit further away. Didn’t mean to get two different batches but they’re about 2 days apart. Out of the first batch, only 1 hatched, on day 19. None...
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    • chick #1 help ! only 1 egg hatched quail
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