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I would like to start a Beltsville group
Is this thread still going? I am new to Beltsville White turkey raising, but dove right in. Got some eggs over the internet and hatched them - beautiful chicks are now 3 days old (7 out of 10 hatched :)). Hmm, now what do I do? I don't know a first thing about turkey raising, but am doing a... -
New to hatching, brooding and raising turkeys. Would love some advice :)
Much appreciate the info!! What about brooding? Is it a must to brood indoors the entire duration or would a covered hutch with a heat lamp do? -
New to hatching, brooding and raising turkeys. Would love some advice :)
Hi, I'm getting my Beltsville White Turkey eggs in a couple days and will pop them into the incubator eagerly!! But then what? lol I currently breed, incubate and raise quail and love it. I can't have chickens (live in a forrest, little sunlight makes it through the towering trees and no... -
all who are hatching quail
I use plastic (shallow) containers with a mix of sand and shavings. They LOVE these and only lay in them, never on the wire!! I have them in all 4 corners of my quail pen. this also gives them a place to rest their feet from the wire bottom. Actually most of the floor is covered in either... -
What is your quail hatch rate!?
I only hatched one time before (second batch is in now, so i'll update next week when they hatch :)), but for my first ever batch - I had just under 50% hatch. I had issues with humidity at lockdown, so lost a few in the hatching process - dried out :( but anyway, still, got 24 out of 50. Hope -
Quail not laying, is something wrong with my set up?
do they have a light in their cage? the days alone aren't long enough yet for them to lay, so maybe add a light to shine through the evening or leave 24 hrs, which some don't recommend to do full time. but if you want to jump-start them maybe leave on for 24 hrs until they start laying then... -
Putting coturnix quail outside questions
I put mine outside at 3 weeks old (they were stinky and I was ready for them to move out of the house). I did put a heat lamp in the cage: my cage has walls on the back and sides, front is open (wire), but I hung a thick blanket over the front overnight and it kept them really toasty inside in... -
all who are hatching quail
I just hatched my first ever batch. I was pretty good at not opening the bator up to lockdown, which is when I candled my eggs, removed the empty ones (only 6 out of 50 were infertile and glowed light a light bulb, so they came out). All black/non-see-through stayed in, even thought most... -
Egg Peeler
I haven't tried a peeler, but I have quail egg scissors and they are AWESOME!! They work like a charm! I only tried boiling my quail eggs once for my daughter's school lunch and I did add a splash of vinegar to the water. They were so easy to peel - much quicker than chicken eggs for sure... -
first quail egg laid!
It was so exciting to get my first egg at 5.5 weeks old - my first batch of texas A&Ms. It was completely white, but fully formed and delicious! Then, i've been getting more and more each day and a week later i'm up to 14 eggs per day :) It is so exciting to finally have your hard work pay... -
What is your quail hatch rate!?
When do you move them outside? They should be fully feathered before they are moved out of the brooder, which is at about 3 weeks old. At that time, heat lamp is perfectly enough :) -
Nest box for quail?
Same here! I have wire floor in both of my pens, but have several plastic bins in there (with sides about 3 inches high): two with sand and two with shavings. Never seen an egg on wire yet, all eggs are in boxes - shavings boxes most often, but some in sand boxes. Take a look: see the... -
Looking for answers
If you had light on them before and not anymore (now that they are outside) - that might be the contributing factor. There are a lot more experienced quail people on here than me, but I pretty much read every thread on here and a lot of other sources to educate myself before getting into quail... -
Putting coturnix quail outside questions
I put mine out at 3 weeks old and it was in 20s and 30s overnight and 50s +/- during the day. They did just fine, but I had heat lamps available to them and they were completely shielded from the wind (back and side of the cage are closed in and I hung a think blanket over the front overnight)... -
Quail not laying, is something wrong with my set up?
Mine (my first ever batch of texas A&Ms) are almost 7 weeks old now and they started laying a week ago right at 5.5 weeks, but not all. Got 4 eggs first day, 4 second day, then only 3, then 6, then 8, then 5 and 12 today!! Pretty much, I had heat lamps in my cages due to cold weather over the...