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    Newbie quail question (best cage? where to buy?)

    I forgot to mention. The links that I posted were all for US sellers. If you have the time to spare you can get them from chinese sellers for quite a bit less. The biggest thing is on the temperature controller...they make DC and AC options (which look pretty much EXACTLY alike) so make sure...
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    23 button quail eggs free to the first person who....

    GRRR, just noticed it was resurrected....
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    Newbie quail question (best cage? where to buy?)

    Homemade Incubator Pictures and Parts... Parts List... The "incubator" is just a cooler/ice chest of your choosing. I first built an analog incubator and used one of the super cheap ($3) foam coolers. I would personally not recommend this simply because the weight of the "guts" weighed more...
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    Newbie quail question (best cage? where to buy?)

    If you aren't opposed to it I'd start from eggs and just get an incubator. Long term you'd need this anyway since egg production decreases as they age. If you do go this route you can get eggs from a vast amount of suppliers. Also, with the quantity you are wanting I think you are going to...
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    Hatch time (from pip to out of the shell)

    I have some Bob Whites that I can hear in their eggs and they have pips on the shell as well. Just wasn't sure how long it normally took for them to get themselves out of the shell once the first pip had appeared.
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    Use cardboard egg trays in incubator

    I have some true hatching trays on the way, but in the interim I have them in the cardboard trays. I just put a box in the middle of the incubator to provide the incline for the trays...then I just rotate the tray.
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    Use cardboard egg trays in incubator

    Did your hatch rate seem to be what you'd expect? Would you recommend it?
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    Use cardboard egg trays in incubator

    I'm hoping this is "ok" as I think it would make "turning" the eggs a lot easier. Has anyone used the cardboard trays in an incubator? Did it go ok?
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    Best Incubators

    If you aren't opposed to a bit of work you can make an incubator that a lot of people seem to use. There are a lot of guides out there. You can make one for about $20 if you have a spare cooler (igloo/foam/other). If not just factor in the cost of the cooler. This is what I've done and have...
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