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    dying quail chicks

    I do like the Italians but have taken quite a liking to the Japanese as well so may switch. I've never really got my head round the lethal gene. If I keep these females but don't use them for breeding, are the eggs OK for eating?
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    dying quail chicks

    They are fed game bird layers pellets as a staple but do eat some of the finch food that the other birds drop in the aviary. I also give dried meal worms as a treat and various vegetables. When I make egg food for the finches they normally have some of that too. The eggs I have bought in were...
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    dying quail chicks

    I have the plate that has 4 legs and can go quite low, much lower than the brinsea one. I have it lower at the back than the front so they can choose where to lie. I have used it for the chicks from bought eggs as well. The ones I am losing are Italian. It's normaly 4 or 5 from a hatch of 15-20...
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    dying quail chicks

    Hi, I have been hatching and keeping quail for a few months now but seem to lose a number of chicks in the first week. I don't lose any from eggs that I have bought in or if I have it has been very soon after hatch and obviously weak from the start. The problem seems to be with my own eggs. I...
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    Incubating and humidity in covatutto 16l

    Hi, I'm using a covatutto 16l incubator for my chicken eggs. According to the inbuilt theremometer its keeping at a steady 37.8 As the instructions say. However I filled just one part of the tray with water as instructed. It recommends you fill the water every other day but mine has not...
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