Recent content by JulesHG
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Little Giant incubator quail rails, should I buy them or not?
I bought mine online along with a digital temp / hydrometer. Load them up and let it go. My first batch without it, i forgot to turn them on a couple of days. 50% hatch rate. With the turner almost 70%. -
Adding water with auto turner?
I use a turkey baster. Labeled it with a sharpie so my wife doesn't use it for cooking. -
Button quail for dog food?
A friend of mine has a Lab with food allergies. He started feeding him meat from the grocery store, but couldn't afford it. He switched to raising rabbits then Pharoah Quail. He has about 200 quail in several large pens. The dog had issues at first but quickly figured it out. He incubates quail... -
quail with crooked neck
I had one with a crook neck that hatched last Thursday. He made it until Saturday when he couldn't get up. When i would pick him up and set him on his feet he would immediately fall over feet in the air. Tried this all day Saturday and Sunday morning he was alive just not really moving much. I... -
Help On Quail Cage
I have a cage that is 1/3 enclosed for cooler weather and 2/3 wire bottom. Building a new one now 8 feet long. 5 feet wire 3 feet solid bottom. Have 9 adult quail now, just hatched out 13 chicks- 1 week old. Thats the reason for the larger cage. -
leave Turner in or out
Glad you asked this question. I just hatched my first 15 out of 25 eggs turning by hand. I forgot a couple days to turn at night so i bought an automatic turner. I had a few hatch around day 16.