I have a few quail that id like some color opinions on. ..I bought them from a kid that said they were texas a&m and pharaoh. ...ive also hatched some of their eggs. .would like advice on what they turned out to be and if I could expect any other colors to pop up.
This is the male
Mom1
Mom2...
oct #1 hatch was due yesterday so now on day 22 with no eggs wiggling and no pipps.. batch #1 started with 24 eggs.... not giving up yet but loosing hope.
oct #2 hatch is on day 18 today 29 ee and oe eggs.. hope they are more on time than hatch 1..
oct #3 hatch on day 14 and wiggling...
decided to sneak in a candle before i got any pips..only caught 3 wayos moving around couldnt see much in the marans but air cells but the egdes of some air cells were moving so im hoping......... culled 6 wyaos and 1 maran egg... 2 of the eggs some how missed first cull and were infertile..and...
yeah i know its off season but i figured i could try for a contact for spring... we will try the RM swap this month if i still have $$$ its going fast this month for some reason.....so what day is rm swap for oct?? the 26th?? just like to triple check lol.
22 in lockdown today..hope they are ok.. wish maran eggs were easyer to candle...so i have no clue on those.
BUT a few did "fight"back when i picked them up lol
ok so do you guys do your hatch rates off how many eggs total sat on day one or how many viable eggs went into lockdown?? i mean do infertile eggs count againt you?? that just dont seem fair.
my mother in law just told me to tell you she thinks a pack of worf rats. she had a bunch killed by them years ago. looked just as you discribed some birds where carried off others were munched on right there and they show no fear of people or dogs.
can you sex marans by looking at their neck feathers like you can some other chickens?? ive got several that i think are roos just because they are full of color.. but a few mostly have color around the neck... so im trying to deside if i have females with too much color or roos that are just...