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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Hey! I got your message, Nifty! I haven't been up to much. I moved houses so am temporarily down to three chickens and a butcher bird got into my quail run and got a few of them, so I'm down to two! :( I'll probably breed some more in the summer or wait until I move again!
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    Fully automatic incubator

    Look locally for second hand incubators. I got a Borotto Lumia 16 from someone on Gumtree, it cost me $250. It holds up to 64 quail eggs in the tray. I hatched my first lot over the weekend and had 8 out of 9 survive (number 9 almost did, long story). It has two "feet" to fill up with water...
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    Thank you :)

    Thank you :)
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    No waste Feeders for Quail

    I made one similar to the Dine-A-Chook feeder (pic attached). Took some 4in PVC pipe, cut it to about a foot and put a tee on the base with a plug. Cut half of the 90degree piece out so they could get their head in. Ran a 2in pipe in to just below where they eat and it refills from the pipe...
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