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    What is This Called?

    Im pretty sure its not a tuxedo:lol:
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    time between the eggs laid and going into incubator?

    7-10 days the less the better. Chris
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    Okay got what I think is a better incubator... Questions on humidity.

    I was just wondering because the still air hovabators are only 47.99 at the local feed store. but maybe that will be better it does have a fan.
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    Okay got what I think is a better incubator... Questions on humidity.

    Can I just ask , how much does it cost to build an incubator like that? Chris
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    My experiences with shipped eggs, if anyone cares.

    Ok the first part of the experiment is over out of 55 eggs set directly into the incubator and noturners for the first 48 i have 51 hatced chicks alive and healthy! The other hatch of fourteen eggs that I waited 24 hrs before setting and started the turners immediatly 6 chicks hatched and one...
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    Button Quail 8 weeks old just laid first batch of eggs!!! QUESTIONS!!!

    1 hen laid 3 eggs in 5 minutes? She is a regular egg factory!
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    My experiences with shipped eggs, if anyone cares.

    Ill leave the trench coats to you guys........
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    My experiences with shipped eggs, if anyone cares.

    Mid day temps here are 95 t 100 and about 85% humidity! Horrible! Actually I have thought about this and I may have spoken way to soon Ive had 3 batches of eggs with one method 30-40% and only 1 batch with a higher rate, but now i have a control. In the morning im going to order more eggs from...
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    My experiences with shipped eggs, if anyone cares.

    I think you took that wrong I am pleased with your product big eggs very clean and well packaged! I was just saying what my experience with hatch rates are and what has worked best for me. I think that the heat here in the south may be starting the incubation process and that the 24 hours of...
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    My experiences with shipped eggs, if anyone cares.

    Yes i agree the hens do leave the nest Quail Lady but I dont think they leave the nest for 24 hours maybe 30 minutes to an hour and thats a big difference between 24 hours after coming out of a hot back of a mail truck that who knows how hot it is. Oh by the way the 15 eggs that one was broken...
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    My experiences with shipped eggs, if anyone cares.

    Im fairly new to the coturnix quail and so far have hatched nothing but shipped eggs. My first hatch I hatched 32 out of 107 eggs, my second hatch i hatched 52 out of 156 eggs (I ordered 300 plus and over 170 eggs were broken talk about terrible packing!). So I was talking to my dad about the...
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    What kind of quail are these?

    They are dizzy fighting quail:P
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    Recipe for pickled quail eggs?

    About (depending on size) how many quial eggs does it take to fill a quart jar? Thanks Chris
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    Have a coturnix question?

    well if anyone cares Ole Honey Butt looks to be doing great today and everything that is supposed to be inside is back inside. I guess this is a fairly easy problem to correct, but it sure looks horrible when you first notice it! Thanks for the help Chris
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    Have a coturnix question?

    If nothing else this may just be a start on the marination process. :
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