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    This has probably been debated before, but I couldn't find a thread....

    I have not posted this in the chicken forum because I assumed that more people on the quail forum than on the chicken forum will have raised both, but that's just a hunch. I have no basis for thinking that. UGCM
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    This has probably been debated before, but I couldn't find a thread....

    For those who raise, or have raised, both quail and chickens, which do you find to be easier? For purposes of this poll, let's assume we mean primarily for eggs. From what I have seen written, the consensus seems to be that quail are easier, but I bet to differ. I have raised both for a...
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    Quail-sized Oyster Shell?

    You only need to grind up the feed for the first day or two, and even then I think the whole idea is a bit overstated. They can find small enough particles in your average scoop of crumbles. For the first day or two after hatching, I have put a few scoops of feed in a gallon ziplock and rolled...
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    This had to hurt

    Yep, it was a double yoker. Went along nicely with some others in a bacon and cheese omelette this morning. UGCM
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    This had to hurt

    These are American pharaoh eggs and that is a quarter, not a dime. That big one has to be a double yoker. Ouch!
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    Do quails need grit & calcium?

    They don't need grit if all you feed them is commercial feed. If you give them treats that need to be "chewed" then they need grit. Calcium above the amount in a starter or grower feed is only necessary for laying hens. If you can't find a layer ration, you can supplement with oyster shell...
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    pip ? help

    Franky, I don't intervene at all, but I am not raising pets. I know there will be tons of success stories, but generally speaking, those that have to be helped often do not do well. I want the best stock to survive, so I don't assist those that can't make it on their own. I realize that the...
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    Lock down!

    I don't. Those that are helped often don't survive anyway. I let mother nature take her course in the bator...well, as much as she can for being in an incubator.
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    Lock down!

    They will for a couple of years if you keep them well-nourished and under artificial light during the shorter days. They need at least 14 hours of light to lay steadily. Since most places on earth do not have days that long year round, you have to supplement with artificial light. I live in...
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    How do i get my quail to hatch eggs?

    Ain't gonna happen with Coturnix, if that's what we are talking about. Buy or build an incubator. The other option is to get yourself some broody bantam hens and see if they will hatch them. People have done that successfully. UGCM
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    Fly and smell control

    I have more quail that I have ever had at one time and I can tell that flies and smell is going to be a challenge. I have read a few older posts about controlling both, but what do you do that works? Any new ideas? Preferably cheap and easy ones? I've had chickens and they were easy because...
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    Lock down!

    Wrapped up the hatch with 59% on the total batch of eggs, but I removed 21 infertile ones prior to lock down. I hatched 84% of the remaining fertile eggs. Not bad, not great. I've had better and I've had worse. One died in the bator and one died after an hour in the brooder. The rest seem to be...
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    Lock down!

    After a long 30+ hours from the first pip to first hatch (and it wasn't the first pip), they're popping like popcorn. The first pip finally hatched about 32 hours after pipping. It just pipped and sat there for a day and a half and the zipped in about 10 minutes. I guess it was just time...
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    First hatch!

    No, you're fine at 65-70%. Some will say go 75, but I have never been that high and haven't had any problems with humidity that I didn't cause. ;-)
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    Got my eggs yesterday!

    I hear ya. Bobs are awesome in the wild. The woods behind my neighborhood was loaded with them when I was a kid. Now it's nothing but houses. Good luck. Let us know how it goes. UGCM
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