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How long does a mated Hen remain fertile?
Question for the more knowledgeable than I. If a hen has been mated by a particular Roo, lets say they were together several days and one had seen them mate daily, if that hen is then separated, how many days afterwards before she starts laying fertile eggs and how many days is she likely to... -
What temperature to keep eggs untill ready to put in the incubator?
Finally my first quail egg, after getting my quail in the middle of the southern hemisphere winter, spring is finally here. Excited. What I need to know is what temperature to store the eggs until I have enough to try my first attempt at incubating, hopefully at the very worst I should have 7... -
New Quail Keeper
Backyard Chickens and particularly this thread (all 81 pages) have inspired me to keep Coturnix. So hopefully not boring everyone I thought I would document how I go on this thread. Over the last week I have thought and designed the Coop, a simple A Frame design ( I am no carpenter). This...