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New to hatching, brooding and raising turkeys. Would love some advice :)
Hi, I'm getting my Beltsville White Turkey eggs in a couple days and will pop them into the incubator eagerly!! But then what? lol I currently breed, incubate and raise quail and love it. I can't have chickens (live in a forrest, little sunlight makes it through the towering trees and no... -
Help! Need to balance my grow out pen
Hi, everyone, I am in need of some advice. I'm raising my first batch of quail (60 texas A&Ms). They are 6 weeks old now. The boys have been crowing for 2 weeks now and the girls started laying a few days ago - yey. Here's my problem: I sat out there like a madwoman with a blue sharpie and... -
Quail leg bands - is that the way to go?
I have Texax A&M quail and as most of you know, it is an all white bird... so.... I have to band them to know which is male and which is female. Mine are 5 week old now and i'm hearing constant male calls now, so I can grab them as I see them crow and band them or mark them somehow at this... -
Candling Quail Eggs
Hi, I have my first batch of quail eggs in the incubator. I just set them a couple days ago. Any advise of how early I can candle the eggs? I read that at 14 days they can be candled and turning can stop. But I'm wondering if I can do it sooner? How soon can I see or spot something in... -
I choose breeders from the same batch of hatchlings?
I'm raising my first batch of hatchlings (texas a&m's) and was going to select a male and a few females as my breeders to produce fertile eggs. Is it OK to select my breeder family out of this batch or would it be essentially breeding brothers and sisters??? Or is a probability of the chicks... -
NEW to incubating Quail and looking for advise on a reliable thermometer and hydrometer
Hi, I'm getting ready to get my first batch of quail eggs going in 2 weeks. I have my incubator (Janoel 24) and tested it out yesterday and overnight, it held a steady 38 C with absolutely no deviation, which is great. But, i'm looking for the additional thermometer and a hydrometer to ensure... -
Various questions around taking care of baby quail
Hi, I am hoping someone can shed some light on some questions I have around raising quail. I have a brand new hatch of 60 A&M babies - 1 week old. They are doing beautifully in two home-made brooders :) I started to put down a little big of pine shavings to the bottom of my two brooders (on...