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    Brooding inside house?

    I have some SQ Dark Cornish Bantams due to hatch Wednesday, I was planning on brooding them inside the apartment in the family room. Anyone ever brood chicks inside there house in living areas? I figured if I cleaned the brooder each day it would stay pretty clean, but not sure if its good to...
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    Hatch rate

    Do you include infertile eggs in your hatch rate? Lets say I have 10 eggs and at 5 days I conclude that 2 are not fertile and get thrown out. So that leaves me with 8 fertile eggs, and if these all hatch would I have a 100% hatch rate or a 80%? Just seeing how people figure their rates...
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    Bobwhite cant stand

    I have a Butler Bobwhite quail that wont stand up. I just got 3 breeding pairs today and this female just lays down when I set her in the cage. She seemed fine when I picked them up at the guys house. The birds were getting beat up by each other. I separated them into breeding pairs when I got...
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    Broke down and bought a dickey

    Well I got tired of messing with the cheap foam incubators all modded out with computer fans and humidity drips.... I was getting annoyed with temp changes and only being able to do like 60-70 quail eggs at a time. I broke down and ordered a Dickey incubator Friday and it should be here tomorrow...
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    Aggressive Rooster?

    Last summer I hatched out some chicks and convinced my landlord into getting chickens. We built a coop and have 6 hens and 1 rooster. The rooster is a Delaware cross, and he is having a little attitude issue. He is fine with me, and I can go in the coop and not have any issues. But the catch is...
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    Is 16/22 considered a good hatch?

    Well this was my first serious attempt at hatching! I had 16 out of 22 coturnix quail hatch :) 2 piped and died and 4 never developed. Is this considered a good hatch? It was in my fan modded little giant Bryan
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    Selling hatching eggs?

    I'm getting about 20 eggs a day now, and have run out of things to cook with them already! There an upcoming swap meet and was thinking of selling some hatching eggs by the doz. I figured id save up 10doz or so and try and sell them. There jumbo coturnix What is a fair price to ask? Bryan
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    Coturnix could not stand up?

    Went to feed the quail this morning and one of my 5 week old coturnix quail was sitting down and eating while the others were bouncing around going crazy. I figured he was just tire, so I just let him be. I came home from work at 4pm and he was still sitting there. I picked him up and he started...
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    Coturnix quail eggs rocking on day 14?

    When downstairs just a few minutes ago to turn my chicken eggs, and noticed that 5 or 6 of my quail eggs rocking in there turner cups. I was going to go on lockdown tonight around 8pm as that will be the 14 day mark. Is it normal for eggs to rock a little a few days before they will hatch? I...
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    Help me find these egg cups!

    Im looking for the small egg cups for quail eggs that go in the older style 6200 (the one with the metal rails and the click in egg cups) egg turner. I have the chicken/duck egg sized cups but there a little big for my quail eggs as they rock around. Ive looked all over but can only find the...
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    Large hatch in LG incubator, and flock size question

    I have a little giant incubator that ive had for a few years. I just added a fan and did a bunch too it, and now it holds temp and humidity great! I have the older style lg 6200 egg turner with the metal rails and the click in cups. These cups are a little big for quail because they are meant...
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    Craiglist rabbit breed question

    Im looking to start a small meat rabbit operation to feed me while im at school. My goal is not to have to buy any meat during the fall and spring semester, so im going to raise the rabbits, along with my quail, and my venison. Found a guy online with San juan / New Zealand crosses at 5months...
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    Will Coturnix Quail stop laying when moved?

    Is it normal for Cot quail to stop laying when they move to a new home? I have 22 females and only got one egg yesterday and none today. I got them Tuesday night there 8-10 weeks old and he said they were laying great for him. They are on a 26% turkey starter and have oyster shell and get treats...
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    Finished my coop and got my first Coturnix!

    Well I finished my coop yesterday just in time for my 38 cot quail to move in! Coop is 8ft x 3ft x 2ft high + the arched roof. Cost me around $50, I had most of the material laying around. The hardware (Carriage bolts and lags, hinges) and hardware cloth were the only expenses. Only issue...
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    How many Quail do we have?

    Well there is one for chickens but haven't seen one for quail so here it is! You guys know what to do, add your amount to the existing number! Add when you increase your flock and subtract when you lose birds or send them to freezer camp. All types of quail are welcome :) Ill start with 38...
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    Feed questions! Getting my quail tonight!

    Well I couldn't wait for my quail to hatch, so I found someone nearby that rasies coturnix. I already have my pen and I figure this way I can have some starting to lay while the others are hatching. Im getting 42 Coturnix, and he told me they were 6-8 weeks old and starting to lay. First off...
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    Day 6 candleing question

    I have 22 eggs in the bator, and tonight at 8pm or so it will be a full day 6. I couldn't wait so I candled them all. All 22 have what looks like red spiderwebs (veins?) coming to a red ball with a black dot in it. The red ball moves if you move the egg. Is this good? All 22 look like this...
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    Butchering at young age? Question

    Hi everyone! I'm going to be raising Cot Quail for meat and eggs. Before I loaded my incubator with quail eggs, I had told a friend to save some chicken eggs for me to hatch as that was the plan before the quail came into the picture. She called me the other day and told me she had 2 Doz of...
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    Temp swing question! Got eggs going in tonight

    Hi there, I'm having a little trouble keeping a constant temp in my forced air little giant. The temp is moving from around 99.4-101.3 and does not want to stay put at 100 The bator is in my basement which is a constant temp with no drafts. I turned the bator into a forced air with a computer...
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    Wanting to get into quail

    Hi there! I used to raise pheasants and bobwhites and sold them for stocking along with my flock of 20 or so chickesn. I had to sell my birds off when the town forced me to do so due to zoneing laws. I got a apartment where I go to school, and im going to be getting about 5-7 layers, and...
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