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  1. tennesseequail

    sand substrate

    I use a litter box system under my cages, with sand, so I can just use a cat liter scoop toclean the, It makes myclean ups soooooo easy, but my brooder is the question Can the babies have a substrate in the brooder of sand? I have never used sand in the brooder (the older ones all haves...
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    new quail house up and running (finally)

    as I live in southeast Tennessee, 96 degrees with matching humidity has been hard on the birds feather loss has been rather bad, and they just are hating life Misters help a bit, but a steady 78 degrees is more their cup of tea As I sell quite a few eggs and birds, I felt they earned the...
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    Male court losing back feathera

    I know why the females are but the Male is now also I checked them all again for mites and not a speck of them. Egg production is normal and has been steady even with 96 degrees They seem. Normal in every other way I thought maybe I had a 2nd Male but I get 4 eggs a day from that cage...
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    First wave of chixks

    So I've hatched out 3 batches and it's getting better. This time looks to be about 60 out of 90 Quick question though. The initial opening of the incubator I see conflicting advice on here. One group says do not leave new hatches in incubator longer than 6 to 10 hours However another POV...
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    Electric and heating issue

    So someone has managed to take down a pole with a transformer on it we are told 24 to 36 hours My situation.. Group a is 2 weeks and 3 days old they are gaining weight quickly and lots of feathers. I put them outside today as it was 75 and they seem.ok. Group b is like 3 days old...
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    New babies incoming

    First ones hatched just after lunch. 78 went into the incubator so far early in day 17 we got 8 out. I see lots of external pips now Quick question. I think it was 12 hours but exactly how.long can I leave them in there before they have to hit the brooder?
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    3 thermometers

    Ok...little giant still air The one on the screen is 99 Digital is 100.8 Meat thermo is around 100 If I recall still air can have or even need higher? Quail is the egg
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    Quail rails and Jumbo eggs

    I have not been on here in many many years, of course I wasoutof the quail game for many many years.... I got jumbo this time from My Shire. These eggs that my new quail laid seem quite a bit larger than what I remember my eggs being from my local mutt stock I had acquired before I have my...
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    dying in droves

    First post, but let me at least explain the scenario so I can try to get some help bought 62 eggs from a local breeder. 45 made it thru the first candle. end of day 17, start of day 18, hatching begins. Temp was 101 humidity about 59% Transfer them to the brooder Temp under the lamp is...
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