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Unbelievable!
Second year of raising and hatching bobwhites. Last hatch ( #4 ) I’m doing this season because getting too many to house without outlet to sell locally. Out of 43 fertile eggs 31 hatched on day 23-26, so yesterday morning day 27 looked in and saw no piping or pecks so unplugged incubator. Came... -
Snowflake bobwhites in DFW area.
I am looking for someone willing to sale or trade 6-8 snowflake bobwhites for regular bobwhites. Mine are outside birds and very healthy.- Danny C.
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Question I know the answer to:
I’ve got bobwhites, about 20 year and half olds and 50 4-5 months old I hatched. Know I have too many males and need to cull, how many? thinking 50/50 now that they are developing plumage. Here’s my question: since we have been getting so much rain in north central Texas, I have found 5 in last... -
Time to sell?
I have 2 1/2 week old bobwhite chicks. Just amazed at how fast they grow and have a feed and seed store waiting to purchase from me. They already are able to fly up at least 18” when approached. First molt is 28 days I read, so should I sell at 3 weeks or 4? As I understand it will be awhile... -
Chick head problem
This 2 week old today chick only noticed this morning that it keeps its head down. Can move around and eat, drink but think got hurt somehow. Seems obvious head or neck injury. Is it possible to survive or need to put out of its misery? -
When to move quail chicks
I’ve got one week old bobwhite chicks (pictured) in house brooder box. I’m able to maintain heat very well this way. With more incubators and due in 9-10 days, when can I move them to garage grow out pen (pictured) knowing that can get up to 100+ degrees daytime and down to 80 degrees nighttime... -
Regular or giants? Chicks
I have so giant hens and regular bobwhite hens. Chicks are only a few days old and zooming around, but here’s my question, at what age can I tell if are regular or giants? Think by 2 weeks when feathers start coming in I can tell male/female. Thanks for all responses. -
Crud! I forgot when.
Bobwhites: I forgot when to remove eggs from incubator rails and place on bottom. Think I am at day 17 and remember to increase humidity at day 20 and expect hatch around day 23. But my brain ask, do I take off rails at 20 or wait til peeping before lowering. Been running 45 to 55% humidity but... -
OH NO! Incubator heat element stopped
Have a Yescom 56 egg incubator and this morning it quit heating. I have to buy another incubator. How long can eggs survive without 100 degree temperature? On day 8 with 36 bobwhite eggs. Only run this dang thing for less than 20 days, Gish! -
Aggressive bobwhite hen
I have 16 hens and 6 males which knowing this time of year the males aggressive toward each other, but over last few weeks I noticed a hen that would chase, peck at, and just agitate other hens. Yesterday I saw that I have 3 hens limping and watched one hen pecking at their feet. I removed her... -
Think too soon
I have regular bobwhites and only had 4 for incubator before a week trip. On 9th day now for them and have 3 dozen in refrigerator. Did the first ones for sentimental reasons but now really laying. At 23 days, and depending on how long they lay, should I candle these at some point and see if... -
First sentimental eggs
On the 4th I put my first 4 bobwhite eggs in incubator for sentimental reasons, because they were the first ever for me. 6 days later I have 16 in fridge. So I recon I will start setting out this weekend for next batch to go into 56 egg incubator. Had to see if any of first are fertile. We’ll... -
Deformed backyard bobwhites
Have a male and a female that limp and wasn’t sure if should cull them. Was told to clip nails since using game chow @ 30% protein nails will grow longer. Of the 22 I have outside there are 4-5 of them missing toes or nails. The two that limp are just deformed feet. Bought as adults and not... -
Yard clippings?
Mowed my yard this morning for first time of the year. Had area with a lot of leaves and others mainly green grass. Bagged separately. So, put both separated on plastic Tupperware lid and watched. Wow! They dug into both but saw them eating grass just like lettuce and scratching through leaves... -
Let there be light
With daylight saving time tomorrow, still a ways in north central Texas to 14 hours of daylight. If I want to stimulate laying on my bobwhites, should I set outside pen light 60w to run for 3-4 more hours close to sunset? Or am I being impatient? First time for me since I began this hobby in... -
Bobwhites in North Central Texas.
Live in Fort Worth area. New since December to raising quail and have bobwhites. Threw experience, when do they start laying eggs here? I have an 56 egg incubator. I’ve started building a hatch out pen for the garage to pen chicks. Almost completed but looking ahead I’m trying to prepare. -
Teach me to incubate bobwhite eggs
Bought on Amazon from Yescom an incubator so now I have my first 80W 56 egg digital incubator that will hold quail eggs as well. Shows humidity, temperature, day, countdown (per 2 hr). Instructions are for chicken eggs and even though have seen various post on timelines, I don’t really have a... -
Hawk and Falcon trouble
Outside pen with 1/4” wired and seems to be secure. But, had a big hawk and now a falcon showing up around 7:20am and today trailcam caught it here at 11:30am. Quail going crazy when it tries to get in by flying on side of coop but it does eventually leave. Has anyone had any success with... -
Who’s got the best?
Going to build a quail pen for my garage to incubate and house chicks before moving to outside pen/coop. Space to put is about 6’x3’ wide. I raise bobwhites and this will be my 1st hatching season in a month or two. Please post some pics and ideas, I’d love to see and hear them. Newbie to this...