I think that I have read where double yolk eggs will not hatch. I have one jumbo brown hen that seems to be laying a good many of these large eggs. I would think that by saving this hens single yolk eggs for hatching that I would be improving my chances of getting more double yolk producers...
My wife and I have a small homestead in another country and have been staying about 5 months a year there. It is an island country with lots of fresh seafood, and imported frozen chicken leg/thighs (I think from laying houses) are main meat source. Local eggs are sometimes hard to find and...
It has been a few years since raising coturnix quail and I have forgotten at what age you should switch from the grower feed to the layer? Mine started hatching off 5 weeks ago today.
Off and on over the years I have hatched and raised coturnix quail, but never in the winter. We have a wood furnace in our sun room that blows into our living room where I have my hova-bator with eggs. The temperature in here is usually very warm, but very dry and after only three days the tray...
I have had coturnix quail in past years, but never any jumbo quail. I notice that there are a few on the forum that also sell jumbos and thinking of getting some eggs. I do not feel that I need help in hatching and raising quail, but need help in selecting jumbos. I do not seem to find much...