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  1. sixshooter60

    QUESTION ABOUT SIZE

    Ok I know it probably has been said a million times on here but i cant seem to find it . I have seen alot of folks posting about jumbo browns which from what i have read on here they are just Pharaoh that are bigger .i have read on here that a normal Pharaoh weighs from 31/2 to 5 ozs and that a...
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    EGG QUESTION

    Im new to raising quail and got a question about egg color.. My cots are just starting to lay .They are about 8 weeks old.. Yesterday i got an egg that is almost blue . it looks iike some of my eggs from my EEs.. i was wondering if this is something that could be bred into them or is just a...
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    Question About Hatching Bobs

    I have some tenn reds in the bator now they were set on the evening of Dec, 20th. I have seen on here several different hatching times.. i have kept the temp at between 99.5 and 100 and the humidity between 50 and 55 . now my question to the folks that have hatched bobs what is the date i...
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    Weird Egg

    My corturnix just started laying a few days ago and i got this egg today.. I havent got a clue what caused it so thought maybe someone here might know the answer
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    Oh Boy I Cant Wait

    Got a nice suprise yesterday. My buddy brought me eight tennessee red eggs said they just started laying for some reason.. hope they are fertile.. guess i will know in a couple of weeks..l set them last night . man that bator looked empty with just eight eggs as it will hold 360 lol
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    Question About Feeding Grit

    Ok here i am again with another question. I have heard talk on here about feeding grit to quail . do you start them with grit in the brooder or wait till older and do you feed it free choice or mix it with their gbs. sorry to ask so many questions just want to do it right ...thanks
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    Yes I Got Another Question??

    Sorry to ask so many questions but i guess thats how to learn.. anyway i was wondering if its ok to put vitamins in the water for them.. i have the poultry pack that i use for baby chicks .i read on it and didnt see anything about not giving it to quail . its good for turkeys so i thought it...
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    Problem With Baby

    I have hatched 23 out of 30 a&ms and pharoah they hatched yesterday in my homemade hatcher still got 7 in there waiting.. one of the a&ms has some sort of problem.. he hatched fine and dried off but he cant seem to get his running gear under him.. he lays on his side and and his little legs go a...
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    Finch Seed For Baby Quail??

    I know there was a thread on here somewhere that quaillady talked about feeding finch seed to her quail but i cant find it.. i was wanting to know if you only feed it to you adults or can you give it to the babies in the brooder as a treat . also another question is how do you know what a good...
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    Question About Humidity???

    I know there is a ton of questions been asked about this subject.. i built a homemade bator from a mini fridge. it will hold three turners but i only have one in it now and its full of quail eggs.. its holding temp really good ranging from 99.3 to 99.9 . my question is how do i get the humidity...
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    How Long To Wait ??

    Hey there this is my first attempt and hatching quail.. a friend gave me nine texas a&m eggs , Tuesday was day 14 so they went into lockdown and 2 hatched on thursday which was day 16 and the other 7 are still in the hatcher no more have moved.. temp has been at 99.1 to 99.8 and humidity has...
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    Does Anyone Know?

    Does anyone know of any method to check a thermometer to see if the temp is accurate..i have three in my bator all in the same spot and all read diff temps.. they range from 98.5 to 100.8 . Or does anyont know of one that is more accurate than most of them... all the ones i have are digital ...
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    Humidity Question

    I am about to atempt to hatch some Corturnix eggs. Is the humidity about the same as chickens from start to finish..I know there is alot of people on here and some have lots of experience with quail and im sure everyone has a different answer but maybe i can get a general idea ... thanks
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    Egg turner question

    Im in the process of building an incubator with turners. i was wondering if there is a difference in egg turner i can buy the LG turners local but is the hova bator turners better or they all about the same . thanks for any help and advice i can get
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    Question

    Hey i have a question i hope someone can answer. Im in the process of building a bator and i have been doing lots of research on here to learn how.. one thing i would like to know about is i have read about some factory bators that have duel temp controll.. im going to use a water heater...
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    new member from Oklahoma

    Hello folks im a new member to the site.. I have raised chickens most all my life and i was browsing around the net and ran across this site and looked it over. It sure seems like the people on here know all about chickens thats for sure .. i never have claimed to know it all or even a little...
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