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  1. sfoelee

    broody silkie with cortunix eggs

    just three days after i closed my full incubator my silkie went broody. my children put three quail eggs then six more under her and she accepted them. has anyone done this? will there be a nice result? I'm not sure about this as i have raised a lot of quail using the incubator method and...
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    fertility in november

    since April i have been having great hatches. today was day 20 for my latest hatch. when i checked my eggs i only had five that had quit and 17 hatched. an additional 79 very all blanks. what going on? i have never incubated this late as i stop in September. does fertility slow down that...
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    October egg swap---sign-ups closed.

    well i received my swap eggs today. what a joy to unpack carefully packed eggs. took so long i thought they might hatch. each egg was wrapped in a envelope fashioned with tape around the middle of and egg and then each end was also secured with more tape. ten quail eggs and much to my...
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    Lower Long Beak

    i just noticed one of my breeder males is growing a longer lower beak. my male has just developed this as i have never seen one before. i included a picture. notice the extension on lower beak. i tried a lot of angles but only this picture is clear. does anyone know about this strangeness...
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    October egg swap---sign-ups closed.

    these swaps are so exciting that i lose control. sorry about that. anyway only one coturnix and one button had a crack. again great packing.
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    October egg swap---sign-ups closed.

    well i got mine today!
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    October egg swap---sign-ups closed.

    Silly stunt! I'm a postal worker. having said that i believe you should make your complaint in writing. the complaint should be directed directly to the Postmaster of your area. make sure that you document everything and send any letters certified. if you do not follow up nothing usually...
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    Best EVER quail feeder *UPDATE #46*

    please someone PM me with Jim's e-mail. would like to try out this marvel. wasting food has been my major irritation with my quail. many thanks.
  9. sfoelee

    Quail waterers?

    try gundogsupplythey have a great deal.
  10. sfoelee

    October egg swap---sign-ups closed.

    my eggs have been sent off this morning. DC# given to shelleyd2008. now i begin the waiting game.
  11. sfoelee

    October egg swap---sign-ups closed.

    got the e-mail. will ship out this week!
  12. sfoelee

    October egg swap---sign-ups closed.

    I'm in. Joe
  13. sfoelee

    Bright Question

    this will be the first winter i will use lights on a select amount of my quail. i understand that fourteen hours of dim light will suffice. will the males cooperate for fertility? i have also read about the full spectrum of light for proper development of birds in general. does anyone know...
  14. sfoelee

    September Egg Swap--Sign-ups closed--check posts for shipping updates!

    first pictures!!!! forty new ones 14 from swap and still a few more to come.
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    September Egg Swap--Sign-ups closed--check posts for shipping updates!

    actually i have fifty of my own and two dozen from the swap. i used two different egg cartons and am only counting those broken egg shells on the incubator's right. oh i guess i forgot to say that i have quail eggs. i have a simple hovabator with quail turner. i use the dry method and use...
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    September Egg Swap--Sign-ups closed--check posts for shipping updates!

    my daughter just woke me up to tell me the babies are hatching. i can see that ten have hatched. my september egg swap is a success! will take pictures in the late afternoon. unfortunately i have a lot of errands today
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    September Egg Swap--Sign-ups closed--check posts for shipping updates!

    today is lock-down day. my fifty eggs and the recent swap eggs look fine. my swap eggs are from Ohio. the eggs i sent (Alabama)out should also be ready. my camera is ready for the hatch on Monday.
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    September Egg Swap--Sign-ups closed--check posts for shipping updates!

    great news! my eggs arrived today. they are all intact. will let set and incubate tomorrow. many thanks:D javascript:insert_text('',%20'');
  19. sfoelee

    Questions about wafer thermostat

    Thanks for your replies. Since Friday the wafer thermostat has worked okay. Temperatures have been between 100.3 and up to 100.9. The buzz or hum continues. I don’t think it’s the on and off switch as I recognize that sound and the low humming is continuous since I started the incubator. The...
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    September Egg Swap--Sign-ups closed--check posts for shipping updates!

    i would like to join egg swap. hope this a real treat, its my first one.
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