Incubator for hatching eggs. Downdraft, rear vent design. Two fans and automated temperature control and egg turner. It is rock solid on the temp control. Comes with trays for chicken and quail eggs. Hatching tray in bottom. Windows with led lights for watching. We used it many times with...
Out of the 40 birds in the growout pens I sent 22 to freezer camp yesterday. I kept the 4 biggest roos and 14 biggest hens. Once they start laying well there will be try outs for the breeding pens. I'm hoping this will also cut down on the noise from all the Roos. My biggest roo is the noisiest...
Robby at James Marie Farms is one of the nicest guys you will ever talk to. He also has some if the best breeding stock in the nation. I got a 80% hatch rate with his shipped eggs and the birds are healthy and huge. Find my post in the quail forum on the American Pharaoh hatch for pics and more...
Of course, I wonder how much the wx had to do with it. We had a tropical storm push through over the last few days.
The other part of this may be my fault. We're bad to let the fine dust build up in te feeder to the point that is what they're mostly left with. They do not seem to eat this as...
While still ahead of the old tank standards my girls have fallen off the new standards set by Moby for the Tatankas. I'm still very happy with the size and look of these birds. Very chunky and when you pick them up you feel it. And we got our first eggs in the growout pen yesterday :)
36 day...
It would appear that my wife is allergic to quail eggs. The last 3 times we had them for breakfast she was fine for a few hours then the nausea set in for a few hours more. She was fine by 3 or 4 in the afternoon but today was the worst. Seems like her reaction has been worse each time. It's...
Day 28 weights:
Roux (off topic but makes the wife happy)
Two tagged females:
New contender
Biggest male
Others
Male #2
Looks like we may have our breeders. Unfortunately the males are lagging a little.
Keith
Day 21 weights. Mostly I grabbed the bigger looking birds to check.
The big roux @ 169
The two big tagged hens @ 171 and 176
Others
Plenty of birds in the 140-150 range but a few stars in the mix. It's been hot so I'm wondering if its not hindering their growth a bit.
Keith
Now I'm stuck with the incubator of my dreams and no eggs to hatch until the JMF American Pharoahs grow up. That'll be at least another 6-8 weeks.
I sure would like to see some "tank" eggs in there wouldn't one of you. ;)
Keith
We'll its in the testing phase now. I cut out a 4x4" hole behind the false wall and placed the thermostat there.
Then followed the instructions for wiring up the turner, fans, and heating element (very easy btw). Drilled a hole to run the temp sensor on top of the egg turner. And hung the...