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I've hatched out two batches of coturnix under a bantam hen. I marked my calendar, waited for the hatch day, then removed them as they popped out. Of those that hatched, (11 out of 15 & 10 out of 15) I've not lost any to disease, and that was over a year ago.

I've used rabbit water bottles, auto waters, and now the ones Kullas mentioned. I'll not use anything else now, these offer a nice catch basin below, as well as the auto watering feature I love, as I'm a fan of automation. They are a bit involved to get set up, but WELL worth it, IMHO. Kaz

I built my own incubator from a styrofoam cooler, a hot water thermostat, and a light bulb fixture (with bulb of course). Cost me about $20 after scrounging up most of the parts. Took about a week to calibrate to get it running smoothly. I found most of the details on this website. I then...

Grew up in the country, now live in town, and this gives me a way to show my kids a little about raising your own food. And bite-sized pickled eggs!

I hatched out two batches of chicks under my silky bantam (feather footed, in fact). I just made sure to pull them out as they hatched and put them into a brooder. I was hatching some in an incubator at the time, and couldn't tell them apart once I had them all in the brooder. I think my hatch...

Ordered some quail eggs from LilRalphieRoosmama here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=159413 and not only was I happy with the eggs, they arrived in a timely manner, well packed, and the 4 I taste-tested (no more room in the `bator or under hens) were delish! Did I...

I've been a lurker here for ages...signed up just so you can get some sleep. SOLD! Payment on it's way. Cheers, Darrell