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    Japanese Bantams

    I have a friend who is desperately trying to get his hands on some Japanese Bantams. I told him that I'd incubate them if I could find anyone willing to ship. He doesn't know I'm going out of my way to try and find some for him. This would sorta be a "Christmas/New Year's present" for him...
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    Lockdown Humidity Question... Fill all water reservoirs?

    Yeah, like AmyLynn said, some people do, some people don't. It's a matter of personal preference or what works best for you. I could have gotten away with not reducing the temp and I don't think it would have mattered, so I probably wasted a tiny bit of energy lol but, hey, I have lots of...
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    Lockdown Humidity Question... Fill all water reservoirs?

    I will never go back to trying to keep complicated humidity levels again. This hatch is becoming perfect. Since my last post, I've got 14 new babies...all healthy and perfect hatching. I couldn't ask for better. If all goes like it looks like it's going, I'll have a 71% hatch rate from e-bay...
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    Lockdown Humidity Question... Fill all water reservoirs?

    Okay, so I just came home to a completely hatched out baby!! He/she is doing great from what I can tell. Feet look good, eyes are clear - no deformities that I can identify from my thorough examination. (lol) I've got several that have pipped and about half of those are starting to zip! I'll...
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    Lockdown Humidity Question... Fill all water reservoirs?

    I'm officially in lockdown with humidity hovering around 65% right now. Let's see how this goes!
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    Pekin Duck Club!

    @Julie Bird We need to get you a couple of ducks, woman! I understand you can't have them right now. Is that because of where you live? I see you living vicariously through the people and pictures on here, but if anyone deserves duckies, it's you! You have so much love for these babies!
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    Pekin Duck Club!

    My thoughts, too. Usually Indian Runners have a "straighter" looking spine than non-runners. And runners do stand tall - like your analogy to penguins. Alas, I am a novice as well and I could definitely be wrong, but it does look like a mix - not pure runner.
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    Button quails hatched and raised naturally

    Congratulations!! Soooo cute!
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    One single baby quail...how best to care for

    I'm so sorry about your loss!
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    Pekin Duck Club!

    I believe I'm the one who recommended this, though I know others have recommended it on here in the past, especially for ducks. The package is 4 ounces (but make sure). The package states to mix the entire pouch (4 ounces) per 500 lbs of food. Let's break it down: That's 1 ounce of Vitamins...
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    One single baby quail...how best to care for

    I have saved many baby birds by using a hard-boiled egg mash! Egg is full of protein (especially the yolk) and other nutrients that are vital for hatchlings.
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    Lockdown Humidity Question... Fill all water reservoirs?

    I'm glad you like! I friggin' love it!! It stays sealed well and it's easy to get into and clean/move things around. It worked great for my last hatch using standard humidity incubation techniques - it holds heat/humidity very well. But I got interested in "dry" incubation and figured I'd...
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    Lockdown Humidity Question... Fill all water reservoirs?

    I'll let you know how mine goes. I'm using a homemade wine cooler incubator convert. I did not dry incubate last go round, but this time, I'm giving it a shot, so I'll post my results. Here's the link to my wine cooler conversion (it is step-by-step) ...
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    Lockdown Humidity Question... Fill all water reservoirs?

    Thank you, Amy! That's helpful info. I do not do staggered hatches yet, but have been doing back-to-back hatches. I may have to give this method a try on my next hatch! Thanks again for your input!
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    Lockdown Humidity Question... Fill all water reservoirs?

    @AmyLynn2374 We were discussing incubation on another thread. I'm trying out dry incubation the way you have explained it in your posts. The idea of moving the eggs into a still air incubator for the last few days of incubation came up. Have you ever tried this? Here's the link to that...
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    Incubator/hatching related questions

    I also think this is a great idea...I may have to use it! Do a lot of people do this or just something a few have thought about or actually do? Does it have any effect on your hatch rate? You've piqued my curiosity!
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    Incubator/hatching related questions

    I could not agree more! I've always used forced air and they have served me well.
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    New Member Raising Bobwhite

    As far as good reads go, there's one from Clemson Extension...let me find it... Yep, here you go: https://shopping.clemson.edu/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=bobwhite It was published in 1993, but it's a good read, despite the age. It is a physical...
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    Pekin Duck Club!

    That's right! The more pics the better!! LOVE to see these babies!!!
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    Incubator/hatching related questions

    Keep us posted on your hatch!! What breed of quail are you hatching?
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