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I'm wondering how well this will work for quail eggs as you can only have about a 1 degree variable in temperatures? Also how does one keep quail "safe" in this incubator and how many jumbo quail eggs should this hold?

Wondering how well your Janoel worked?

Has anyone tried the Reptipro 6000 and if so how have your hatch rates been? Shipped or own eggs? Also does this work effectively for quail eggs? Are you using the turners or not? Could you please share your set up for quail eggs with this bator. Did you like how it operates? Is there...

Ponds Farm, Did you have any luck hatching Gambels? Thank You, SuseyQ

Is it typical for quail to get bald patches as they gain their feathers? What is the last part to feather in? I have several quail with bald areas on the lower part of their chest. is this normal?

Hi, I have just had some foot/ankle problems that have begun to develop in my 2 week old quail chicks. The feet/ankle of one foot are turning outward. This doesn't appear to be splay legged as the brooder surface isn't slippery, although I do have a slanted cover on my heat plate that they try...

I'm really interested in this. Are you combining A & M with browns. Besides large birds what is your goal? Larger eggs? More eggs?

Momtofour, I just set my eggs on Sat. so it looks like we're both going to have an adventure. You'll see a lot of different information out there. Just make sure you confirm what you find with multiple sources that are reliable. SuseyQ :)

momtofour, There is no problem at all keeping roos with your hens as long as you have the correct ratios. Too many roos and you'll likely have fighting over the hens. You can eat the quail eggs that have been fertilized, but you should collect eggs at least twice a day. Quail are quite...

henny1129, I'm read so much conflicting information. I heard that RIRed were some of the best egg layers. Is there one good solid source of information you can recommend that doesn't contain a lot of conflicting information? Thank You, SuseyQ

henny1129, I'm glad these will work. If they will scratch to make their own dirt I guess we are okay. I guess they can always eat the bugs and seeds from the grass area. Are either of these good for meat? The only problem I see is that you wouldn't really want to kill good egg producers at...

henny1129, Thank you for the ideas. I just realized another need would be that they are heat tolerant. I had a spot with a little shade that I was considering, but I realized they will need some dirt, most likely so that's not ideal. I'll keep thinking on this. From what I've read the...

henny1129, I grew up with Rhode Island Reds, Bantams and Leghorns, but they were my sisters "pets". I know nothing about them to speak of. Do you keep your breeds together or separate? Thank You, SuseyQ

Hi, I'm just getting into quail breeding and I'm considering getting into chickens. I'm in a suburban area so I doubt roosters would work at all for us. I'd like to raise chickens for meat and their eggs. Does anyone have any suggestions for doing this when you have limited space and can't...

EmTy, So you actually do yours in a plastic bucket. That seems like an appropriate size to me. I love the idea of saving feed and also feeding the quail something beneficial. I've heard of the two bucket system so I think that's what I'll try. It seems a tad less messy. Right now I only...

Sill, Thanks for the insight. I'll have to see what I can do to get this to work. SuseyQ

Sill, From what I've seen people use individual bowls for fermented feed, not feeders, is this correct? How long do you ferment the feed for? I like the idea of saving money on feed for sure and I'm definitely considering this, but haven't figured out the right process. I'll have about 80...

I'm wondering if giving quail probiotics would be effective if you aren't able to ferment food for them because you have over 100 birds and they don't get fed individually? Has anyone tried probiotics with their birds? Can you tell me if they were effective? Does anyone ferment food for quail...

EmTy, I know you've talked about fermenting the food before. You said that you only add water, right? I forget how long you ferment it for, can you remind me. I think it was 24-48 hours as I recall. Do you feed this wet or dry? If it's wet what type of feeder do you use? Thank You, SuseyQ

GodofPecking, I do hear you and I do understand. Have a good evening. SuseyQ