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Well... 17 coturnix later, my buttons are starting to hatch I so far have 2 buttons out of the egg, one JUST broke free and the other already has its eyes open and peeping away. I just wanted to say this would not have been possible without these forums and everyone in them. Thanks to Todd...

My Coturnix quail started hatching yesterday and some have now been in for almost 24 hours now. ofcourse new ones are hatching as I type. When is it safe/recommended to remove them? I remember reading that thier yolks feed them for 3 days after hatch (Or is that just chickens?). Any help and...

my Coturnix are hatching!! I am so excited, two are out, one dark one and one light one. The humidity has fogged up the glass so no photos yet. but when they come out I will post some Ravyn

I have chickens, quail, ducks, finches, parakeets and cockatiels. I have been asked if I would raising homing pigeons for release at weddings and funerals. Does anyone have any Homing pigeons fertile eggs for sale? Thanks Ravyn

So, I put my coturnix quail eggs into lockdown on sunday. on wednesday my button quail eggs go into lock down and then the chicken eggs go in on the next sunday, FOLLOWED by three duck eggs..LOL.. I am so nervous!! Ravyn

These are some wonderful eggs. I put 4 in my bator and 3 are developing. The potential fathers are either a khaki campbell, or a jumbo pekin. The mother is a khaki campbell. I will try and post pics on sat. the eggs will ship out monday. you will get all the eggs picked up, so at least 12...

I have starte up my two bators and am I going to blog about it so everyone can follow along. ravynwood.blogspot.com Enjoy

Ravynwood.blogspot.com I like being able to do my blog cause I can easily put pictures in.

On the 18th, I put about 30 coturnix eggs into the bator, two khaki duck eggs (from the yard, dunno if they are fertile) and those will be added to on wednesday with 15 button quail eggs and a few silkie eggs. My current hatch dates are something like Nov 4th 7th and maybe 11th ish. I will...

Would it be bad to add some kind of food coloring or something to tint the water, after a day of running my LG I cannot see where the water line is in the bottom.

BUT I need help. I have a LG set up right now, its my first bator EVER and the humidity in the air now is 42 ish, inside the bator at most I can get it up to 58. I have sponges and all 3 troughs filled and taken out two of the turner trays and have a tray with sponge in there as well.. and...

I am really wanting to get a more expert opinion on the best way to clean eggs. I have heard you can wash them, do not get them wet, use a paper towel, sand paper. I am coming here to the experts to finally get a honest and best answer. Ravyn

Is there a way to find the postes I have started easier then searching for them? Such as a place that says, there are your threads and here are the links to them? Please PM me cause I will probably lose this one too as soon as I hit post and leave it. Ravyn

So I bought the fan kit (love it) got instructions (basic, seems easy) BUT for step 4 the wires are both black and the diagram shows one as clearly being on top and one clearing being on bottom (as if they are pointing toward the cords they are supposed to be attached to) BUT on my fan the...

I built a bator and have been struggling with humidity in it, it kept staying impossibly low. So I broke down and ordered one. I will have some coturnix eggs that will need to be started this weekend and I want to make sure they have the best chance at coming into this world. So I got a...

Hey there, I am brand cluckin new to the forums but have been an avid visitor to BYC. I have 5 New Hampshire x Columbian cross hens (the best eggs ever!) one jumbo Pekin (Ferdinan) and 3 Khaki Campbell ducks. I have recently ordered about 30 Coturnix Quail eggs a variety mix of several of the...