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    Myshire eggs percentage.

    I have not opened any unmatched eggs. Maybe in the morning when I clean the bator out.
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    Myshire eggs percentage.

    Ok for an update on the hatch rate. We ordered 110 eggs from Myshire. We received 120. One was cracked. 119 went into the incubator. I think we are thru with the hatch. We have 75 little furballs. 62.5% hatch rate. We use a Little Giant incubator with the quail rails for the turner.
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    New Quail brooder

    After working out a few hickups/kamikaze issues it is working well. I stretched plastic netting over the top and used spring clamps to hold it tight.
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    New Quail brooder

    We were looking for a brooder for our quail. We went to Tractor Supply yesterday to pick up a water trough. My bride came up with what I think will be a better idea. The raised beds were on sale. This one is 2'x4'. It is tall enough that we don't have to bend over or squat down to deal with...
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    Started the countdown!

    Lost count of how many have hatched overnight
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    Started the countdown!

    Have not candled any of them. They come out of the turner this Sat and have been busy with the garden and my wife's new mushroom operation. The cages are on order from Wynola Ranch. I have to get to Tractor supply this weekend to pick up a water trough for a brooder. Have a lot to do and I...
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    Started the countdown!

    Got our order from Myshire Farms yesterday! Went in the incubator today.
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    Our yard and garden.

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    Quail and chickens

    How close is too close to have chickens and quail? The shady spot I would like to put them is about 20' from one of the chicken runs.
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    Our yard and garden.

    We changed our yard and garden up alot this year. Planted more food bearing things and pollinator friendly things. 1. 2 peach trees 2. 2 fig trees 3. 2 raspberry 4. 4 blueberry 5. 4 Muscatine 6. Bunch of strawberry The front flowerbeds are now covered in wildflowers to go with the...
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    Buying quail cages.....

    Any thoughts on either the Hatching Time or Wynola Ranch quail Craig systems? Or any other commercially available cage set-ups? I can build them but the older I get the more I appreciate someone else's work......
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    Age please?

    Thank Yall. They are outside with a heat lamp in an elevated broader box. Supposed to get in the forties one night soon. Will throw a towel over part of the box that night.
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    Age please?

    Got these chick's this week from the local feed store. How old do you think they are? Thanks!
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    New old member from Louisiana

    Oh and catfishtoon is from.... We used to catfish off of a pontoon boat.
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    New old member from Louisiana

    Lol to explain catsmithpuddin....... We love to catfish, our last name is smith and my wife's nickname is nanapuddin.
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    New old member from Louisiana

    Catsmithpuddin I believe my last name was.
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    New old member from Louisiana

    It has been years since I have been on here. I think the last time was 2012? Could not sign in so I started over. We are from North Central Louisiana. We have a mix of 18-ish hens and 1silky roo. Just picked up 4 Black Australops and 4 can't-members yesterday. We also have 25 misc eggs in...
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    Getting back into incubating eggs.

    I know my little man is not getting all of the girls but he does his best. He waits on a stick or brick for one to pass by. Lol
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    Getting back into incubating eggs.

    It has been over 12 years since we heated up an incubator. Our girls are getting a little long in the tooth at our new house and we wanted to try to hatch some of our own. (we did pick up 4 black australorp and 4 something-i-cant-remember week-ish old chicks yesterday from the feed store.) It...
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