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Quote: Our feed is $20 a bag... dang!!! It IS easier to feed just one thing.

You can use turkey food, or duck food even. I've heard that the medication can mess with the male's fertility, too, but I can't back that up. We have a gamebird starter, and a gamebird grower, but I'm having a hard time finding something (small) for the adult breeders.

Possibly... 1/2" x1/2" hardware is what I use for my coturnix, though I don't have to worry about coons. And nothing's going to keep a bear out of my hutch if they want in, so I do what I need to to keep the quail IN. 1/4" just isn't quite big enough for their poopies to drop through.

Quote: Likewise... They're happy fluffing in fresh shavings at the moment.

Quote: Actually, yes! I pulled big clumps for my quail, and they ate all the grass and thoroughly enjoyed picking through the clump.

Quote: I change mine to adult game feed once they start laying or 8 weeks old whichever comes first. that's what I do though I dunno what others do. I've switched as earily as 6 weeks old and hadn't had a problem That's what I do, too.

I think it's sticky-worthy. Mrsengeseth, I just use shavings and have a low box with sand for dusting. When they're on wire, they prefer to lay their eggs in the sand... makes it easy to find their eggs. I tried to give them a pile of hay to nest in, and it's hard to find the eggs in there...

Roosters of the quail and chicken persuasion are true gentlemen, aren't they? My silkies especially will cluck and make a fuss when treats are fed to make sure the females get their share... it's so sweet.

More cuteness... just hatched a couple dozen brown jumbos this week... ...and, I just set up my new GQF 1502... do you hear Tim 'the tool man' Taylor? Arrr arrr arrrrr!

Quote: Ah... so the Doves are yours! Very cute! The turner just tips them from side to side, at least most turners do. You can simulate a turner by putting the eggs in a carton and raising one end of the carton, thereby tipping them to one side. When you "turn", you just switch the ends...

Quote: Another Alaskan! If you have an auto-turner, then pointy end down in the turner. If you put them on their sides, you'll be rolling them around turning them by hand, so it doesn't matter. Just do it 3-5 times a day, and they'll be fine. If you use an old hotdog warmer, then just lay...

Quote: As I read your post I was saying to myself "my quail are more gentle than that". Then today we find missing feathers and bloody heads on several of our adults. Now it's time to start lots of seperate cages. Mine were like that too... beautifully feathered out, then one day I go out...

Quote: Oh dear... was that my fault?

I use a regular flat-rate box up to about 15 eggs. Then move up to the large flat-rate box for up to 24 eggs, or more if they're small. It just depends on the situation.

Some of the best packages were done like that. I ordered a lot of eggs this summer, so I've seen what works and what doesn't. Now, the quail eggs are a little stickier! But if you can immobilize them, they seem to survive the trip much better.

With the chicken eggs, I wrap them individually in a strip of bubblewrap, then wrap the wrapped eggs in more bubble wrap in groups of 9... makes a neat little bundle. Then I "suspend" the bundle(s) in the middle of crumpled or shredded paper, to help cushion against drops, kicks, hockeysticks...

LOL! Oh, he's not in trouble. We had dipped down below 0°F for about 3 days, so I figured we were done. But it had warmed up considerably by the time he shipped them. He knew he couldn't hide it, though, because I usually get the mail and would have questioned the MO. I just hope you get...

Uh oh... :| Was I not supposed to say anything? Sorry! Sounds like the gorillas were gentle if you only had a couple broken. I can't say I've ever seen my husband pack eggs before, but he ships water samples in glass bottles all the time without breakage so it sounds like he did good. And...

Quote: Aww... you guys are too sweet. Glad to inspire. All of my quail are still laying, too, which is amazing considering our days are only about 8-9 hours long and it's below freezing. Go figure. Shelly... my DH said he sent you some button eggs... did they make it ok?

A silkie...