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    Lethal temperature of Japanese quail eggs?

    Hi all, I️ am new to avian incubation and have a few questions. I️ should clarify by saying I️ am incubating Japanese quail eggs for a master’s thesis. The goal is to manipulate a couple variables and determine the lethal thermal tolerance of these little guys and not get them to hatch. I️ have...
  2. A

    Jumbo Japanese quail and king quail

    G'day all! Brand new to raising quail but loving it so far! Grew up on a farm in rural Australia and have my own home now with my wife closer to suburbia, so quail were an obvious choice with the smaller yard. We have a great compact garden with worm farms, veggies and now quail, aiming to be...
    • Aussie92
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    • breeding japanese jumbo king mating quail regular
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    Hen acting odd

    about a week ago my japanese bantam ran away but came back a day and a half later. since then she's been acting strange in that she only comes out of her coop once a day to eat. she stays in the same position all day. we have tried to lure her out with treats to which we have have worked once...
  4. CMbirds17

    JAPANESE QUAIL INCUBATE+HATCH/RAISE ADVICE WANTED!

    Hi BYC! :caf(Me getting info) Today I recieved to my excitement a shipment of 12 Japanese quail eggs to incubate. I am a (self proclaimed) expert at chicken incubation but I’m clueless for these eggs. Anything anyone knows about this would be greatly appreciated! Happy chicken keeping! Cain
  5. DavidFromGlenEden

    Calies, Bobwhites & Japanese not laying :(

    Hi all, It's spring here in New Zealand, the daylight hours are around 13 hours a day, I've nested hay in ice cream containers for the hens to feel at home, I've got 10 large cages/hutches with either California or bobwhite trio about 8 square feet per bird space allocated, my female only...
    • DavidFromGlenEden
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    • bobwhite quail california quails female egg japanese laying quail
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    • Forum: Quail
  6. FirstTimeClucky

    Coturnix: Male to Female Ratio

    A few months ago, someone gave me a box of mixed sex quail. I ended up with three roos and 4 hens. The roos were fighting constantly so I took two of them out and left one with the four girls. I put the two "bachelors" are in a cage of their own until I could find more girls for them. They're...
  7. TattooedChicks

    Question about wry tail in Japs/breeding

    I currently have three Japanese cockerels, two at three months old and one at a month and a half. So long as everyone stays brotherly I plan on keeping all three until they decide otherwise. But I am also looking to next year for some very small scale backyard breeding specifically for hatching...
  8. FirstTimeClucky

    Surplus Coturnix Roos

    I hatched out some Coturnix eggs, now I have seven birds around 7 weeks old. Three have turned out to be roos. I know that it's best to leave just one roo with a few hens, and already the three males are picking on each other and the hens. They are all in a big cage together. I'm wondering what...
    • FirstTimeClucky
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    • coturnix extra housing japanese males quail
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    • Forum: Quail
  9. birdmandan

    Breeding jumbo with regular japanese quails

    Hi peeps. I wanted to see if anyone here have had experience breeding jumbos with regulars. I am new to jumbos as they have only become available in my country quite recently and few people are selling eggs. I already have regular sized quails for eggs. I want to get jumbos for meat. There...
    • birdmandan
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    • coturnix japanese jumbo quails
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    • Forum: Quail
  10. Chicken Frenzie

    Japanese Black

    Japanese Black Created by Chicken Frenzie Breed Information, Comments, and Experience with breed: Japanese chickens are VERY small, and they have very short legs. Japanese lay small, tinted eggs. They are good for showing too. They don't have a large comb, or wattles. Their tails (for showing)...
  11. Kat's Silly Chickens

    Japanese Grey Tail Buff Japanese Sultan

    Japanese Grey-tail Buff Japanese Sultan Created by Kat's Silly Chickens Breed Information, Comments, and Experience with breed: Our cross-breed is a mix of Sultan Roo and Black-tail Buff Japanese Bantam Hen. The chicks turned out being between the pair in looks, color, and size. They all have a...
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