quail eggs

I just got Bobwhite eggs to hatch with my first graders. We have hatched ducks and chicken in the past. Anyway, my incubator is only going up to 98.4°. Bobwhite eggs need 99.5 from everything I read. Is it okay to incubate at this somewhat lower temperature, or should I invest in a new incubator?

What Quail breeds do ya'll recommend for producing Quail eggs? I already have my fun birds and am not really interested in any meat birds. If ya'll have any tips on where to get them that would be very helpful as well. :fl

Hi everyone! After some months, finally the quails in my zone are starting to lay eggs again, which means it is finally time for me to give it another go at incubating some! I have also upgraded my equipment quite a lot, I now have a better incubator (Borotto Lumia 8, one of the best bators you...

Hi guys. I have started incubating some quail eggs today but only for 10mins so far I was wondering if I could stop incubating them and put them back into storage a bit longer? Is this possible or will this mean I won't be able to incubate them anymore?

beginning to think im not cut out for this. I have a pair of normal king quails, and pair of tuxedo king quails, and then a pair of Japanese quails in my aviary (along with my zebra finch and diamond doves). They all get a long surprisingly, in cold nights they all sit together to keep warm, the...

Hi all, I'm a second-grade teacher, one of several at my school who have been incubating and hatching Northern Bobwhite Quail in our classrooms in late Spring. Our source of eggs has gone out of business, and we're looking for a game-bird farm that can send us 150 eggs in early May. Any...

Hello everyone, I just wanted to know, should button quail that will be kept as a pair be from different clutches/batches of eggs? Can they be from the same clutch? Thanks for all the wonderful advice, Button Quail 123 :) P.S How do you do make all of the animated emojis/faces?

Hey everyone, I was just wondering, could Coturnix Quail be kept outdoors (in Illinois) during winter? They would obviously need some sort of shield to block from wind, snow, etc., but would they need a heat lamp? Any special extra-protein diet? I probably won't be getting any Coturnix for a...

This quail has laid eggs before they hatched in the aviary and chicks were killed by other quails. I tried moving one of my other quails who laid eggs a couple weeks ago but she had a heart attack and died while being moved. How do I move a quail with her eggs into a separate cage safely?

A family member has some quail and lots of eggs he just chucks to the dogs, because we had a broody golden laced wyandotte we offered to put some under for him. There was originally eleven but one was already cracked so that left us with ten. I placed them under her (not without getting pecked...

Hi, We are currently hatching 2 dozen quail eggs bought online in NZ. They started incubation on 16th November and candled them on 17th(day 2) and 19th(day 3). As this is our first time, I'm worried if this is what the eggs are supposed to look. The eggs I've seen online to compare seem to have...

Hi everyone, my button quail has been egg bound now for 2 days and at this point i think shes given up. I put her in a warm bath and also but coconut oil in her bottom. I have felt the egg in her tummy and its bigger than i have ever seen before its honestly massive for her size. Does anyone...

**UPDATED** Magic happened. Not long after I posted this, I went to their pens and found eggs! Funny how that worked out ____________________________________________________________________ My quail are not laying. Nutrition is excellent, treats 5% of diet (organic wheatgrass), they are...

Does anyone keep their quail in their house in the winter, and do they continue to lay eggs if provided the light they need (14-15 hours/day)?

I was wondering how common , or unusual albino Coturnix quail are. I got two from eggs i bought, but they both died. Later i got more from eggs hatched from birds i hatched from that original dozen of eggs i bought. Also in that group i got silvers and A and M patterned birds. Anyone else have...

This is my third time incubating quail eggs and i am just now discovering that people are not turning their eggs for the first couple of days, is this true?

I have finally decided to incubated quail again, I really don't know what to incubate so if you have any suggestions please let me know.

This Friday im ordering quail eggs, we are leaving to visit family for four nights... our quail eggs will still be in the incubation process but we will not be able to flip them for those four nights will they stick to the shell by the time we get home or do you think they will make it!! Thanks...

I have 3 male quails for 13 female quails .....but they are not at all mating....but two females alone lay an egg every day.....I have lights on all night ....I feed them starter feed.....now they are about 7-8weeks old....I brought them at 4 weeks....on the first week they were mating .....the...

I have 13 quail eggs that are all in great condition to hatch, I use a hovabator 1602n and I just recently filled up both tray areas for the humidity rise, since it is day 14, and it’s lockdown time, I’m just confused.... do I filll both compartments of the water tray full or halfway for both, I...