➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Kiki]

I'm still confused.
Are you saying that since you've put them in groups of four the fertility rate is not good, went down, or stayed the same?

I swear the heat is frying my brain.

 

[el dorado quail]

Did the egg actually explode/splatter, or just ooze? I've had some that oozed a little bit but nothing touched other eggs or surfaces and it didn't affect the hatching. If it made more of a mess I would have done vinegar or diluted bleach, but I don't keep Listerine on hand. That would probably work too. I wipe out my incubators with Clorox wipes after hatch is done.

It oozed onto the rack. Which I wiped with a vinegar rag right after removing the egg. Before I used both of these incubators I used 70% alcohol, then diluted bleach, and finished with vinegar to negate any fumes. Rinsed very heavily in between. I think it was the eggs. None of the extra eggs jmf put in are developing except one, and it has a small crack...but the celadons are like 85/104 for sure developing.

I would have removed the eggs for a few minutes.
Sprayed it.
Rinsed it then retuned the eggs.

If I had disassembled it the eggs would've been out for prob 20 minutes. Next time I incubate hopefully won't be 120 eggs and there will be no rottens

 

[RUNuts]

Butchered the 3 small male Jumbo quail. Cleaned carcass weights for Kiki.
4.9 oz, 4.5 oz, and 5.2 oz
or
126 gm, 139 gm, and 148 gm

Last time I did this, I tried live weights and it didn't work.

 

[muddy75]

My July 4th babies.... The 10 I have left I believe there are three males and seven females.


I'm wondering if I should keep three females and stick one of my new pansy males in with them.

I'm thinking I would like to process the rest this weekend.

i’ve got some definite questions re this post....but want to finish “catching up” before i ask something stupid.....

 

[muddy75]

i’ve got some definite questions re this post....but want to finish “catching up” before i ask something stupid.....

all caught up now!! and brain only partially fried from heat and “fertility in the pooper”
@Texas Kiki.....yes I agree that integration into 2 smaller breeding groups will work just fine!! my pansy males integrated into full flock have produced some beautiful babies so I would not worry about “dilution” I would caution however not to “butcher” all 3 males from july group until you are sure that you have a pansy replacement that can handle the job!! keeping 2 small breeding groups and rotating them out with new grow-outs sounds like a great plan!!!

 

[Kiki]

Butchered the 3 small male Jumbo quail. Cleaned carcass weights for Kiki.
4.9 oz, 4.5 oz, and 5.2 oz
or
126 gm, 139 gm, and 148 gm

Last time I did this, I tried live weights and it didn't work.

Thanks. Now I've got to dig for my weights.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

I'm still confused.
Are you saying that since you've put them in groups of four the fertility rate is not good, went down, or stayed the same?

I swear the heat is frying my brain.

Sorry, I am also speed-typing in between millions of chores.

It has gone down But not enough that I don't think it's still worth it to have the attention from the boys a little more spread out.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

New dollar store hay racks! Tis a dish rack bent in half, attached to the swinging door for easy filling, and a chickenwire bottom with all the sharp ends carefully tucked away. @Sara L I think they turned out nice!

 

[Kiki]

New dollar store hay racks! Tis a dish rack bent in half, attached to the swinging door for easy filling, and a chickenwire bottom with all the sharp ends carefully ticket away. @Sara L I think they turned out nice!

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I love turning dollar store stuff into new things.

 

[BReeder!]

What type if quail is this?
This is the rescued one we have. He is the only quail in our flock who is not a JB right now.