➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Kiki]

My big dark boy did not kill my 3 homegrown hens.

Happy campers this morning.

There was even an egg laid over night.

Guess who is putting it in the bator?












Just kidding. I'll wait until after Halloween to set everything that is laid in that cage.

 

[R2elk]

My big dark boy did not kill my 3 homegrown hens.

Happy campers this morning.

There was even an egg laid over night.

Guess who is putting it in the bator?


Just kidding. I'll wait until after Halloween to set everything that is laid in that cage.

It will take at least a couple of days before you can expect fertile eggs from them.

 

[Kiki]

It will take at least a couple of days before you can expect fertile eggs from them.

I was guessing a couple of weeks.

 

[R2elk]

I was guessing a couple of weeks.

You may be right. The couple of days thing is because even if he started breeding the moment that he was put in the cage, he can't fertilize the eggs that are already past a certain point in the process. Eggs that are already in the shell gland definitely cannot be fertilized at that point.

 

[Kiki]

You may be right. The couple of days thing is because even if he started breeding the moment that he was put in the cage, he can't fertilize the eggs that are already past a certain point in the process. Eggs that are already in the shell gland definitely cannot be fertilized at that point.

I was totally kidding about there even being a chance last night's egg was fertile.

 

[muddy75]

I was totally kidding about there even being a chance last night's egg was fertile.

yes but when they are.....there’s gonna be some big, beautiful babies!!!

 

[Kiki]

yes but when they are.....there’s gonna be some big, beautiful babies!!!

I cannot wait to set these eggs.

 

[Pennys Mama]

@007Sean "Yep and the others mentioned too!"

***Okay, so will I be able to keep all of my Bobs together (12), or will they need to be separated out into smaller groups? They're in a 2'X6' raised pen right now. There's never been any fighting so far, they're almost 6 weeks old.

 

[Kiki]

Ok, so will I be able to keep all of my Bobs together (12), or will they need to be separated out into smaller groups? They're in a 2'X6' raised pen right now.

How many of the 12 are males?

 

[Pennys Mama]

How many of the 12 are males?

I'm unsure since they've not feathered out fully on their heads with their 'adult' feathers yet. A couple of them look like their face feathers are darker like boys though.