➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Maiahr]

I just had a very peaceful integration this morning - mixed 3 week old and adult quails. No issues, everybody is still alive and not scalped. I did keep them for two days in cages next to each other prior to that. They all seem to be fine and cuddle together or in pairs. Males do not fight.. One less cage to clean.

 

[Claire A]

I have ten together in a cage and I am 100 percent sure that at least half our boys.
I am expecting the fighting to begin any minute now.
They are officially 8 weeks old as of yesterday so I can butcher them but I had just haven't.

Indeed - I am going to be in the same boat soon

 

[Claire A]

Wondering what you think about this?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/a-drop-in-temperature-can-change-the-sex-of-chickens-1238516.html

My last batch brought on E-bay hatched all males! What are the chances? Must be incredibly unlucky or thinking maybe the story is true

 

[R2elk]

Wondering what you think about this?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/a-drop-in-temperature-can-change-the-sex-of-chickens-1238516.html

My last batch brought on E-bay hatched all males! What are the chances? Must be incredibly unlucky or thinking maybe the story is true

Total BS. The sex of chickens is determined at the time of fertilization which occurs while the egg is still in the hen's body. Altering the temperature during incubation can affect which of the sexes hatch but cannot change the actual sex of the chick.

 

[Nabiki]

How many will it hold?

Which one? The pen from Amazon is 20 square feet, so I would put up to 12 adult birds in there or maybe 30 teens? The coop is 12 square feet, so I would put up to 8 adult birds in there, or 20 teens to grow out.

 

[Kiki]

Total BS. The sex of chickens is determined at the time of fertilization which occurs while the egg is still in the hen's body. Altering the temperature during incubation can affect which of the sexes hatch but cannot change the actual sex of the chick.

This.

 

[blackoaktammy]

I put 15 eggs in lockdown last night from a normal wild-type trio of button quail. I've been so focused on breeding red breasted and blue face mutations, I almost lost normal wild type in my colony. I set some last month - all were red breasted. Hopefully I get normals out of this hatch.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Total BS. The sex of chickens is determined at the time of fertilization which occurs while the egg is still in the hen's body. Altering the temperature during incubation can affect which of the sexes hatch but cannot change the actual sex of the chick.

This.

I agree although oddly it does say in the article they’re still genetically male? Although I feel like if it was possible it would have already been implemented.

 

[Pennys Mama]

I candled my "Pansy"-bator (GoodMother) today! All but one looked like developers, a couple had teeny tiny micro-cracks, a couple looked like the turner might have cracked them (I experimentally put some wax over those cracks). I also rotated the eggs around to see if that helps the hatch.
I'll candle the Hovabator in a few days..

 

[R2elk]

I agree although oddly it does say in the article they’re still genetically male?

Genetically male chickens can be made to look like hens but they cannot actually become hens and will never lay eggs.