➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Kiki]

5 days old

 

[Nabiki]

Yes I crush it. They have been eating already so most the smaller pieces were gone

I read somewhere to use a coffee grinder, so that's what I'm going to do if any of mine hatch. I got a cheap one just like the one I already use for my coffee beans off of Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004SPEU/ref=twister_B0845BNBQ8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Ah, okay, just asking, lol. I use a coffee/spice grinder now, I got tired after using mortar & pestle for the 1st several months of quail raising! They do go through the powdered stuff fast, huh?
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Who thinks I should set 56 eggs for Valentine’s Day???

Me too!

I am about done with hammering feed but I'll do it a couple more days because they make less mes with it in smaller pieces.

I hammered feed one time then I went and bought a blender to much work to hammer feed

You guys spend too much work getting the small pieces. When I put eggs in the incubator I use something like this to sift the feed. The adults don't eat the tiny stuff, and the chicks don't eat the big stuff, so I end up with less overall waste and I don't spend a lot of time grinding or pounding the food.

 

[CindyinSD]

I know, right? Those eggs are packed well! I've had 6 orders of eggs arrive with those foam shippers and this is the first time I've had any that were cracked. These weren't just cracked a bit either!

 

[Kiki]

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You guys spend too much work getting the small pieces. When I put eggs in the incubator I use something like this to sift the feed. The adults don't eat the tiny stuff, and the chicks don't eat the big stuff, so I end up with less overall waste and I don't spend a lot of time grinding or pounding the food.

I don't feed my adults and the babies the same thing.

 

[Kiki]

Me too! View attachment 2011569


You guys spend too much work getting the small pieces. When I put eggs in the incubator I use something like this to sift the feed. The adults don't eat the tiny stuff, and the chicks don't eat the big stuff, so I end up with less overall waste and I don't spend a lot of time grinding or pounding the food.

How many pansy fees do you think you ended up with?

 

[Nabiki]

How many pansy fees do you think you ended up with?

I'm guessing around 15-18? I had a pretty good hatch rate this time.

 

[CindyinSD]

Kiki said: I don't feed my adults and the babies the same thing.


What do you feed the adults vs the babies? I was under the impression that all game birds needed game bird feed 29% protein? Or not?

 

[R2elk]

Kiki said: I don't feed my adults and the babies the same thing.


What do you feed the adults vs the babies? I was under the impression that all game birds needed game bird feed 29% protein? Or not?

The adults do not need the high protein or the higher levels of lysine, mehtionine and niacin that the youngsters do need.

 

[Kiki]

Kiki said: I don't feed my adults and the babies the same thing.


What do you feed the adults vs the babies? I was under the impression that all game birds needed game bird feed 29% protein? Or not?

I think I used to believe this but not anymore.
I feed the babies game bird 28% protein but I switch them over to 16% layer feed at about 6 weeks.

 

[Nabiki]

My adults just got a bunch of worms today. They love it when I hoe up their pen. All of the poop gets buried to compost, and they follow the hoe around to grab the worms that get exposed.