➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Kiki]

Yep! I’ve seen people put two quail eggs in one slot but I don’t think I want to hatch that many eggs lol

Nutters! I have a regular size turner tray thingy and quail size.
I'm not so sure I could fit two quail eggs in my regular sized egg Turner tray thingy, but I sure am going to try tomorrow.

 

[R2elk]

This exact bag. Amazon must be nuts selling it for 70 bucks.

The reason it is so high on Amazon is because they include the cost of shipping it in the price so they can say that shipping is free.

 

[HipMystic]

Yes!

No I use peat moss. I love the stuff.
PREMIER HORTICULTURE 0082P 3.8Cu Ft Sphag Peat Moss, 960 Ounce https://a.co/d/3gU8uJz
This exact bag. Amazon must be nuts selling it for 70 bucks. Home Depot used to carry it for 12 or 13 but I just paid 17 the other day for a bag. View attachment 3286314

Thanks! I’ll stop by the hardware store today and see if they have any. I know they still had bags of play sand outside the last time I was there, so maybe they’ll have some peat moss as well.

 

[Kiki]

Thanks! I’ll stop by the hardware store today and see if they have any. I know they still had bags of play sand outside the last time I was there, so maybe they’ll have some peat moss as well.

Do you have a Home Depot or a Lowe's nearby?

 

[Nabiki]

Thanks! I’ll stop by the hardware store today and see if they have any. I know they still had bags of play sand outside the last time I was there, so maybe they’ll have some peat moss as well.

You might also consider Coco coir. It's a little more sustainable.

 

[vall]

You might also consider Coco coir. It's a little more sustainable.

Peat from Canada is sustainable. Much more is formed per year than is harvested.
https://growingfruit.org/t/peat-parts-of-the-peat-moss-story-are-seldom-heard/42249

 

[HipMystic]

Do you have a Home Depot or a Lowe's nearby?

Both an hour away - in opposite directions

 

[PicoFarm]

Don't we all have this delima! Except mines with pheasants....but this season, it's quail...at least I have vacant pens for the quail.
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I love it! I have this same meme, but replace "pheasants" with dogs. So relatable.

 

[FloorCandy]

Thru a series of unfortunate events, tree branch crushed my greenhouse last winter and caged birds got soaked and died, 100 year floods brought crazy predators, and recently a giant stray cat ripped into my prefab growout and pulled my birds out, I lost all my quail, Aragorn had been injured by a crazy hen and was inside with my meat chickens. I had more chicks hatching and I culled his meat buddies, and he died the next day, he was 2.5 years old and my last quail, he was pure celadon so I was sad to lose him. Anyway, I built a new aviary of heavier gauge, coated hardware cloth and I ordered new celadon hatching eggs. They should be arriving next week hopefully. I can’t wait to start up again!

I currently have 5 chicken chicks and the 3 juvenile turkeys so I’m not without birds.

 

[muddy75]

Thru a series of unfortunate events, tree branch crushed my greenhouse last winter and caged birds got soaked and died, 100 year floods brought crazy predators, and recently a giant stray cat ripped into my prefab growout and pulled my birds out, I lost all my quail, Aragorn had been injured by a crazy hen and was inside with my meat chickens. I had more chicks hatching and I culled his meat buddies, and he died the next day, he was 2.5 years old and my last quail, he was pure celadon so I was sad to lose him. Anyway, I built a new aviary of heavier gauge, coated hardware cloth and I ordered new celadon hatching eggs. They should be arriving next week hopefully. I can’t wait to start up again!

I currently have 5 chicken chicks and the 3 juvenile turkeys so I’m not without birds.

I had a predator problem too, and as a result I lost all my quail…..I just have 6 pheasants and 6 dux left