➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[mixedUPturk]

I don't know if I updated you all earlier, but we are up to 26 live quail hatchlings. Another one pipped and should hatch soon. We have had 5 pass away in total. Theres still 6 more eggs we are waiting on. I will likely leave them until tomorrow evening since I will be gone at work during the day tomorrow and cannot convince myself to turn the incubator off tonight when an egg just pipped as bit ago.

Yea i wouldnt turn it off! u had that staggered set this time. Do u think ull be able to keep from the losses in the future?

 

[BReeder!]

Yea i wouldnt turn it off! u had that staggered set this time. Do u think ull be able to keep from the losses in the future?

The losses are not a huge surprise. I decided to not assist hatches at all this time. 1 was shrink wrapped. 1 was trampled. 1 had badly splayed legs. 1 didn't fully absorb the yolk sac. The 5th one I honestly cannot recall... I think there was one found dead in the incubator.
I could have avoided the shrink wrapped one, but I didn't want to assist and I didn't realize the humidity dipped down a bit.

 

[mixedUPturk]

The losses are not a huge surprise. I decided to not assist hatches at all this time. 1 was shrink wrapped. 1 was trampled. 1 had badly splayed legs. 1 didn't fully absorb the yolk sac. The 5th one I honestly cannot recall... I think there was one found dead in the incubator.
I could have avoided the shrink wrapped one, but I didn't want to assist and I didn't realize the humidity dipped down a bit.

Yes sir i understand, jus wondered if there was anything proactive that could be done. I know it was a real tough one for you too, not able to be there half the time w ur work trips. The unabsorbed yolk might mean he was in a hot spot.

 

[mixedUPturk]

My lucky 13 that hatched 100% are doing good. 6 silvers, 4 of them are very blue, 2 are very light, hoping CCs theroy holds true 7 wild type

2 1/2 wks old. Some red brests and some spotted breasts coming in

 

[mixedUPturk]

This page.

If i had done it right, at 6 wks, for 120 feed? i could sell them all 15 to the wonderful landlord at 60$ cutting him anice deal n then break even and be just at breeding colonys paying their feed bill and myself.


Dont feed your roosters longer than necessary.


Now ill shut up.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

My lucky 13 that hatched 100% are doing good. 6 silvers, 4 of them are very blue, 2 are very light, hoping CCs theroy holds true 7 wild type

2 1/2 wks old. Some red brests and some spotted breasts coming in
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I think your blues are actually lavenders! Recessive, not feather sexable, safe to breed together. They have those cream feather shafts/more patterning than the blues. You do seem to have 1 normal silver OR a lavender with some other dilution though. Breed him to something else and see if you get a mix of silver and blue like I have in the past.

They are lovely

 

[mixedUPturk]

I think your blues are actually lavenders! Recessive, not feather sexable, safe to breed together. They have those cream feather shafts/more patterning than the blues. You do seem to have 1 normal silver OR a lavender with some other dilution though. Breed him to something else and see if you get a mix of silver and blue like I have in the past.

They are lovely

Thank you! How are you and yours??

 

[BReeder!]

Yes sir i understand, jus wondered if there was anything proactive that could be done. I know it was a real tough one for you too, not able to be there half the time w ur work trips. The unabsorbed yolk might mean he was in a hot spot.

Good to know

 

[CoturnixComplex]

Thank you! How are you and yours??

Excellent! And SO BUSY!

We just did probably the hardest leg which was getting our 2-ton trailer up the mountain. Now we have to repack it and get it ready to drive back down the other side of the mountain.

My critters are all good! I had an unexplained rabbit death a while back that wigged me but everyone else has been fine since then. I've been so good and restrained about not breeding anything that I'm dying. I can't wait for Sept/Oct, it's going to be hatch (and baby bunny) madness. I want millions of roux charcoal now.

I love seeing your birds! Is your NPIP testing all done? You have a for sure customer in a month or two!

 

[mixedUPturk]

Excellent! And SO BUSY!

We just did probably the hardest leg which was getting our 2-ton trailer up the mountain. Now we have to repack it and get it ready to drive back down the other side of the mountain.

My critters are all good! I had an unexplained rabbit death a while back that wigged me but everyone else has been fine since then. I've been so good and restrained about not breeding anything that I'm dying. I can't wait for Sept/Oct, it's going to be hatch (and baby bunny) madness. I want millions of roux charcoal now.

I love seeing your birds! Is your NPIP testing all done? You have a for sure customer in a month or two!

Awe so good to hear your doing so well! The death wasnt mr blue buns right?! Yes ma'am testing is all done!!! PM me and we can talk about that. I have to look up CA laws in the meantime-- yall are so strict. The first box i shipped tho, all 10 are growing!