➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Kiki]

I don't need more. I have 31 chicks, 35ish teens and I have eggs in the incubator now.

Split the win with someone?


I'm kidding.
Don't even go peek at the auctions tomorrow.

 

[Nabiki]

Split the win with someone?


I'm kidding.
Don't even go peek at the auctions tomorrow.

I don't plan to. I never open FaceSpace at work. Discord, on the other hand...

 

[muddy75]

I haven't been myself this week.
I am trying to sit still for a minute to update the sheet and I'm about to throw a conniption fit.

I've got @Sara L and @Phunktacular added.
I can't remember when or what @muddy75 set.
I'm working on Nutty's now.

Who else am I missing?

i set 30 pf on valentine’s day added 6 HG buttons on 15th. down to 25 pf @day 5 candling....pulled 1 cracked, 1 EQ, and 3 clears.

 

[Kiki]

i set 30 pf on valentine’s day added 6 HG buttons on 15th. down to 25 pf @day 5 candling....pulled 1 cracked, 1 EQ, and 3 clears.

Added. Thanks.

 

[muddy75]

I think my current 10 are all from an original batch I ordered from KC quail farm last spring. Maybe a bit of my very first flock genetics mixed in. My record keeping was a good attempt but life managed to intervene and I didn’t stay on top of it.

I like the pretty colors but for sure would want feather sexable.

I also want decent egg size. Do the pretty colors end up with much smaller eggs? 12-14 gram size would be nice

i have at least one bird of all colors offered by myshire.....most of my eggs fall in the 10-16g range with lower end typically coming from new layers. i don’t think the “jumbo” thing really matters as much except with meat yield @ 10 weeks. some of my colored birds are just as big and healthy adults as “jumbos”.....it’s determined a lot by care, feeding, housing and a little bit of “spoiling” with the hens(IMHO).....myshire now offers a feather-sexable variety and if you are interested in the fb auctions, they are up and running again!!

 

[muddy75]

Hmm. That would require so many things. Facebook account. Being ready to set up an incubator and brooder. Trying to just get a few eggs and not 408.

Probably I need to start getting organized. Do they ever sell small lots? Maybe 15-20 eggs?

he offers a lot of 30 egg batches on the auctions.....he advertises 25 egg batches on ebay and the website (but i’m pretty sure he still ships 30). yes the auctions require a fb account but you can either set up one just for quail related stuff or use someone’s just for auctions......can sometimes get a really good deal!!

 

[muddy75]

GET THEM!!

it’s gonna be a bit more difficult to get good deals this weekend! . the group is now almost 300 ppl and many have not learned how auctions go yet so i’m expecting several max and times through the weekend!

 

[Kiki]

it’s gonna be a bit more difficult to get good deals this weekend! . the group is now almost 300 ppl and many have not learned how auctions go yet so i’m expecting several max and times through the weekend!

I'm not looking.
I'm out of room for another week or two.

 

[muddy75]

I'm not looking.
I'm out of room for another week or two.

i was sooooo tempted with the mystery batch today i stopped myself from bidding but no promises over the weekend!!

 

[Fur-N-Fowl]

My mam has decided she wants to try and hatch some shop bought eggs. I’ve already told her that chances are if any are fertile it’ll only be the odd one but she wants to give it a go anyways.

I’ve told her the quails eggs that are there have the highest chance of being fertile as they tend to come from smaller scale suppliers that renew their own stock so there is a higher chance of a Male being in with them.

She wants to give the blue chickens eggs a go though