all who are hatching quail

[WaterfowlWierdo]

i picked up a big styrofoam cooler and a Coleman mini fridge cooler to convert to incubators/hatchers.

Sweet! I have a mini fridge is wanna make into a bator, but my turners won't fit in it

 

[titika]

Sweet! I have a mini fridge is wanna make into a bator, but my turners won't fit in it

I'm not sure my Turner will fit or not. I haven't tried yet. This one is like a camp fridge. You put ice in to keep things cold. No motor or anything. Basically a fancy cooler

 

[WaterfowlWierdo]

I'm not sure my Turner will fit or not. I haven't tried yet. This one is like a camp fridge. You put ice in to keep things cold. No motor or anything. Basically a fancy cooler

Oh ok......mine is like motorized mini fridge.....but I tore everything out of it.....will probably just convert it into a hatcher unless I figure out how to put turners in it......it want to make a bator that will hold at least 2 turners instead of running 2 bators and a hatcher

 

[titika]

Oh ok......mine is like motorized mini fridge.....but I tore everything out of it.....will probably just convert it into a hatcher unless I figure out how to put turners in it......it want to make a bator that will hold at least 2 turners instead of running 2 bators and a hatcher

I'm thinking if i put the light bulb towards the bottom over a water pan it will Work without having to install a fan, since heat rises but putting in a fan shouldn't be too hard either. You might just have to make a wood box your Turners fit in and making the mini fridge the Hatcher.

 

[dc3085]

You can cut the turners down if you need to. Just cut everything cleanly including the linkage. I've seen them cut down to fit in cooler bators a lot.

You can also go big and build your own frame for a universal turning motor like this one. I'd probably just build a cabinet at that point, but who knows.

 

[WaterfowlWierdo]

I think I am just going to build a wooden cabinet bator....Already have the stuff to do it minus the wood

Oh and I got an egg today out of my bobwhite pair ....the hen is a northern bob and the rooster is a white bob....so the chicks should be interesting

 

[titika]

I think I am just going to build a wooden cabinet bator....Already have the stuff to do it minus the wood

Oh and I got an egg today out of my bobwhite pair ....the hen is a northern bob and the rooster is a white bob....so the chicks should be interesting

Nice i just put 25 eggs in from my bobwhites. And a bunch that I ordered. Hoping i get a good hatch.

 

[WaterfowlWierdo]

Nice i just put 25 eggs in from my bobwhites. And a bunch that I ordered. Hoping i get a good hatch.

I had a few northerns that we're due to hatch Saturday.....3 pipped and nothing else yet .....strange

 

[Chicken Papa]

Hey all! I am trying to hatch coturnix eggs for the first time. I put 40 of them in the incubator a week ago, today. I have it holding steady at 100 degrees, a cup of water, and am turning them 2-3 times a day. Has anyone had any luck candling their quail eggs? Hope to have a successful first hatch here in about 2 more weeks. I am excited to see them hatch and spring into life! I have 14 adult coturnix and 1 Texas A&M.

 

[chickwatcher1]

I also have 40 in there a week at 100 or so