Baby Pictures (Coturnix Quail)

[Valeriemichelle]

So, I built my own incubator and bought 9 eggs quail eggs. Heres what I got out of it!

9 BABYS!!!
They LOVE their little bed I put in their box.

I made it out of a old pajama pant leg.

Their the cutest little things.

Heres the incubator I made. Its just a little cheap one.

But it works!

 

[kelseygirl707]

I love that second picture!

 

[stumble_n_mumble]

what are the specs of your incubator? id love to build one just like that

 

[Shellepup]

Oh, they're so cute! Congrats, and good job! (I've got my first batch of eggs in my own homemade incubator right now, and I'm a nervous wreck!)

 

[Valeriemichelle]

All I used to made that was a cooler that I cut 2 holes in the top and put plexiglass over so I could see in the incubator, a light hooked up to a hot water heater thermostat, and a PC fan. I just put a small towel in the bottom instead of using hardware cloth, which saved me a bunch of money. I cut 4 holes in the cooler for fresh air. (2 in the front, 2 in the back) about the size of a quarter. I filled the two jars with warm water to hold the heat. and i just put a few wet rags/sponges for humidity. It was REALLY simple. I had most of the stuff so it only costed me about $10 for the thermostat.

The light that was hung from the top has a little cage around it with a jar lid under the light bulb so the light wouldn't be directly on the eggs.

Any more questions about it I would be happy to answer.

 

[Valeriemichelle]

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I was a nervous wreck too. I got my eggs in the mail so I was kinda thinking they weren't going to hatch.
I was REALLY surprised when they all did.

& good luck with your eggs!

 

[Dingo]

that design seems to be a popular one, glad to hear that it works too cause I made one similar for the emu eggs. Congrats on your hatch they sure are cute.