Bobwhites

[fowlman33]

ok guys and girls, as you can see, I am a newbie here !! I am getting an incubator for Christmas and would like to start raising some Bobs. I only plan to have about 50 or so. I am looking to get some hatchable egss in the early Feb timeframe. Can you tell me a good source for acquiring these eggs around that time, most places I have seen doesn't start until late spring or summer.

I also have 85 RIR girls that keep me "hammered" in eggs.....I started out with just 4

....that is when I knew I was hooked on raising chickens, now I want to branch out in the gamebird world

any suggestions would be great !!!

 

[peewee]

I would shoot a PM to JJMR794, or you could try to contact him by his web site http://jmgamefarm.webs.com/. I know that he has great stock and he seems to be hatching birds all the time. He might have bobs at that time of year.
Good luck with your search and welcome to the addiction.

 

[JJMR794]

Bobs Are True Gamebirds... While Some May Be Tricked Into Laying During Off Season Months With Supplimental Heat And Light, Many Will Not. Also Dont Expect Great Fertility On Out Of Season Eggs. If Left To Ma Nature's Design Breeding And Laying Season On These Guys Is Late Spring And Again In Early Fall

 

[fowlman33]

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So, if I get out of season eggs and say acquire 50.....I should expect somewhere around a 50% hatch rate ?? Which is fine by me, especially since I am just starting out.

 

[Robo]

Actually 50% of 50% since shipped eggs don't hatch as good as fresh eggs.

 

[fowlman33]

A 25% hatch rate is not very good at all

Maybe I will wait !!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Good Luck

 

[JJMR794]

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WISE IDEA... I GET A FEW EGGS EACH WEEK AND ONLY GET ABOUT 60% HATCH RIGHT NOW AND THE ONLY TRANSPORT THEY GET IS FROM THE PENS TO THE HOUSE BY HAND... YEAH WINTER FERTILITY IS KINDA LACKING...

 

[kingmt]

They would likely freeze in shipping also.