Can you answer some questions about Quail

[MelissaRose]

183710281475. This an item number off ebay for eggs check it out.

24 plus eggs for 20. Mixed eggs but has pics of birds.
Not sure of your budget or incubator size. But another choice

My incubator can hold up to 24 eggs but the temperature is uneven so I dont always fill it.
$20 is pretty reasonable, but I wouldn't go much higher.

Thank you for that info!

 

[muddy75]

Ok, thanks I'll check it out!

here’s a couple pics of my 7 week olds and my 2.5 week olds

 

[MelissaRose]

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here’s a couple pics of my 7 week olds and my 2.5 week olds

Awww, their so cute! can't wait to get mine!

 

[MelissaRose]

I have purchased all my coturnix hatching eggs from myshire farm (ebay jenna green) color variations available....high quality and affordable.

Is the ebay seller JennaGreen-9? I found someone selling a lot of quail eggs with that username. The eggs that JennaGreen-9 sells are a little more expensive, the cheapest is like $25, it's a little more than I wanted to pay but I guess it's not too bad.

 

[Fishkeeper]

You should NOT try to hatch quail and chicken eggs at the same time, no.
Do you have all your supplies ready? A brooder and good, high-protein food? Best get all that set up before you get the quail. 18 days is a lot less time than you think to put everything together.

 

[MelissaRose]

Thanks!
Ok I won't try to hatch them at the same time!
No I don't have my supplies ready, but I have a brooder that just needs to be set up and I will get some food soon, before I start them. The feed store is just down the road.

You should NOT try to hatch quail and chicken eggs at the same time, no.
Do you have all your supplies ready? A brooder and good, high-protein food? Best get all that set up before you get the quail. 18 days is a lot less time than you think to put everything together.

 

[MelissaRose]

I think I'm going to go with the Myshire farm hatching eggs. Their a bit cheaper on the site so I think I'll get them from there.
Do you all have a favorite color of coturnix? I was just going to go with the mix that has multiple kinds.
I don't know exactly when I'll be getting them, I still haven't built the cage/hutch yet but I'm planning it right now and my dads a builder so it wont take long to build.
I may need a little help when hatching time comes!

 

[igorsMistress]

If you have a separate hatcher you can put one type or the other in at lockdown there's no reason you can't incubate chicken and quail eggs together. There's quite a size difference in chicks and the quail could be trampled if they all hatch together.

You could get the mixed colors and always decide which you like best after they hatch.

You can also look up James Marie Farms. They have some good pics of what adults look like to see what colors you might like.

Good luck! I hope you post some pics of your cage and chicks when they hatch

 

[MelissaRose]

Does anyone know where I could get some chicks? since i'm starting chicken eggs on the thirtieth and now there isn't time to get the eggs and hatch them before then, and since my incubator has uneven heat spots so there's a lot of different temperatures in different places. I'm thinking about just getting some baby chicks.
Mcmurray and cackle hatchery's have a minimum of 100 quail chicks and I don't want that many.

 

[MelissaRose]

If you have a separate hatcher you can put one type or the other in at lockdown there's no reason you can't incubate chicken and quail eggs together. There's quite a size difference in chicks and the quail could be trampled if they all hatch together.

You could get the mixed colors and always decide which you like best after they hatch.

You can also look up James Marie Farms. They have some good pics of what adults look like to see what colors you might like.

Good luck! I hope you post some pics of your cage and chicks when they hatch

Ok I'll look them up!
Yes, I will post pics of the cages, and even if I don't hatch the chicks I'll post pics when I get them!