Celadon Hatch. Day 17. Can't stop watching... Very Nervous...

[Urbanhomestead_ut]

Don't fret too much over it. Even if it did hatch, it might have been hard for it to catch up to the others. These birds mature fast and they're relentless when it comes to pecking order. For me, this has been one of the hardest lessons about raising quail.

That will be hard.

 

[CovidtimeQuail]

That will be hard.

Hang in there, the 10 chicks will keep you busy! (My first hatch was 7 of 32 eggs and there could have been one more if only I knew then what I've learned along the way)

Enjoy them -- they grow up quickly.

 

[Kiki]

That will be hard.

How is everyone doing today?

 

[Urbanhomestead_ut]

How is everyone doing today?

Nobody else has hatched. We're pretty sure they are done.

I think everyone understands about the "accidental death" of the chick we opened and that raising quail means learning as we go.

We hopefully have enough to just breed our own to hatch. When is the latest in the year we want to hatch chicks? Or should I say.... when are the best times of year to hatch chicks?

How long should I wait after my chicks start laying/mating to have viable eggs?

 

[shrimpsilkies]

Nobody else has hatched. We're pretty sure they are done.

I think everyone understands about the "accidental death" of the chick we opened and that raising quail means learning as we go.

We hopefully have enough to just breed our own to hatch. When is the latest in the year we want to hatch chicks? Or should I say.... when are the best times of year to hatch chicks?

How long should I wait after my chicks start laying/mating to have viable eggs?

Whenever the eggs are a good weight, and are fertile. That may be soon or quite a while. Since most quail lines are bred to have eggs around 13-15 grams, I wait until the eggs weighed around that much to hatch from my younger birds.

 

[Urbanhomestead_ut]

Whenever the eggs are a good weight, and are fertile. That may be soon or quite a while. Since most quail lines are bred to have eggs around 13-15 grams, I wait until the eggs weighed around that much to hatch from my younger birds.

Thank you.

 

[Nabiki]

I hatch year 'round, but we don't get really extreme cold where I live.

 

[Urbanhomestead_ut]

I hatch year 'round, but we don't get really extreme cold where I live.

Do you hatch for yourself or to sell?

 

[Nabiki]

Do you hatch for yourself or to sell?

Both. I can't believe how fast they sell. I put an ad on craiglist, and I get immediate responses and they're usually gone in a week.

Edit: The hens are gone in a week. The males get sent to freezer camp because no one wants boys.