Cortunix Quail egg question

[JaeG]

yes, those are turners. They just sort of rock back and forth about 80 degrees or so, so not really turning in the true sense of the word. apparently that's how most "turners" work.

The high hatch rate I got was with Rouen eggs. Although, that 80% is from the batch of eggs after removing bad ones in the first candling. Taking into accounts all the eggs I started with it was more like half.

If you live in a suburban setting, muscovy ducks are the way to go. they hiss instead of quack, and are known to be quieter than many chicken hens. Most farmed ducks don't have access to ponds. All they need is a bucket deep enough to fully immerse their bills. Similar coop and run size requirements as chickens

We currently have a lot of birds - finches, doves, bourkes parakeets, Button quail, Coturnix quail, cockatiels, and the chickens. I'm not even going to try counting how many all together! I don't think hubby would be too pleased if I added ducks to the list. We are looking at moving to the country so hopefully then. Our current section isn't fenced fully as we have a storm water culvert running through the back of our property, complete with eels who get any gross eggs. So no free ranging here!

 

[Jacob Duckman]

We currently have a lot of birds - finches, doves, bourkes parakeets, Button quail, Coturnix quail, cockatiels, and the chickens. I'm not even going to try counting how many all together! I don't think hubby would be too pleased if I added ducks to the list. We are looking at moving to the country so hopefully then. Our current section isn't fenced fully as we have a storm water culvert running through the back of our property, complete with eels who get any gross eggs. So no free ranging here!

Sounds like a fun setup