Does anyone raise quail on the ground?

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Finally having more consistent egg laying from the ladies. I've noticed that each hen seems to have a spot to lay. If I collect daily they rotate through a few different spots. I forgot a couple of times and when I collected the next afternoon, each nest clearly had eggs only from one hen. 4 nests.
 
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Thanks, I've had issues with keeping the humidity high enough for a steady period of time. I'm hoping to have a humidikit by lockdown. Our climate is so dry, I'm constantly adding water to the incubator.
I had a constant change with water also, til realized the ceiling fan off made a difference. Just a thought.
 
Mine were the AC vents. Once I closed them, humidity and temperature improved.

First try was the window room. That was too drafty.

Yup that's my issue as well. I'm not being quite so quick to check humidity or correct it now though. I've learned it takes time to adjust with each change so it's my learning curve too.
 
Yup that's my issue as well. I'm not being quite so quick to check humidity or correct it now though. I've learned it takes time to adjust with each change so it's my learning curve too.
Once every 12 hours. Patience. Lots 'n lots of patience.

Filling the thing up with water was too much. Dumped it all and started dry. Once temperature dialed in. Haven't touched it since.
Added one tray of water. Every 2 days add 400-500 mL water. Smooth sailing.
 
Once every 12 hours. Patience. Lots 'n lots of patience.

Filling the thing up with water was too much. Dumped it all and started dry. Once temperature dialed in. Haven't touched it since.
Added one tray of water. Every 2 days add 400-500 mL water. Smooth sailing.

Unfortunately patience isn't one of my virtues. It's still in development but getting there. Hatching eggs is a great exercise for that
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This is my 3rd hatching experience ever and only the second time with quail, so thanks very much for your input!
 
I candled the eggs today and pulled 14 clears/early quitters. 31 left including the egg from our covey.
 

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