Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

[ozexpat]

When I got my update just now on the quail, Analou said more than 20 A&M and too many (to count) Jumbo and Standard Pharaoh.

I guess that means a whole lot more than greater than 20. In about 3 hours Bernie will start leg banding the Jumbos and put them in the brooder. I will have a better count then.

With the hatch rates I had been getting, I knew that I would just have to throw enough eggs at the bator but now we have technique so improved, I could have thrown less. We are going to be in the business of quail eggs.

 

[joannefiddler]

When I got my update just now on the quail, Analou said more than 20 A&M and too many (to count) Jumbo and Standard Pharaoh.

I guess that means a whole lot more than greater than 20. In about 3 hours Bernie will start leg banding the Jumbos and put them in the brooder. I will have a better count then.

With the hatch rates I had been getting, I knew that I would just have to throw enough eggs at the bator but now we have technique so improved, I could have thrown less. We are going to be in the business of quail eggs.

Oz, 10th anniversary is diamonds, 20th is china, then 18th...must be quail!!! Congratulations on the fantastic results!

 

[lindz8504]

When I got my update just now on the quail, Analou said more than 20 A&M and too many (to count) Jumbo and Standard Pharaoh.

I guess that means a whole lot more than greater than 20. In about 3 hours Bernie will start leg banding the Jumbos and put them in the brooder. I will have a better count then.

With the hatch rates I had been getting, I knew that I would just have to throw enough eggs at the bator but now we have technique so improved, I could have thrown less. We are going to be in the business of quail eggs.

Yay on the quail!

 

[piglett]

I would not worry too much about only 2 girls. They put rabbits to shame. I had 2. Three months later I had 40. One hatched 24 the other 16. Still it will be good to have a bit of different blood. Get Mrs P to network the Pinays in the area. You may develop a balut business.

Scovie tastes a little different to Mallard type ducks. It is more veal like. Cook it slow and a little rare. Do a practice run before you cook for guests.

I also made sausage out of it.

Here is a great recipe. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/duck-sausage-salsiccia-danitra-recipe/index.html

You can substitute a combination of bacon and fat pork for the pancetta. Scovie tends to be pretty lean.

i was thinking about adding 15% beef fat & grinding the extra boys up.

she already made a batch of salty eggs

she plans to sell tyhem to her FB friends

maybe she can add balut to the lineup

 

[ozexpat]

i was thinking about adding 15% beef fat & grinding the extra boys up.

she already made a batch of salty eggs

she plans to sell tyhem to her FB friends

maybe she can add balut to the lineup

beef fat will work too.

you may become the duck royals of new england

 

[ozexpat]

exactly 100 quail hatched from 300 eggs.

a good start to the hatch-fest.

 

[OffGridMAMA]

Sharing cuteness my 8 Turkey poults

 

[ozexpat]

very cute OGM.

I am so jelous!! i need poults

 

[ozexpat]

Pictures already (date stamp is off but taken 3 hrs ago)



















the new quail condo

 

[dpenning]

Pictures already (date stamp is off but taken 3 hrs ago)



















the new quail condo

Cute overload. Makes me want to lie on the floor with chicks all over me. Do some of the yellow ones have a marks on their head? Looks like a marker smudge.