Good...erm, "lap" quail?

[Stellar]

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Cheap, too. After my bad hatch at the end of July, I said I wasn't going to gamble with shipped eggs again until the weather cooled off this fall ... then, I went on ebay, and saw an auction that was going to expire in less than an hour for 60 coturnix eggs for $3.49, and there were no bids. So, for a grand total of about $15, I bought them. They hatched on Tuesday/Wednesday, and out of 55 that went into the incubator (5 damaged in shipping), I have 30 that hatched and all appear healthy. That's quite a bargain, IMO. They are a really big mix of colors and breeds, too, including some fancy ones. I've got 3 that I believe are "tuxedo" pattern.

I think we bought from the same seller. Between hairline cracks, weepy eggs and those that ended up clear...I just hope we have compareable hatch rates. I did not know to candle on arrival...though I do now. Learned that lesson really fast when I saw all the tiny fractures and had the vendor accuse me of doing it in incubation. Meh. Lesson learned

Well, I sold Denninmi the first batch of eggs, so I do not think you have the same seller...FYI

 

[Nekhebet]

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I think we bought from the same seller. Between hairline cracks, weepy eggs and those that ended up clear...I just hope we have compareable hatch rates. I did not know to candle on arrival...though I do now. Learned that lesson really fast when I saw all the tiny fractures and had the vendor accuse me of doing it in incubation. Meh. Lesson learned

Well, I sold Denninmi the first batch of eggs, so I do not think you have the same seller...FYI

From eBay? My mistake, I've only been looking for a few weeks but there's one seller who was consistently offering a mix at that rate. xD

 

[Stellar]

Oh ok, phew! I was freaking out because I wrap my eggs like fort knox and customers never complained (well one, but it was a post office problem and I replaced

)I sell 30+ eggs for $9.99 right now on ebay including reds

 

[Nekhebet]

I'm glad. I was really sad about those eggs, I didn't realize eggs could be damaged without being completely obvious.

 

[Stellar]

It is very sad. I received so many "bad" eggs over the years so I do my best to package the eggs and collect the eggs so they are the best quality. In my opinion quality is better than quantity.

 

[NeoRoey]

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+1 I've gotten so many bad batches from fishy dealers. Strombergs and, well, you seem like the most trustworthy. I'm currently snuggling with my peachick. Finally my parents allowed it!

 

[Rebeccap422]

I have had a few coturnix that liked to be held and sleep on us. My son had one hen that was his very own and she would follow him around. She even laid an egg in his hand one day.

I have a brown that tries to come out of the cage so I can hold her when she is in the mood to be held.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

I have a Male Button named Buddy, and he used to be my room-mate!

I would take him out of his cage and put him on my bed and he would run and fly off the bed and go under my book shelf and sit down and wouldn't move until I went and picked him up and put him back on the bed. Then he would run and jumpy off again and go behind my desk and just sit in the corner not moving a muscle until I came and picked him up again!!! He also likes to get under my neck and mess with my hair!

Buttons can be tamed - they just need to be tamed from a young age! ( Like day 1!

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[MagsC]

All my coturnix are SO tame, they dont even try to get away when we walk up to them and they seem to enjoy being held. Of course we spend a ton of time with them so that could be why!