How long will they lay without artificial lighting?

[pringle]

Oh phew I could never raise that many quail lol,I can easliy raise 35 though thank god and that leaves extra room for me to be raisinng some meat quail also yay.

 

[pringle]

Yeah...just though I would ask a question here rather than start a whole new thread,im getting a observaition incubator for only $55 from strombergs with shipping included and I was thinking I can turn the eggs myself,but there are no egg racks in it so do I just put the eggs in there and roll them around?Or should I buy quail egg trays from GQF and put the eggs in there?

 

[worldling]

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We "Hand turners" call it shake and bake.
If you can maintain a temp around 99.5 deg. F. a humidity level around 45%+/- and turn/shake up a batch of coturnix eggs at least once a day, then you should be fine!
On day 15 stop turning and increase your humidity to 60%+, all the way to 100%, then (Yes Virginia, you can hatch coturnix). You can buy all the turners and racks you want, but my right hand has turned more eggs than any machine.

 

[Boyd]

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20 dozen is 20x12 so figure about 240 quail at a minimum? If you want them fertile then gotta keep some roo's... Figure on lots of feed tho lil bub. my 60 jumbos went through a bag of feed every other week...

Divide by 7 since they have a week to lay 240 eggs.

That makes it a 35 hen minimum.

kick me. Just kick me. My brain had the switch off yesterday