How soon can I incubate? Best way to clean pen?

[ravenzero]

Hey there all,

Hope you guys can help my curiosity, you all have been fantasic in answering my questions so far!

I have 2 female and 1 male cortunix, and they just started laying and crowing last week. Eggs have been 2 a day every day

I was wondering how soon I can incubate eggs. The male has been crowing, but I have not seen him romance any of the ladies

You think these eggs are fertile after a week? If not, when?

Also, I have them on 1/4 inch hardware cloth, and find that poop does drop as easy as I imagined, and some stays up top on the wire and dries there. Any tips on cleaning that cage floor?

 

[JJMR794]

They Are Most Likely Fertile Now

 

[joe125]

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Ditto!
You can't go wrong with 1/2" HWC. You will get some buildup, a putty knife and wire brush should dispatch the bulk of the buildup.

 

[Denninmi]

Get one of those wire brush scrapers made for cleaning barbecue grills and grates -- they work well to scrape off poo, and they often have really long handles which is convenient for reaching the far corners.

 

[joe125]

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Quick, plain and simple!
A 98 cent solution to a $5 problem. Old dogs can learn new tricks. Thanks my friend!

 

[pheasantfreak]

i will jj on this one i would bet they were fertile