Incubator or not?

[lereg]

Are quail broody or would I need an incubator to raise them? I'd really like to start raising them, but dont know if i want to do it if i need to hatch them myself. I'm new to birds, and want to dive in to them, but need to build my chicken coop before I buy or build an incubator.

 

[feedman77]

On a rare occasion a cotournix hen may go broody.

So an incubator would be needed for reliable flock expansion.

Hatching them is relatively easy. 18 days.

I keep my birds in a rabbit hutch. And wire rabbit cages.

Figure about 1 square foot a birds.

 

[lereg]

On a rare occasion a cotournix hen may go broody.

So an incubator would be needed for reliable flock expansion.

Hatching them is relatively easy. 18 days.

I keep my birds in a rabbit hutch. And wire rabbit cages.

Figure about 1 square foot a birds.

I have the housing for them, since I used to raise rabbits, I just don' have an incubator.

 

[feedman77]

There are several thread on building incubators on here.

If you want a video youtube. Search. Rush lane poultry.

I have used some cheaper commercial (styros). Lots of bad hatches.

If you go to buy an incubator. Save up and get one that' is decent.

If u go styro look at a 1588 genesis.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

I have the housing for them, since I used to raise rabbits, I just don' have an incubator.

Check out some of the diy incubators here. There are several, and from what I've heard, pretty reliable and inexpensive to build.

 

[JaeG]

I've hatched both Coturnix and Button quail very successfully in a cheap incubator - one of those octagonal chinese ones. I've even finished hatching finch eggs in there (when the father decided to kill the first hatchling). It made a great brooder for the finches too until they started to feather up. For the $80 NZD it's done darn good service.

 

[lereg]

There are several thread on building incubators on here.

If you want a video youtube. Search. Rush lane poultry.

I have used some cheaper commercial (styros). Lots of bad hatches.

If you go to buy an incubator. Save up and get one that' is decent.

If u go styro look at a 1588 genesis.

Check out some of the diy incubators here. There are several, and from what I've heard, pretty reliable and inexpensive to build.

I'll have to check them out. I was just hoping to avoid it. I do have plenty of coolers around here.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

I have an old hovabator...love it!
Been using it for 10 years. Need to replace the wafer this yr, but it's the first time.

 

[Mimiruu]

I like to hatch my own eggs so that I can keep rotating them for butchering. I have two to keep them going.

 

[feedman77]

I started with tabletop incubators. But have expanded to cabinets.

Incubating is a little addicting.

Set my first batch of the year.
500 quail eggs.