Incubators Anonymous

[DMRippy]

Ohh! Can I ask a quail question? Can I hatch and release? Or do they need to be taken care of?

Interesting.... I think you would need to take care of them some... but that is what most people do with them, I think.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I have coturnix, which i recommend due to their calm nature. I do not recommend hatch and release, it may even be illegal in some states. If you were planning to do that, i would suggest a native species like bobwhite. They are much more aggressive towards each other, and more flighty.

 

[DMRippy]

I have coturnix, which i recommend due to their calm nature. I do not recommend hatch and release, it may even be illegal in some states. If you were planning to do that, i would suggest a native species like bobwhite. They are much more aggressive towards each other, and more flighty.

See... I need to read BEFORE I get them..... gives me time to build a pen. Are they cold hardy? I can keep them in my shop if needed.

 

[ozexpat]

Ohh! Can I ask a quail question? Can I hatch and release? Or do they need to be taken care of?

coturnix wont go broody, native quail release is normally illegal. you may even need a permit to breed them

 

[ozexpat]

Well now I need to research quail

What type would you recommend and why? That is open to anyone really.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/102281/coturnix-quail-basics-information-and-pictures-galore

great quail info

 

[DMRippy]

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Thanks!

 

[ki4got]

I have coturnix, which i recommend due to their calm nature. I do not recommend hatch and release, it may even be illegal in some states. If you were planning to do that, i would suggest a native species like bobwhite. They are much more aggressive towards each other, and more flighty.

legal or otherwise, coturnix are NOT broody so releasing them would just be a death sentence, since they would lay lots of eggs that never hatch and they'd just die out.

i had them, raised a couple generations, couldn't hardly give them away so i ate the rest.

 

[CapricornFarm]

See... I need to read BEFORE I get them..... gives me time to build a pen. Are they cold hardy? I can keep them in my shop if needed.

Yes, they are cold hardy, and when I had a light on them, they laid even in winter. Check out the quail thread

 

[hokankai]

Aaaaah lockdown starts Tuesday! Hoping these little bantams come early....

 

[DMRippy]

I set another 150 eggs today......

is it spring yet?


I sold ALL my EE pullets a couple of BR pullets and some roos to go with them

Now to get the roo guy to show up to get the roos.