My DH has joined the rave!

[Must Be Losing It]

My husband, after watching me sweat several hatches has joined the ranks of us nuts!

I gave him my first incubator and he's modified it to run more effectively and had me order quail eggs for him.

So given he's a newbie I assumed he'd start slow. Not a chance. He filled an entire egg turner w/ quail eggs - all 120 of them.

Someone please tell me the hatch rate stinks on quail!!!!!

 

[wilds of pa]

and to the world of poultry, my quail i get almost 100% on them..they are bobwhite type..

You better get a big brooder as they are very picky about space once hitting about 3 weeks old somtimes sooner and within 2 weeks they will be a flying like theres no tomorrow..

Charlie

 

[Cats Critters]

If your have the same luck as wilds of pa you will be drowning in quail!

So good luck (I think

)

 

[seriousbill]

Oh yeah, my experience is the same. Those little devils pop out of there like popcorn

 

[Must Be Losing It]

You are absolutely killing me!!!

120 peeping little babies!

 

[Broke Down Ranch]

Just be sure to tell him to open the bator CAREFULLY and be prepared for darting, zipping little hard-to-catch balls of fluff because they hit the ground running. Oh, and they HOP incredibly high too....lol, have fun! Baby quail are really adorable tho...

 

[nutmeggie]

hehe.. Have fun with them. I can't wait until my guy gets his quail. Although he is only getting a few.... I would love a ton of birds if I had the room. What type of quail? My guy is planning on getting bobwhite quail.

 

[Must Be Losing It]

They're Northern Bobwhites. But here's another question. I read somewhere that the incubation is 16 to 17 days, but I just found several other references to 23 to 24 days. Does anyone know which it is?

J

 

[SterlingAcres]

LOL I think my hubby might be the same... He's more excited than I am for the upcoming hatch... in his words exactly 'Oh awesome! I'll be off that night! I can't wait to see them hatch!'... Mr. OhIdontCareAboutChickens... yeah ok... LOL

 

[NoSpringChick]

My hubby is getting a few ring neck pheasant...I'm hoping he will catch the bug also.