My first Quail Hatch!

[Joaov87]

So i've been lurking on BYC for awhile now and I would like to say thanks to everybody for sharing their experiences and maybe I'll curse you guys later because I am getting my first quail eggs on Monday and am going to start the countdown on tuesday. I built an incubator. So i was just writting to maybe share my experiences and maybe see if any problem arises you guys can help.

I believe I may have gotten addicted just by reading threads because I am already starting plans on a cabinet incubator much like the ones on BYC for future egg hatches. So wish me luck and thanks everybody for the "quail bug"

 

[QuailGuy88]

Haha, that what this site does to you...it gets you addicted!! I got addicted to chickens after looking around on this site, I used to have quails (hence my name) but I decided to switch to chickens.
Good luck on your first hatch and welcome to BYC!

 

[Joaov87]

Thank you! I would like to raise some chickens too but where I live right now it's not viable and I always wanted to raise quail. I've been raising homing pigeons with my dad since I was 5. I just really like all birds so this site just feeds the addiction

 

[HereInOz]

So i've been lurking on BYC for awhile now and I would like to say thanks to everybody for sharing their experiences and maybe I'll curse you guys later because I am getting my first quail eggs on Monday and am going to start the countdown on tuesday. I built an incubator. So i was just writting to maybe share my experiences and maybe see if any problem arises you guys can help.

I believe I may have gotten addicted just by reading threads because I am already starting plans on a cabinet incubator much like the ones on BYC for future egg hatches. So wish me luck and thanks everybody for the "quail bug"

It was a "hatching bug" that bit me while lurking on this site a couple of years back.

Started off with A&M white coturnix quail...then hatched 3 batches of Orpington chickens...still hatching quail, only now I'm raising the Jumbo Brown coturnix. Good luck with your hatch and welcome to BYC!

 

[Joaov87]

It was a "hatching bug" that bit me while lurking on this site a couple of years back.

Started off with A&M white coturnix quail...then hatched 3 batches of Orpington chickens...still hatching quail, only now I'm raising the Jumbo Brown coturnix. Good luck with your hatch and welcome to BYC!

Thank you!

 

[Joaov87]

Just got my eggs... now waiting until later to put them in the bator... Why am I so nervous?? LOL... If its meant to be, its meant to be... lol

 

[HereInOz]

Just got my eggs... now waiting until later to put them in the bator... Why am I so nervous?? LOL... If its meant to be, its meant to be... lol

I think that's part of what makes this soooo addicting! Even after hatching for a couple of years, I still get nervous with each batch. Just wait till "lockdown"...it gets very hard to sleep knowing they could hatch at any time!

 

[shannondee12]

I have quail hatching today. Ducks in 2 weeks, Turkeys are being set tomorrow. Being addicted is an understatement. lol

 

[James the Bald]

Joaov,
Welcome to the Quail Forum on BYC. If you do curse us, don't do it here as it will cause you to receive an infraction.

One thing I would like to point out to you (and if you've been lurking for a while, you may already know) that there is a great advanced search feature near the top of the page (next to the regular search). With the regular search, its a wide seach, and will give you info on everything from chickens to parakeets, but on the Advanced search, you can narrow your seach to specific members / topics / or forums. One thing I have learned while I was lurking was that if I had a question about something specific, 9 chances out of 10, somebody else has also asked the same thing and another member answered it. Just as an example, I went to the regular seach and typed in, "what do I do now" and had 800,000+ possible answers, then went to the advanced seach and typed in the same question but clicked on quail forum, and received 12,000+ possible answers, so it narrowed it down and I didn't have to go through all the other posts to find the answer to "what do I do now".
I hope this helps you
James

 

[Joaov87]

Thanks so much everybody for the comments and words of encouragement...

As if the nerves werent enough I now had the luck of a power outage in my part of town.. I quickly rushed my bator to a family member's house but I dont know. This really sucks...

Note to self, next homemade incubator must feature a solar panel or at least a backup battery