New to quails

[Bellagrl]

Here's the difference so you can be certain. A coturnix quails head is light on the sides, dark on top, and it is a light strip right down the center of the head..... like these.

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Bob whites have light colors on the sides and solid brown on top (no light stripe down the middle). They also have a black stripe behind the eye. Like these......

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That was extremely helpful, they are definitely bobwhites, thank you!

 

[Bellagrl]

Here's the difference so you can be certain. A coturnix quails head is light on the sides, dark on top, and it is a light strip right down the center of the head..... like these.

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Bob whites have light colors on the sides and solid brown on top (no light stripe down the middle). They also have a black stripe behind the eye. Like these......

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Can you mix both breeds in the same coop

 

[mdees88]

Can you mix both breeds in the same coop

I don't know first hand, but I've read about it on here. Pretty much everyone says it's not a good idea. They say chicks "can" do okay together but once the bobs mature they tend to go on a killing spree. Hopefully some bob experts will chime in and give you some advice.....

 

[Quailobsessed]

Can you mix both breeds in the same coop

Generally no. There are always exceptions but most people don't advise it.

 

[Bellagrl]

So I ended up ordering coturnix quail eggs to hatch, they should be coming this week. I've never hatched any eggs before. Any advice on coturnix?

 

[Nabiki]

So I ended up ordering coturnix quail eggs to hatch, they should be coming this week. I've never hatched any eggs before. Any advice on coturnix?

Have lots of calibrated thermometers, a reliable hygrometer, and keep the humidity around 30%. Those are things I learned during my first couple of hatches.

 

[RUNuts]

Have lots of calibrated thermometers, a reliable hygrometer, and keep the humidity around 30%. Those are things I learned during my first couple of hatches.

Patience. Lots of patience. Mark the calendars.

If you want to candle, get a good flashlight. I candle at 7 days and pull the clears. Then at 14 days at lockdown to remove any obvious quitters. 500 lumens flashlights work OK with white eggs. I like the 1000 lumen light for darker and quail eggs. A little hard to look into them. Candling isn't required, but it prevents exploding stink bombs in the incubator.

 

[RUNuts]

Test run your incubator empty for 2 weeks to confirm reliability and settings. It doesn't take much water to get humidity to swing. Play with it and learn the incubator.

Have fun and if a bird brained chicken can do it, so can we! I have Quail Batch #13 in the incubator. Started December 2018. Neat stuff.