Possible Guinea Eggs in "Quail" Batch?

[Cheyen]

yes, thats my guinea hatching right in my hand. what a feeling

It's so cute!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

they are too cool but what do you do with them? do you have to keep them off the ground?

 

[samsr]

Granny, here are a few pictures. They're suuuper tiny compared to anything I've seen. Plus, the color is way wrong for chukar or guinea. Cute, huh?

Those would be coturnix quale eggs. I just hard boiled some up today along with 18 of my chicken eggs. Im going to take them elk hunting with me in a week. I may run into a wild chuckar or two while i am out there. I will let the chuckar live though. If i run into a grouse i may not be able to contain myself however.

 

[Cheyen]

I raise coturnix quail all of the time. I have some in the bator right now. It takes about 15-16 days for them to hatch and they are really simple to hatch. Easier than most things. The eggs may be small, but it doesn't change much. Just put down grip liner at hatch time to make sure their tiny feet don't get caught. I would really suggest trying some.

I'd love to hatch some! I'd need a little rabbit hutch or something, though. The cats don't mess with our chickens, but I don't think they'd pass up a quick meal like a cute little quail.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

i would like to see them hatch

 

[Starkasm]

I raise coturnix quail all of the time. I have some in the bator right now. It takes about 15-16 days for them to hatch and they are really simple to hatch. Easier than most things. The eggs may be small, but it doesn't change much. Just put down grip liner at hatch time to make sure their tiny feet don't get caught. I would really suggest trying some.

Whew that makes me feel better.
I don't know what to put for a liner. For the chukars, in the brooder I used this rubber netting with tiny holes. I don't know what it's made of or what would happen if it heated in the incubator......

 

[Granny Hatchet]

im sorry, im having hard time figuring this computer out. i heard it takes old people longer to learn new things, just this night my mother messed up tv remote again and i thought how can she not know something as simple as the cancel button ? but im just like her with this thing

 

[bugglesmommy]

I use regular shelf grip liner you can get at any walmart or dollar store in my hatcher all of the time without issue. Ever since I used it the first time with quail, I have used it for every hatch since be it chicken, quail, peafowl, etc... because it makes the hatcher so much easier to clean. less mess falls through the liner and into the bottom of the incubator.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

that rubber shelf liner you can get at dollar stores wont melt

 

[Starkasm]

I use regular shelf grip liner you can get at any walmart or dollar store in my hatcher all of the time without issue. Ever since I used it the first time with quail, I have used it for every hatch since be it chicken, quail, peafowl, etc... because it makes the hatcher so much easier to clean. less mess falls through the liner and into the bottom of the incubator.

I have pipping now and it's almost 11pm....oh boy.... I don't think anything is open.