jkcove08 (Jen)( & anyone else who feels so inclined)~ I posted this already, but thought that perhaps it wouldn't be fair to hijack cobbs thread with all of my questions, so I am re-posting it here ~ Also, I would like to purchase some quail eggs.
Hey Jen ~ we are looking to get some button quail eggs as a homeschool project. We've read up a lot on the subject, but here is the main question (plus a fewww more, lol )~
~>what sort of incubator do you suggest? I have seen a few go for about $50 on Ebay, but they are for chicken eggs ~> can we hatch quail eggs in a larger incubator like that? ~> Is it worth it to spend the $$ on the incubator?
~> or should we just get one of those little $17 class-room jobbers that only hatch 2 or three eggs?
~> Are those very dependable?
~> How many eggs do we need to buy in order to hatch out 2 mating pairs of quail?
~> how much space does a quail need?
~> How long do quail live, generally?
~> Are they as stinky/dusty as chickens ( you know how it is, brooding chickens in the house.....it can be a nose wrinkler, even under the best conditions ~ gotta get them out at around 8 wks or less)
~> I have heard that quail eggs are quite tasty, if rather minute, is this true?
~> Have you eaten any? (The kids were a little grossed out at this idea, however, they DID have to admit that we DOOO freely indulge on a very daily basis in chicken eggs...)
~> will we get addicted to hatching like the rest of these folks? ;-D
Thanks tons ~
~Red
Hey Jen ~ we are looking to get some button quail eggs as a homeschool project. We've read up a lot on the subject, but here is the main question (plus a fewww more, lol )~
~>what sort of incubator do you suggest? I have seen a few go for about $50 on Ebay, but they are for chicken eggs ~> can we hatch quail eggs in a larger incubator like that? ~> Is it worth it to spend the $$ on the incubator?
~> or should we just get one of those little $17 class-room jobbers that only hatch 2 or three eggs?
~> Are those very dependable?
~> How many eggs do we need to buy in order to hatch out 2 mating pairs of quail?
~> how much space does a quail need?
~> How long do quail live, generally?
~> Are they as stinky/dusty as chickens ( you know how it is, brooding chickens in the house.....it can be a nose wrinkler, even under the best conditions ~ gotta get them out at around 8 wks or less)
~> I have heard that quail eggs are quite tasty, if rather minute, is this true?
~> Have you eaten any? (The kids were a little grossed out at this idea, however, they DID have to admit that we DOOO freely indulge on a very daily basis in chicken eggs...)
~> will we get addicted to hatching like the rest of these folks? ;-D
Thanks tons ~
~Red
