Quail Hatch-a-long

[Hope Hughes]

4 hatched so far!​

 

[007Sean]

Coturnix, this is batch 4 in 2 months and will have more going in right after. ( lost count of how many quail i have
But i can rightfully blame my husband
He got carried away with ordering eggs.
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Yeah, right! When in doubt blame the big guy.

 

[007Sean]

Really wish I could find some local quail eggs here in KS, I really want to hatch my own any suggestions on where I can look for them?

Try Craigslist

 

[Hope Hughes]

Yeah, right! When in doubt blame the big guy.

Hahahaha
"Hey babe, wanna hatch out some quail for me, just a few"
"Sure why not"

Little did i know i would have 250 quails running around!!
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[Hope Hughes]

Really wish I could find some local quail eggs here in KS, I really want to hatch my own any suggestions on where I can look for them?

We also got ours off ebay. But they came from NY
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[007Sean]

We also got ours off ebay. But they came from NY
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Yeah, I got my buttons off of ebay, that just slipped my mind. My blues, gambles, valleys are all from a local breeder, well almost local (50mi) away.

 

[Hope Hughes]

Yeah, I got my buttons off of ebay, that just slipped my mind. My blues, gambles, valleys are all from a local breeder, well almost local (50mi) away.

When we were getting them in Oklahoma we had a good hatch rate but now them being shipped here to florida we loose like 20 to breaking and then half domt hatch so we told her no more. Hopefully mine will start laying and wont have to order anymore.
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[007Sean]

When we were getting them in Oklahoma we had a good hatch rate but now them being shipped here to florida we loose like 20 to breaking and then half domt hatch so we told her no more. Hopefully mine will start laying and wont have to order anymore.
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Yeah, it's best to either set your own or be able to pick them up local. I have better results when their shipped in foam vs. the clear plastic egg cartons or paper mache cartons that are packed in saw dust. Ordered some rare hard to find pheasant eggs, (12) 15 were sent, only 6 not broken, none of the 6 hatched due to the rough handling. They were shipped loose in saw dust. Got lucky, I got my money refunded.

 

[Hope Hughes]

Yeah, it's best to either set your own or be able to pick them up local. I have better results when their shipped in foam vs. the clear plastic egg cartons or paper mache cartons that are packed in saw dust. Ordered some rare hard to find pheasant eggs, (12) 15 were sent, only 6 not broken, none of the 6 hatched due to the rough handling. They were shipped loose in saw dust. Got lucky, I got my money refunded.

The foam has worked the best for Oklahoma shipping.... nothing for Florida lol i want to get button quail eggs(not until the baby is born in March) but i may have to look locally here or in Oklahoma (having the baby in OK so i may get luckier there)
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[feedman77]

Just set 500 quail last night.
A mix of Tennessee reds, butler, white, snowflake bobwhites, and Texas a&m cotournix.