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[Perris]

this was the most recent thing I saw about the change coming
https://www.theguardian.com/environ...ban-on-animal-remains-in-chicken-and-pig-feed

 

[kattabelly]

You can feed live mealworms - they have never been swept up in this OTT legislation, because they are not a by product or waste stream from anything else.

I hadn't realised that because I'm not that careful about sticking to the rules. Good to know - it would be good if the review means dried meal worms are also allowed in future though, for anyone who doesn't want to go to the trouble of farming their own or buying live.

this was the most recent thing I saw about the change coming
https://www.theguardian.com/environ...ban-on-animal-remains-in-chicken-and-pig-feed

England & Wales proposals were published when the consultant opened in Feb - hopefully attaching the pdf here will work...

 

[Esc_Quaily]

You can feed live mealworms - they have never been swept up in this OTT legislation, because they are not a by product or waste stream from anything else.

Sorry @Perris I should have specified dried mealworm is prohibited. I don't have space to cultivate my own worms or black fly but, fortunately the cabbage white butterflies visited my trap crop so I have plenty of free-range, organic and fresh caterpillars to keep the quail going.

 

[Esc_Quaily]

Hello lovely, British knowledgeable BYCers.

My son (16) has started to incubate 31 quail eggs. Please join the fun by helping name a quail or 2. As there are 24 in one incubator we're going with alphabet themed names. The other 7 eggs are in a separate incubator and can be included in the alphabet themed name game.

The eggs are from 3 different suppliers. 2 sets of eggs were shipped and the others came from our own little hens. We have a mix of sub-types.
10 Italians,
6 b&w Tuxedos,
3 Celadons,
2 Sparkly
2 Pearl Fees
2 Jumbo's
2 Mystery eggs (extra eggs from one supplier)
4 Hoose eggs (mix of Sparkly, Italian and Tux hens. With Rosetta and Italian males).

He let all the eggs sit for 24 hours, tipping them occassionally. The eggs have been numbered 1-31 with a sharpie marker. He didn't weigh the eggs before incubating.

We are using cheap incubators so not expecting a 100% hatch rate. One incubator is automatic. Temps are set at 37.5°c/99.5. Humidity is 25-40%. Wish my boy luck and please offer some name suggestions.