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CONGRATS Tamma! Can we get some fluffy pics??
I can't remember who asked about polish crested vs frizzle polish- same bird, the "crested" is an add on that refers to the topknot poof on their heads. I've never seen a polish without a crest/poof, and most people just say "polish". Frizzle is a variation of the polish that has curly body feathers as well
Welcome to the thread, Cowgirl! Let us know how the hatch goes- I think we all love the first "peep peep peep" we hear in the bator!
I had a bit of a fright last night, when one of my adult buttons started making a noise that sounded like the wail the chicks make in the incubator (and the incubator is over by their tank, so of course I thought chicks were coming out early!). So middle of the night I shoot upright and stumble across the room like a zombie. But it was just my adults, looking at me like "why is mom crazy?"
I'm set to go into lockdown tomorrow for the button quail eggs. I'm pretty excited! They should be hatching late this weekend or by monday for sure. Since I still have to leave the turner on for the 7 other eggs in the incubator, I think I will put the quail eggs into a small tupperware so they can't get away. It'll also let me put all the eggs directly under the viewing window
It's weird, because I've had *really* excellent luck keeping the quail eggs on the turner upright (with the turner off) rather than laying them on their sides to hatch. They seems to do worse for me on their sides- weird right??
Also, I just heard back from the person I am getting my peafowl eggs from, and they said the birds have started laying again, and my eggs will ship Monday. I will be putting in more turkey eggs with those peafowl eggs, and hopefully there will be plenty of chicks to choose from when the time comes. I'm really nervous about the turkeys... I hear they are terrible to hatch!
I can't remember who asked about polish crested vs frizzle polish- same bird, the "crested" is an add on that refers to the topknot poof on their heads. I've never seen a polish without a crest/poof, and most people just say "polish". Frizzle is a variation of the polish that has curly body feathers as well
Welcome to the thread, Cowgirl! Let us know how the hatch goes- I think we all love the first "peep peep peep" we hear in the bator!
I had a bit of a fright last night, when one of my adult buttons started making a noise that sounded like the wail the chicks make in the incubator (and the incubator is over by their tank, so of course I thought chicks were coming out early!). So middle of the night I shoot upright and stumble across the room like a zombie. But it was just my adults, looking at me like "why is mom crazy?"
I'm set to go into lockdown tomorrow for the button quail eggs. I'm pretty excited! They should be hatching late this weekend or by monday for sure. Since I still have to leave the turner on for the 7 other eggs in the incubator, I think I will put the quail eggs into a small tupperware so they can't get away. It'll also let me put all the eggs directly under the viewing window
Also, I just heard back from the person I am getting my peafowl eggs from, and they said the birds have started laying again, and my eggs will ship Monday. I will be putting in more turkey eggs with those peafowl eggs, and hopefully there will be plenty of chicks to choose from when the time comes. I'm really nervous about the turkeys... I hear they are terrible to hatch!
