shelleyd2008 Your buttons are hatching !!!

[saddina]

That's alotta cuteness for one thread!

 

[Chickiechick]

Cuteness is an understatement . In person they are overwhelmingly cute

They are SO active, zipping around wildly, eating and drinking, then suddenly *crash* they are all passed out in a pile.
( can you tell I'm enjoying them

)

I *may* need therapy .............. I've 54 more button 'test' eggs incubating.
Then I won 30 coturnix eggs on ebay and the seller shipped me 60

I may have a quail problem

 

[saddina]

Hmmm you asking for help or a recipie?

 

[shelleyd2008]

That's funny! I don't have any white buttons, but there is at least one in every hatch! How many eggs did I send you? Those buttons sure are fertile birds! gabrielle1976 got 16 or 17 eggs from me, and had 15 hatch....wish I could do that good on them!

Thanks for the update, it's so nice to have good news for a change!

 

[Chickiechick]

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Maybe both ????

Is there a quail addiction helpline ?

The 'buttons' have me in their power

I'm looking forward to some fresh coturnix meals and cann't wait to try the pickled eggs recipe that was posted on this forum.

 

[Chickiechick]

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You sent me 19 eggs.
I'm VERY happy with a 14 hatch rate

( I haven't counted out the other 5 eggs just yet ). I love the variety of colors. I cann't wait to watch them change and grow up. I'd never have guessed bright yellow would equal white

The first 8 hatched very strong. I checked the incubator , nothing , went out to start the truck ready to leave for work, came back in and heard peeping, look in the incubator and there were 8 babies flopping around. All in under 5 mins !!! Amazing.

All this in an ancient ( 15 + yr old ) still air hovabator and only twice a day egg rocking. I did the egg carton method, propped on one side then the other . Not bad for a novice incubator person

I think I'm off to a good start with my button flock !

 

[shelleyd2008]

That's great. Those were from the 24 hour auction right? So some of them were like 6 or 7 days old when they went out! Goes to show that older quail eggs hatch better! imo anyway!

 

[shelleyd2008]

Oh, and my buttons are all mixed colors, so you'll definitely be surprised at the different ones you'll get! I think I have 2 or 3 birds that are just 'one color'. Most of the others are at least 2 color mixes, mostly cinnamon or pearl. It's hard to believe that you have so many wilds! I only have 2 wild colored males! And that's out of 15 birds.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Now you know how they coined the phrase 'cute as a button'

 

[Chickiechick]

Yes, from the 24 hour auction.
I'd forgotten that some were considered 'old' eggs .
So some old eggs , plus shipping time & handling, plus novice incubation person who didn't quite follow all the recommendations perfectly , equals AWESOME hatching

It'll be fun to see all the colors develope