Zodiac Hatch-A-Long - Waxing Moon in Fruitful Signs HAL

[Alaskan]

Quote: the male quail are VICIOUS with each other, way worse than chickens... so I got rid of all but the one male...

I was thinking that it would be nice to get a bunch of quail eggs.... but we didn't eat enough of them, and I didn't sell enough of them... so I actually just sold my entire flock...cleaned out their cage and filled it full of the Leghorn chicks that I am growing out.

I want to keep maybe 5 female and 1 male from the quail eggs that I have in the incubator... and I will sell or eat all of the rest that hatch. I tried to count last night and this morning when I hand turned them.... I actually put in a bit over 40 eggs, maybe it was 43.

 

[bamadude]

Good luck Alaskan. Quail are delicious

 

[Alaskan]

thanks... I am thinking that even with horrid fertility and possible incubation horrors, I should still get 10.... So, I am stoked.

I am super tickled I sold the one year old quail flock.... I got $80 for them....

I am happy to start over, because the 16 were too many for the cage I had... they didn't eat each other, but they produced way more poop than we could keep up with. We like cleaning cages every few months... so I need fewer quail in the cage... because I do like things looking clean.

 

[hockeydad6791]

Your eggs have shipped. I pm'd your tracking info. The 4 blue eggs will hatch Isbar x Cream Legbar (ice cream bars) or Marans x Cream Legbar (F1 olive eggers). The large pinkish eggs will hatch either white houdan x buff brahma (pink egger), Isbar x brahma (green eggers), or Marans x brahma (dark brown). The white eggs are white houdan x polish. The smaller cream colored eggs will be either white houdan x silkie or pure silkies.
Best of luck...

Sweet!! My current flock consists of brown layers. 6 red sexlinks 3 new Hampshires and 5 buff hens. My roo is a 5 year old barred rock. Looking forward to hatch yours and ravynfallen's eggs

 

[bamadude]

@RavynFallen is cool. I have heard only excellent feedback from her customers. You will have excellent results

 

[butterfliesdoku]

were the eggs shipped? That means they were handled rough during shipping and the air cells is detached partially or completely depending upon how far is moves.

Yes the eggs were shipped and it moves whichever way is up when I turn the egg.

 

[bamadude]

Yes the eggs were shipped and it moves whichever way is up when I turn the egg.

I cant paste a link but you should search for "hatching with detached aircell". I personally have never had any with detached aircells hatch...but it is possible. I would place the eggs with detached cells upright (pointy end down) in a carton and not move it for 4-5 days. I would not put it in a auto turner nor lay it flat.

 

[Alaskan]

x2 what Dude said.....


However, I have had detached air cells hatch.

You do want to turn the egg, but GENTLY, and definitely keep the egg upright.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Right.
There's a fine line between letting the air cell get to its place and not turning enough to provide enough nutrition to the early embryo.

 

[Chrysolinsbirds]

If anybody need some pretty cool eggs...pm me. My girls are laying well. My bator will be full for a while. I ship well. References available. I have never had an unsatisfied customer. I do not have a disclaimer.

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