➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[RUNuts]

How many did you set?
When is your hatch date?

Uh
21st on the quail.

Hatch date?

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Yep. that looks right.

 

[Pyxis]

If you need help @RoosterML will help.

Thanks! I'm good, I have a plan and it's all going well, I just cemented myself a little bit, lol.

What are you doing to keep it thawed?

The quail live indoors in my heated workshop/garage thing. It never freezes in there

 

[Sara L]

@Sara L Bator running?

Nope. Not going to hatch until I subtract a lot of birds.

 

[muddy75]

Isn’t that cold I had some brooder spots hitting 105

my heat was off when i got up this morning and that was when temp was 66 in here i think that’s what started it .....i usually keep my brooder warmer, but their was past concern they might be overheating

 

[muddy75]

Muddy in your aviary setup what’s the fencing look like? I currently have 6’ tail 2x4 welded wire which is great for chickens but I know it won’t work for quail. Is a 2’ high band of 1” chicken wire around the bottom enough for them or do I need to go higher? Or do I need something else.
No I don’t think I will take my 2nd pen and use that for quail but just wondering what I would need to do.

hold.....wrong device for pictures....but actually if you click on my coop link it will show you all the picture from bare grass up. I have standard chicken wire on a couple sections of fence and original aviary netting frame is pvc which we are slowly replacing with wire and wood support. netting is 1” heavy duty

 

[CovidtimeQuail]

Wow!

@Nabiki and @Kiki I just noticed how high your hatch rates are. Amazing -- and the Myshire shipped eggs have high rates too.

Are you starting a 2021 Google Sheet or just adding a 2021 tab to the current one?

 

[Fenrisulfr]

88+8+14 set?
Hatch date?

Setup was on the 3rd of January. Hatch date will be approximately around the 21st of January.

 

[BethReed]

I just realized I forgot to post results on my last hatch of 2020!

Myshire shipped eggs (feather sexable, German pastel, snowie, and jumbo white wing pharaoh) — set 137, lockdown 118, hatched 83 starting Christmas Day. I had some humidity problems at the end and lost a few.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

@Kiki

Spoiler: Regular vs Jumbo processed

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Left regular approx 1/2 lb Right Jumbo just under 3/4 lb

Pardon my late and ignorant question, I haven't been following the thread-
So the regular on the left is just a plain coturnix and the one on the right is a jumbo...for someone brand new to quail (almost there) .... when you say jumbo...is that the Jumbo Brown quail?
Where did you get your jumbo quail/original quail stock from?

I'm thinking of adding quail to the mix because I am feeding a bottomless pit of a kid...

 

[RUNuts]

When we talk Jumbo birds, we are talking 3 ounces live weight and maybe 2 ounces carcass weights.

Normal coturnix quail weigh in at 9 ounces. To be considered jumbo they must weigh 12 ounces at 10 weeks old. Most butcher at 8 weeks and 10-11 ounce live weight birds. Like all livestock, that 12 ounces at 10 weeks is a combination of genetics, feed, care and husbandry. Any larger and they are like the CXs and outgrow their bones.

Carcass weights are 6-8 ounces skinned. I have eaten 2 for dinner with sides. Better to focus on vegetables and only eat one for my diet.

For all the emphasis on jumbos, keep in mind we are talking a couple of ounces. Then if you only breast them out, figure 4 ounces of meat finished product.

I try to respect the whole animal and eat all the meat. The bones/remains go to the chickens if not frozen for broth and then the chickens. I'd do better plucking and should move in that direction and make full use of the flavorful skin.

Cheers