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Almost 15 months ago, I started putting money in a jar every time a member asked the question, "is it OK to keep quail and chickens together" or any variation thereof. As I log off tonight, I've collected/saved $18.77. That is quite a bit of cash from one question that could result in a dead...

My 17 yo daughter is a bonafide quail whisperer. Ever since I've raised quail, she has this uncanny way of getting the birds to settle down. Her pet English white will sit on her shoulder as she surfs the internet at the computer desk. She's the only one that can do that... if I put him on my...

As the title suggests, I have 20 bobwhite chics in the brooder. They hatched last Sunday evening / Monday morning, and they are already a week old. I lost 2... one because of my "stupidity", and the other one... it had curled toes, and must have had some other health issues as well, but I...

On the evening of October 24, I put 36 of my hens’ eggs in an incubator to hatch out more chicks for next spring. I wrote out an 18 day calendar on my white board marking when lock down and hatch day were. Thursday evening, "Day Zero". The eggs were Texas A&Ms hatched from quail that I hatched...

Tomorrow, my quail will turn 5 weeks old. When I was getting ready to incubate the eggs that I received from JMF, I took "one egg" from quail that were hatched from a hatchery (that will remain nameless) and put it in with the rest. We marked the one egg and was surprised when it made it to...

On occasion, we have new members who need assistance with incubating. Here are 2 good sources for members to go through. As always, most sources are geared toward hatching chickens, but there are incubation charts in each link that list quail; for some reason, Button quail are absent from each...

For those members who raise bobwhite, here is a link for embryo development. I'm saving the PDF and the link for future reference. James

So last night before I go to bed, I notice that both of my digital hydrometers are off by 5%. One said 70% and the other said 65%. I went to bed somewhat concerned thinking that there was an issue with the humidity. Sure enough, 6am this morning, and my wife tells me that there is one chick...

Today, I set 64 Texas A&M eggs. You'll note that the universal rails on the far right have "monster" eggs... I'm worried that they are actually "T-Rex's A&M" eggs. They were so large, that I couldn't place them in a quail rail because they would not allow the 3 holes surrounding it to have an...

In my "off time", I try to submerse myself in online articles on quail. No so much about the "conservation" of quail habitat, but quail in general. So, imagine my surprise when I did a "google search" on quail studies, and half way down the screen is a link to an article titled, "Cocaine and...

As the title of this thread states, there is a very important fact about calling James Marie Farms. If you EVER are in this situation, if you don't have a fresh writing pad and a few pens ready to write every ounce of information you're told, you've missed a chance of a lifetime to learn from an...

So with the warmer weather, I put my quail outside on my covered patio last saturday. My daughter checks on them during the day, and she reported that a cat got it's claw under the egg collecting area and killed the ONLY female that I had. Tomorrow, I will be calling JMF to order some eggs...

My first hatch back in March ended up with 2 males. My recent hatch has netted what appears to be possibly ONE female. Just like the smurfs; all males and one female. I'm going to start naming them after the cartoon... there's Loudsmurf, Loudersmurf, Middle-of-the-nightCrowSmurf, PapaSmurf...

For quite some time, we've known that one of our Texas A&M quail was a male, but couldn't determine the sex of the other... until this morning. The roo has been crowing for several weeks, and since we weren't sure of the other, we "automatically" assumed that it was a female. We've checked...

Well, today, I float tested my 4 remaining eggs. I made sure that the water temperature was around 95 degrees. The first one sunk to the bottom. Bummer. The other 3 floated, but I didn't see any movement. So, I patted them down with a soft rag and put them back into the incubator. I'm not...

So, This morning was lockdown; I candled all of the eggs, I double checked the humidity, and off to work I go. I get home from work and everything looks good. Temperature: Check. Humidity: Check. Cold adult beverage and the TV remote: Check. Then, my 16yo daughter tells me that the power...

The only reason I am asking is because my 6 year old wants to know. I have 2 A&M quail, both 15 days old, with one being 12 hours older and bigger than the other. The bigger one chirps more often than the other. If we take the small one out of the brooder, the bigger one will start to chirp...

So after my last attempt to hatch quail, I contacted the hatchery and they agreed to send me more eggs at no charge. They also asked that when they contact me on shipping the eggs, that I need to go to the local post office and speak with the Postmaster about holding my eggs and not letting the...

I normally don't do this (and I hope I'm not out of line for doing so), but one of our sponsors is having a 4 Day Poultry Sale. I got an email this evening and was hoping to save tons of greenbacks, but unfortunately, there are "select" items on sale, with some items up to $40 off.

I fear that something has gone terribly wrong. I should have seen some type of movement by now, but there are no signs similar to what everyone else has reported with their eggs. I have three, well, actually 4 thermometers, and not one of them match, so that may be my first problem. The built...