➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[ManitobaQuail]

Use the forced air incubators as incubators. Use the still air incubator as a dedicated hatcher.

May I ask what the rationale is? Many thanks!

 

[R2elk]

May I ask what the rationale is? Many thanks!

Blowing air is more likely to dry out opened eggs (pips, etc.) while a still air incubator is less likely to cause shrink wrapping.

 

[ManitobaQuail]

Blowing air is more likely to dry out opened eggs (pips, etc.) while a still air incubator is less likely to cause shrink wrapping.

Makes sense! Thank you!

 

[muddy75]

did lots of work today outside after work!! we spread compost pile (from fall chicken coop cleaning) across backyard, and uncovered pool for opening. Today was another dozen chicken egg day. and I took most accurate count of adult/brooder quail for a total of 57 coturnix and 3 buttons. one little pansy managed to escape while I was letting chickens out, but we caught him (with a little help from my fish pond net) and returned him to the run. while hubby was cooking dinner, I got my sex-link eggs set and actually got to hold alek’s guinea pig for a few minutes! (as of yesterday he now has 2). their names are “chunky” and “monkey”.

 

[CayugaJana]

@CoturnixComplex , do you know anything about duck bill color? I love the black and grey bills. Especially on white and grey bodies.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

@CoturnixComplex , do you know anything about duck bill color? I love the black and grey bills. Especially on white and grey bodies.

Precisely zero, I'm sorry! :/

 

[CoturnixComplex]

I am getting home to day 16 eggs tomorrow that have been more or less ignored the entire hatch this time. It will be a complete surprise how many I get (or don't). I'll be pretty happy with a couple dozen chickies.

Mama and baby bears just did their first spring casing of the joint, we watched on the nest cameras. Thank god I made my partner set the electric fence just over the most vulnerable door for this trip. I had a really weird feeling they would show back up while we were gone.

I'm glad both youngsters made it through the winter, though.

 

[CayugaJana]

Precisely zero, I'm sorry! :/

I was holding out hope of all people you would!!!

 

[007Sean]

I was holding out hope of all people you would!!!

Let's see if I can get @WVduckchick or @Miss Lydia to answer your question?

 

[WVduckchick]

I don’t know either. @Pyxis would be the one I would ask.
I do love my Malibu’s dark bill.