Please share your experiences with either Celadon eggs or birds that you received from breeders. Also who you would recommend dealing with or not dealing with. Please this is for Celadon Coturnix Quail only.
Day 25 which is lockdown day (I think) is this Tuesday. I plan on cranking humidity up to 70-75% that day until they hatch. After that just a waiting game I guess.
Am I correct? Anything else need to be done? All tips welcomed?
Has anyone used the Yardbird plucker for Quail? If so how did it do? Reason I ask is because I have one and before I buy a smaller one for Quail figured I would ask first.
I am selling my Incuview Incubator. Great unit! Only reason for selling is I wanted an incubator with more capacity.
I am selling with the divider I made for it to keep egg separate during hatch. Also with an insulated box. I have an article to show what I did to it and what comes with. $165...
So I am in the market for another incubator. I currently have an Incuview which has preformed flawlessly for me. BUT I want more capacity and I came across this unit offered by Premier 1. Does anyone have experience with it? I really like the egg tray design. It looks like a quality unit. Please...
Anyone try the metal Poultry Nipples in freezing temps? How did they do? I know the plastic ones freeze up right at 32 but wondering if the metal ones would do better. I have Horizontal nipples in use currently that do well in freezing temps.
These in the photo seem to have the “plug” inside the...
I would like to know which shears you all recommend for dispatching quail. I want them to clean cut off in one snip. I just spend $20 on these shown below but they need 2-3 snips to completely remove the head. While the quail died on first pass it didn’t cut clean off.
These worked well for...
Which breed Turkey does not fly or has less of a tendency to fly over a fence?
I had Royal Palms that were always in the neighbors yard and I don’t want that again.
Purpose would be good homestead bird.
Meat, eggs, poults.
I am tired of doing the constant monitoring of the flame and water temp with the old turkey fryer over propane burner. I decided to make a scalder and trying to keep it under $100.
I ordered the temp controller and electric heater and so far that cost me $80. I may buy a slop/laundry sink for...