Coturnix Quail Hatching
Has it really been seven days since I posted? There has been a lot of things going on, including working on my dissertation, the hatching another set of coturnix, baby […]
Tag Archives: Eggs
Ducklings! Buff and Khakis
I got my new dual purpose heritage breed ducklings, the Buff duck. They are good for meat (take 12 weeks instead of 8-9 weeks for the Pekins), and lay a […]
Hatchlings
The pheasants started hatching the day before the chukars. We hatched 39 pheasants and 34 chukars. This was a hatch rate over 70%, I am thrilled with the shipped eggs.
Hatchlings
Six more khaki Campbell’s were born this last week. They were added to the group. This is the new hatchings next to the week old ducklings. What a difference the […]
Twins!
Well, the incubator was really inconsistent (eggs got up to 106 F), so only 45% of the eggs hatched. To see what happens, I dissect the eggs to see how […]
The Hatching Things
Well, the 80+ bobwhite quail eggs that i set a few days ago are starting to hatch. So far, I got 10 of them out. I also have 8 khaki […]
Hatched Quail and Hatching Ducks
Well, the quail hatched a day early (Friday, 4/17) meaning my temp is just a wee bit too high. I have a variety of colors and sets, a Texas A&M, […]
General Homestead Update
It has been pretty quiet on the homestead. There have been no new babies born since Saturday, even though Butters the guinea pig looks like she will pop any minute. […]
New Incubator
Don’t get me wrong, I love my automatic temperature regulating coolerbator. It has been back in business for the last week and a half with the collected duck eggs that […]
Incubation On!
I am getting on average of 3+ duck eggs a day out of my Khaki Campbell’s. So, after a week, all 24 eggs that I have gathered are ready to […]
Tricked Out Quail!
Quail need 14 hours of daylight to lay through the winter… And usually stop laying in October. I, however, want fresh eggs year round for incubation and eating. Nummy! So, […]
Bobwhites Hatch!
And 23 days ago, my friend Lana gave me some of her Bobwhite quail eggs (10 of them). So far, 3 hatched right on time. I won’t open the incubator […]
The Great Composting Quail
So, I found adult, egg laying quail for $3 per bird. So I got 14 quail. 7 Texas A&M quail (5 females, 2 males), and seven of the Pharaoh quail […]
I am an Idiot, Part 2
Well, I am an idiot! Because the temperatures in the incubator was a bit high, I went to put the incubator on lockdown, and a bunch of eggs had already […]
Hatching!
Well, I think that the temp was a bit high in the incubator, as the eggs were supposed to go into lockdown today. But, low and behold, I walk in […]
Homesteading is Mocking Me
There has been a lot of upheaval on the homestead as of late… What with the buying of a house (long story, and no, I wasn’t breaking any city codes […]
Cost of Constructing Quail Cages
The bookshelf was free, so I built the cages to fit into the shelves for support. I bought 1/2″ x 1″ x 30″ welded wire for cage floors. $16.97 for […]
And the Incubator is Up!
After the first week of temperature failures in my incubator, (since the temp and humidity stabilized again after four days), I decided to make a better incubation unit. After a […]
Houston, we have eggs!
There here! 125 quail eggs (only 1 broken). I managed to get my incubator to vary from 97-101 degrees with around 35-40% humidity, and will be putting as many eggs […]
My New Obsession with Quail
I don’t know WHAT I started, but this week, my quail are averaging about an egg a day! Since I got these guys at auction, I am not 100% sure […]
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