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Tag Archives: Eggs

Coturnix Quail Hatching

July 6, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

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 […]

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Eggs, Incubation, Quail

Ducklings! Buff and Khakis

June 25, 2015by dirtartful 1 Comment

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 […]

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Ducks, Eggs, Homesteading

Hatchlings

May 30, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

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.

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chukar, Eggs, Homesteading, Incubation, Phesants

Hatchlings

May 25, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

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 […]

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Ducks, Eggs, Homesteading, Incubation

Twins!

May 19, 2015by dirtartful 1 Comment

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 […]

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Ducks, Eggs, Homesteading

The Hatching Things

May 17, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

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 […]

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Ducks, Homesteading, Quail

Hatched Quail and Hatching Ducks

April 19, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

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, […]

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Ducks, Eggs, Homesteading, Incubation, Quail

General Homestead Update

April 14, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

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. […]

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Agronomy, Ducks, Eggs, Guinea Pigs, Homesteading, kale, Potatoes, Rabbits

New Incubator

April 2, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

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 […]

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Ducks, Eggs, Homesteading, Incubation, Quail

Incubation On!

March 24, 2015by dirtartful Leave a comment

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 […]

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Ducks, Eggs, Incubation

Tricked Out Quail!

October 11, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

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, […]

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Eggs, Quail

Bobwhites Hatch!

October 5, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

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 […]

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Eggs, Incubation, Quail

The Great Composting Quail

September 13, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

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 […]

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Compost, Eggs, Homesteading, Quail

I am an Idiot, Part 2

September 10, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

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 […]

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Eggs, Homesteading, Incubation, Quail

Hatching!

September 6, 2014by dirtartful 1 Comment

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 […]

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Homesteading, Incubation, Quail

Homesteading is Mocking Me

July 14, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

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 […]

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Agronomy, Guinea Pigs, Homesteading, Quail, Sorghum, Update

Cost of Constructing Quail Cages

June 10, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

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 […]

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Construction, Cost Analysis, Eggs, Quail

And the Incubator is Up!

May 23, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

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 […]

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Eggs, Homesteading, Incubation

Houston, we have eggs!

May 9, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

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 […]

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Eggs, Homesteading, Incubation, Quail

My New Obsession with Quail

April 30, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

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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Business, Construction, Homesteading, Quail, Update

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