I'm considering hatching some Mexican Speckled Quail eggs in July, if they're available. There's a place in Wisconsin, (my home state!), that sells them. Maybe I'll have better luck with a different species. Maybe I'm just a cockeyed optimist! Aren't they beautiful?
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Hope floats
I was really hoping my eggs would hatch because I need a good dose of joy. I know from previous incubations that hatchlings come into the world determined to survive. They never question their reasons for being here, they just want to live. I know people like that too, and I envy them. Nearly every day…Read more Hope floats
Take your positions!
This is day 13(hopefully lucky 13) of 16, in the incubation of my Button Quail eggs, which means it's time to remove the automatic rotator and carefully lay them on their side on the bottom of the incubator. For the final 3 days they need to stay perfectly still so the growing chicks will move themselves into hatching position. The images below show the…Read more Take your positions!
If at first you don’t succeed…try another hen!
Sometimes my efforts to do something that may lift my spirits backfire. That’s what happened with my recent attempt to incubate quail eggs. At first I thought it was because the temperature in the incubator fell below 100 degrees in the last 3 days, but then I found out that a minor decrease would just delay…Read more If at first you don’t succeed…try another hen!
Will my Button Quail eggs hatch?
I'm worried that the eggs won't hatch because I couldn't get the incubator to stay at 100 degrees. For the past few days it dropped down to 97, then 95. Anybody home in there? Maybe they aren't fertile. I'm going to keep them in the incubator for a few extra days because I've read that they can still hatch…Read more Will my Button Quail eggs hatch?
Phase 2 for the quail eggs
Today is day #14, so I’ve removed the eggs from the rotator... ...and placed them on the mesh floor of the incubator. For the next 3 - 4 days the little chicks inside will move themselves into their hatching position. The temperature will stay at 100 degrees and the humidity at 60%. It’s possible that the…Read more Phase 2 for the quail eggs
Cheerful chickens
Today is Day #6 for the incubation of my button quail. On Day #13 I’ll remove the eggs from the auto-rotator and put them on the flat, wire mesh bottom of the incubator. On Day #16, they could start hatching!! Yipppeee! In the meantime, I keep checking the humidity level, which should be 40-60%, and…Read more Cheerful chickens
Stay Tuned for Eggs-citing Developments
There's nothing like new life to lift one's spirits. Some people find it in gardening, others find it working with kids. For me, this lift comes from incubating Button quail eggs. My breeding couple are Edwin and Zooey. Edwin, on the left, is 4 years old, and Zooey is about 18 months. She lays a little, cream-colored, spotted egg every…Read more Stay Tuned for Eggs-citing Developments
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