Building Up Quail Breeding Stock with Borotto Incubator & DIY Brooder
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video, I show how I build up my quail breeding stock and give an update on how my new Borotto incubator worked. At the same time, I refurbish our quail brooder and explain some features/improvements.
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Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland Australia about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started SSM in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming in general. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :)
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Mark, Mark, Mark! There have been a few videos, out of the last few, where you don’t give us a big smile. I SOOOO look forward to your smiles and I’m SOOOO disappointed when you don’t give us one. That’s my favorite part! We love Self Sufficient Me and we love your smiles! So...
Thank you for putting a smile on our faces. Hello from Maryland, USA
I'm very impressed by the effort you go to to ensure the welfare of your birds.
Thank you! We take the welfare of our birds seriously :)
Good catch! The coolest thing I have ever done is kind of a toss up between two things. I caught a wild rabbit with my bare hands one day while elk hunting and, one time while fishing a Colorado reservoir when I was a young man, I caught a 6 pack of beer that was in a mesh net, it must have been dropped out of some happy boaters cooler, I thought I had a turtle while bringing it up from the bottom. These may not be the coolest but they are the most fun to tell about. Now, I'm old and drive a SUV with a bumper sticker that says " I used to be cool" thanks for the vid :)
Catching a wild rabbit bare handed is an amazing feat! I once knocked an empty glass off the table with my elbow and caught it an inch off the floor before it smashed everywhere - I thought that was pretty cool... Thanks mate :)
Cheers for this, I have been researching "bobwhite quail pens" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Eeyila Rudimentary Expediency - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? It is a smashing one off product for discovering how to raise healthy and fertile quail minus the normal expense. Ive heard some extraordinary things about it and my buddy got cool results with it.
I've decided that this year's chicks will be next year's breeders. No eggs from older birds will be incubated. This year's breeders will become meat next year, or only used to create eggs for eating until the numbers build up again. Buying a cheap charlie quail egg cutter has really changed how much I eat quail eggs now. Good clip mate!
That's a good policy Andy. I'll have to check out the Charlie egg cutter! Cheers :)
Re: cheap charlie egg cutter, are you referring to quail egg scissors? If so, I agree. Such a simple tool, but really makes getting the egg out of the shell so much easier and neater.
Yes indeed. I love my pair!
Aw, I love how much thought and care you put into all the wellbeing of your animals!
Thank you :)
Nice! Bought a Borotto Lumia 8 this year since everyone here in Italy says they are very good, I'll see how it does with 32 shipped eggs, hopefully I get a 30-50% hatch rate
Did you get to try out the Lumia 8 yet? Am considering being one... :-)
Another great video. Hopefully you can do a quick update video next week when you introduce them to their parents. Would like to see that.
Yes I will do - in the meantime, you might like this vid "Brooder to the Pen" th-cam.com/video/Ux4pBIf5Vk0/w-d-xo.html
THANKS FOR THE VID, LOVE THE INCUBATOR STUFF, AND BIRD HANDLING. ALSO WAS NEAT TO SEE YOUR OVERHEAD CAT CAGE. THANKS AGAIN. YOUR TIPS ARE WELL TAKEN!
Mark we decided to start incubating Quails based on your inspirational videos, we even started making our own video documentation - let's get into it!!!! :)
Good day to you Mark !! Thanks for the advice and information on quail !!😁👍🐤
Thanks mate! :)
I want to try this so bad! Thank you for the videos, Mark!
Got for it! Thanks Karen :)
Its totally time for an update on quails Mark 🙂
Came here from a link under another video about this incubator and didn't come out with any more real information. Hard to find focused videos on TH-cam, and I guess it's so that they get more watch hours. More people stay around to hear maybe 1 minute of information about on the video title.
Hi Mark,,,when I came back in here I noticed that TH-cam had unsubbed me. That's the second channel I noticed that. Anyway, I re subbed as I really like your vids.
Also, your an Aussie,,,and it's easy to relate to your style and what your doing.
Karin and I are considering possibly gettin some Quails as we don't have the space for chooks.
Great catch on that little one!
All the best to you and your family
Marty & Karin
Thanks for the awesome video Mark. Yes a great catch 👍👍👍👍 Tricky Trev
Great! I shall have a look at the video about this before! Have a nice day! Kind regards Monique
Fun to watch!
Just discovered you. Great stuff! Will be watching.
that catch made my day haha
The quail episode could have been an Easter show 🐤
Yay! Update time! Love it mark! have you ever tried growing yellow and orange watermelons?
Thanks Adam! No, I haven't tried different coloured watermelons yet but that's something I would like to do :)
MARK WE CALL THAT THE BWING EFECT, OLD ONE LEGGED JOSEPH T RETIRED NAVY
Can you please make more poultry videos Mark? Have you tried pheasants? Geese? Turkeys?
Nice video. Do you have videos of how the solar panels installation
love quails.
It is hatching day for my quail.soi have two, but it has been 37.5 C in the incubator but 39 in the room... Can you hatch some when you had a really hot time so I am hopeful a few more might make it
I remember in a previous vid that you did, I think you caught an adult quail as it tried to fly past you. It was an instant reaction from yourself and looked bloody amazing when you caught it mid air. Sign yourself up to the Australian cricket team mate :-) The incubator seems to work fine to me. Cheers Adam
Hey Mark. I’m told the lads are less likely to even go over the hen in high heat climates/seasons. (Too hot to cuddle) Leading to lower rates of fertilised eggs.
That's interesting Gregory! Could be a reason for the poor hatch rate! Cheers :)
Cool vid. I breed show chickens, so there are a lot of similarities. Your low hatch rate could be like you said, just old eggs, or bad fertility from older birds, but also your humidity in your incubator the last 3 days. If your humidity is too low you'll get a horrible hatch. Check it out next time. I keep mine between 55% and 65% and never open the incubator till they are finished and usually get good hatch rates.
Great tips Jared thank you mate! :)
What incubator do you use?
how long can hold eggs before incubating?
you should get commission from borotto, i got a lumia 8 after watching your videos.
Ostrich farmer in Namibia lamented after losing 200 eggs at how health some wild chicks were on his farm
i just got my first egg from my quail!
Hi Mark,do you know anyone who breeds & sells Australian Stubble Quail? Love your videos, James.
That review out yet?
Hi Mark. Would you recommend the Lumia8 in the end ? I had a terrible outcome with a Chinese one. Need to get something else. This looks good?
Hey Mark, thanks for sharing all your knowledge. I have a question.... I started an incubation just after Christmas and now it is hatch/lockdown time but we are having a heat wave. I can maintain humidity but not temp. The machine says it's 37.2 giver or take but I have a little one inside the incubator that hits 39 in the hottest part of the day. I feel this will ruin the hatch. What is your opinion.
Cheers Rach
Hi Mark, thanks for the update. How did the incubator go in the SEQ heat? My clutch didn't do so well this time around too. My incubator was overheating daily from the 12th day onwards, sometimes as early as 9 in the morning. Out of 25 eggs only 10 hatched and survived. The really disappointing thing was that only 3 were unfertilised. The rest died just before hatching or shortly after hatching. This was my worst hatch so far.
Yeah the subtropical heat has plenty of challenges regarding the incubation of eggs. Also, the humidity can become an issue if it gets too high so we now keep the incubator in our downstairs gym or often in my study where the climate is naturally more consistent plus I have access to cooling if needed to regulate outside incubator temp so the machine doesn't work too hard. Having said that, you can make everything perfect and still have bad hatches - it just happens... Cheers :)
Honestly I won't be able to eat these little babies, I know it is hypocrisy but still
Don't mind the eggs.
They are really cute
I love your channel! Enjoy that you take care of the chicks and what is your take on veganism actually?
Thanks Randey! I respect those whose personal preference is not to eat animal products and I understand their POV. I'm also very particular about the treatment of animals and advocate for free-ranging and humane treatment of them. However, I do think it's a stretch too far when people try and force their non-meat eating values on others. Cheers :)
Self Sufficient Me True, thats like forcing religion. For me it was more the health reasons I personally went plant based. It is interesting to see but I don't like to forcely debate either. Even though I'm plant based I still really enjoy your channel and I'm gonna grow some veggies myself. Much love brother!
mandytiledraws Yeah true, I think the world orders let us grow up with a totally different spectrum on what is actually food and what is actually healthy.. so thats why still many people are stuck in the mindset
I am interested in quails.. do they go broody and hatch their own eggs? If so, how often do they go broody in captivity?
Also do they use nesting boxes or do they just lay eggs everywhere?
Thanks, and thank you for sharing your videos.
Hi Rob, watch this video it answers your questions th-cam.com/video/baOqKGYdpm4/w-d-xo.html also check out the rest of my quail playlist goo.gl/sVr3e2 Cheers mate :)
You're hatch rate would probably still be better than mine! I have 1 male and 5 females but the male has bonded to 1 of the females and will only breed with her. If i take him and the other 4 females and put them in their garden run he will crow his head off and will run back to the cage if I let him out.
Really! That's unusual because males are not typically fussy and will service about 5 females. Well, there ya go... Interesting! :)
I think he's a bit special in the head, but I love him and he's got a great personality.
Do you sell the t-shirt you are wearing? I would love to support your channel that way.
Thanks for asking! You can buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: goo.gl/ygrXwU Cheers :)
Hi there, I love your video’s! What do you do with the quails, do you sell them or eat them? Kind regards Monique
Hi Monique and thank you! I generally breed them for eggs and meat but also the fertiliser the provide via manure mulch we collect from their pen. At the beginning of this article, I give an explanation on how I got into quail growing www.selfsufficientme.com/poultry/quail/raising-common-japanese-coturnix-quail-general-outline Cheers :)
He's not that lucky.. you're gona eat him later lol im still searching for your video about if the mums can hatch their own eggs? like chooks lol
I put 40eggs in incubator day18and only one came out why
Would you recommend quails or chickens, if I was only going to get them for eggs? I know I wouldn't be able to kill them for meat.
Chickens for sure. You only need 2 for a reasonable supply of eggs and chicken eggs are bigger plus they taste better than quail eggs (in my opinion) quail eggs are "stronger" in taste because they're higher in protein. All the best :)
HOOWWZAAAAAAT!!! ☝
How's that..!!!! 😂 Should i call a Duck or Quail?
Hi mark love self sufficient me
What did you do with the eggs that didn't hatch?
In the compost Crystal - most of them are totally dry inside because they didn't develop. The shells add calcium to the garden :)
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I have a question, it's not about your quail but your symbol. Your Aussie, I'm guessing, my question is why don't you have the globe in the eye show Australia instead of North America, Central America and South America?
Good catch, Mark. It reminded me of this video posted by another vlogger that I subscribe to: th-cam.com/video/_Bl7zk8R3aM/w-d-xo.html. I think/hope you'll enjoy it.
Wow, that's incredible! Well trained quail! :)