Good job. I just hatched my first ever quails. A lady had 7 eggsand I bought those. So the only thing I did wrong was only leave the last 2 eggs another day. I may have thrown out one egg that felt heavy. Oh dear. But , we live and learn. 5 out of 7 ain't to bad.
@@Slightlyrednecked I haven't been able to find pine shavings/chips, I bought a couple of small bags of Beech chippings are they ok for the chicks, have heard some wood types can be toxic for them, any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
I have just witnessed a fantastic phenomenon. I had a quail chick that was born with deformed legs. I was sure he was gone. Being that my incubator is DIY it is at the same time a brooder and incubator, It can support 100 of them for the first two weeks. I made it tall so that quails can not easily mess with electronics. Anyway, on day 3 the chick with a deformed leg learned how to fly and was flying constantly to get its food and water or to go wherever he wanted. Believe it or not, he is now either fixed his leg or has managed to escape captivity :D I see no more chicks with deformed legs. So, it turned out that the height of the brooder may not be needed for standard chicks, but it sure helps those with deformed legs survive.
I have found all of your videos helpful thanks so much. I have a Coturnix 3/1 ratio all in separate cages.I managed to save up 43 eggs this week and am incubating my first batch, cant wait.My first batch of bunnies are starting to jump out of the nesting boxes, so all is well in my back yard.Hope all continues to go well with you and God Bless
Thanks so much for the kind comments and I am glad you like my videos. Congrats on the new bunnies and upcoming hatch too. Let me know how it goes and if you have any questions I can answer for you.
Thank you, wonderful video on this, just what I needed. I am getting my first batch of eggs and buying my incubator tomorrow. I want a good result on my first hatch, so I appreciate the tips here.
Great video, we just our Coturnix Quail last Friday, and the guy gave us about a dozen of eggs at no extra cost. My husband decided to eat most of them, before I could tell him I wanted to test the incubator before we waste time collecting 48 eggs, then possibly have something go wrong. I have 3 left, and put them in the incubator last night. Temp holds well, but the humidity goes all over the place. Just a few drops of water will make it rise from 40% to 60%. Right now it is still sitting around 50-60%.
+Hansen Homestead Thanks for the kind comments. I have similar issues with humidity as well. I find that if I set it up about 3 or 4 days before I start incubating eggs it tends to level out a little. Actually 50 to 60% is about right though so sounds like things are going good. Hit me up on facebook if you want and share your results. Would love to see how things work out.
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Okay log into your FB like normal. On the top right hand corner there's that little down arrow, usually you click that to log out of FB all together, but instead of logging out there should be your Page name right under your personal name. Click it, that means you will be operating FB as your page instead of YOU. Once you do that just type in HansenHomestead, you should see our picture, click on our page then click Like.
A friend found some eggs that looked like the ones u incubated. She asked me if I wanted to take them and put them in my incubator. Well I said yes and only one of the 7 eggs hatched. It was a red and yellow quail chick. I fell in love with him/her and named it happy feet. Lol I just ordered some cuternix quail eggs of rare colors so he can have friends. By the way your chicks are so cute!
aweseome. Congrats on getting one to hatch. Just a word of caution though, it is probably illegal to keep that bird (not that anyone is going to charge you or arrest you). It is generally illegal to keep wildlife without a permit. Good luck with your new hatch though, I am sure it will go well.
I see you just have the standard egg turner. I recently got the quail rails and I will say I love them. I now incubate 100 eggs or more at a time. I love raising quail more than chickens because they seem more hardy. The grow so fast and taste so damn good!!
+Christopher McClung I thought about investing in a quail specific egg turner but I have yet to fill mine up when setting eggs so I haven't seen the need yet. I agree with you on the taste and the hardiness. Great little birds and easy to raise.
Thanks so much for your incubation videos. Waiting for a dozen quail eggs to arrive so we can try our 1st hatch. I’m sure I will be back with questions but at least feel more prepared. We have 2 incubators w/quail egg turners. 1 is a backup. It’s been hard finding incubators at stores this year as I think so many have decided to do more homesteading to be more self sufficient with their own food this summer
Chris I've watched quite a few of your quail vids, good job bro. Those little guys are something , man I tell ya Jesus sure has created some awesome creatures. Take care.
Awwww. Me too. I turned my WiFi off and back on. Missed something about the lamp, “don’t put it...” And just before talking about bedding. Missed a bit of that too.
thank you for a very informative video, i'm completely new and haven't even bought my first bird yet. I'm trying to do all the research I can before I start making all the newbie mistakes. Most of the videos I have watched so far spend more time telling about building their brooder and less time about care and well fare of the chicks.
+Angela Hopson I am so glad you found it useful. And thank you for commenting. My goal is to help provide those starting out with some good basic information on a variety of things. I find most videos are more about showing off what you can do than teaching and often make things sound so much more complex than they are so I am trying to fill that niche a little. For example, I am trying to learn to use my grandmother's old sewing machine but every how to sewing video is so complex that it doesn't cover the basics. I need to start with threading the bobbin not with how to do some crazy complex stitch. Anyway, feel free to hit me up on facebook or on my blog if you have questions and i would love to see your set up when you get it going. Don't stress too much, these birds are pretty easy to handle and take care of.
I already have an old 3 hole cage that my poultry lady gave me. It would be perfect for them. And since I also raise chickens I always have feeders and waters around. I just need birds and know what to feed when. Like chickens get starter for 8 weeks then grower for so long. Do I feed the adult game bird feed all the time or is there a starter in that as well
I feed a Game Bird Starter crumble to all my birds, even the newly hatched birds and they do great. It is high protein somewhere around 28% I believe. Hope that helps.
having a hard time sorceing game bird starter around here. even with 4 feed stores in town some have a basic game bird feed but the actual starter is expensive
you can probably get away with basic game bird feed. if they are not laying well you may need to find a higher protein food. You might also look for things like turkey or chicken starter and just get the one that has the highest protein. I hope that helps.
+shamsa M. that's a new problem. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Now if I can just figure out how to fix it and what happened (it played just fine before).
I haven't figured out how to fix it but I forgot to tell you that the eggs hatching doesn't actually occur until about 12:00 minutes in. At the 9:49 mark i am just showing how I prepare the brooder box and get it warmed up a few days before they hatch. I am still working on fixing the issue though and figuring out what occurred. I have the original video and it plays fine.
Thanks for telling me. I actually already knew that and am working on a new hatching series. It should be done already but I had an incubator temperature sensor go out 17 days into incubation and lost the hatch. Just started again but am only 5 days in so it will be a little while before the incubation video gets re done. If you want to check out my new series you can find it here: th-cam.com/play/PLjVT58vKdZARV4sU1iWBO7RlZeR_UNbXb.html Thanks for watching and for commenting.
They both work good, I have a still air incubator And that’s worked really well for me. But a circulating air incubator is better because it makes it so the temperature is the same throughout the whole incubator. If it’s still air one side might be hotter then the other or have a higher humidity level then the other
You could raise them on your porch for sure. I would incubate them inside though. You need a place that is a little more stable temperature wise. Thanks for the kind comments and glad you liked the video.
I live in South Florida and would enjoy raising a few quail. My biggest problem is doing something with them after they are grown. After feeding them and watching them grow, I am not going to butcher them. I know quail are native to Florida. I would probably just take them out and let them go in an area where I know quail already exist. Do you know if quail raised on a porch and hand fed could adapt and survive to a wildlife environment?
Letting them go is a bad idea. These are not the same as the native quail in your area. Coturnix are domesticated quail...more like chickens than quail. It is highly unlikely that they would survive more than a few hours in the wild and if they did Florida sure doesn't need another invasive species. :) You can probably find someone that would be happy to take them. Just post it on Craigslist and I am sure you would have no problem finding new "homes" for them. You really only need to keep around hens and no roosters if you just want the companionship and the eggs. You would have to buy new hens every 2 years probably but you wouldn't have to worry about culling birds that way either. Just some thoughts.
Ok good suggestion, I certainly do not want to send pets I have raised off to die in the wilderness nor do I want to release a non native species into the everglades. I did not know these were a different kind of quail. Speaking of Florida quail though, I recall when I was a teen I would stay with my cousin that lives in the country. Every morning I would be awakened with the sound of whistling, almost like a teenage boy whistling at a hot chick. It was loud. Will I have to deal with that when the chicks become mature? I am ok with it, but doubt my neighbors in the condo below would appreciate the wake up each day.
I just set up my new incubator up and need to know what to do when your temp alarm goes off also what to do when the humidity alarm goes off. I thought this may make a good topic for a new vid. Regards John.
Great suggestion. Can you give me a little more detail? What type of incubator/alarm system? How long has it been set up and are the values fluctuating a lot or staying pretty stable?
It's a WQ48 Chinese brand. I was getting low temp and humidity alarms constantly. I found a vid by Mark at selfsufficentme that led me to insulate the incubator which has solved my problem. I do think a vid on incubator setup, alarms, operation, maintainence, cleaning ect. Would be a great resource for those of us that watch your Chanel. Regards John.
Awesome idea and thanks for sharing. I do have a video on how to set up an incubator but it is part of a series on how to improve hatch rates. Not a bad idea to do a stand alone video.
I have got used to the climate in Thailand And at the moment it feels quite cool So I put my first 15 eggs in a cool box for most of the first day But then When I bought a temp gauge It was just about double the required temp So I lowered the temp to the right setting But are the eggs worth incubating
Hello, please may you help me. I made homemade incubators using styrofoam boxes, I would need to open the lid to turn my quail eggs. I would need to turn about 300 eggs. How much time would I need to spend doing this without the temp fluctuating too much? Or would the temp fluctuation not been an issue too much?
it shouldn't be a big deal as long as you work fairly quickly. If you are overly concerned with it you can just prop up one side of the incubator a little and then switch to the other side. Do that a few times a day and you are basically turning the eggs without opening the incubator. I hope that helps.
do you know a company online i can buy quail at but not 50+ birds i dont need that many i am new to this and i have 6 birds from someone but there hard to find and ive had them 3 days and non have laying yet but ther 4 months old
I don't have personal experience with ordering birds or eggs online but I have heard good things about James Marie Farms (www.jamesmariefarms.com/purchasing-pricing.html). If you are looking for birds locally check craigslist and local poultry swaps. As far as your birds not laying yet, be patient. It generally takes at least a week or two after a move before they start picking back up their egg laying routine. Also make sure they have plenty of light (14 hours a day). I hope that helps.
Thanks a bunch and one of the birds eye lid is messed up idk how but he cant open it its my only male do you think that will hinder his abilities to mate with the hens
Oh, sorry, I misunderstood and didn't realize you were asking for that information. If you haven't already watched my video on how to build the cages here is a link. th-cam.com/video/PHiqgfU-35E/w-d-xo.html I hope that helps but if not let me know.
Thanks for watching and glad you liked it. Good luck on your upcoming hatch. Make sure to update me on how it went and let me know if you have any questions I can help with.
I had my incubators in the garage while it was extremely hot outdoors. Seems like the eggs just rotted in the heat but the incubators never registered over 99 degrees. When I looked inside several eggs exploded. Any ideas on a remedy? Thanks
Living in Thailand I did realise how hot it was The first day of savings eggs to incubate I put the eggs in a cool box But didn't realize the temp Till I bought a temp gauge and the storage temperature was just over double recommend So I cooled it down to the correct temp But are the eggs after one day at high temperatures ok or not Cheers Mark
hi Chris.. another way to keep your humidity up there.. is to cut up a sponge and place in the wells.. or tear up a cotton T shirt into strips and add them... then add your water =0) just saying =)
this was good and simple....we just tried quail in the incubator for the first time but only 1 hatched out 7 I believe...but our temp was probably not always constant and even didn't hatch till what we thought was day 22 or 23 I think on the calendar...our incubator is less reliable but same brand as yours. but more basic and our temp in the room was too up and down...but my only question is do you use the same egg turner for quail and chick?
it sounds like the temperature was the issue for sure. I do use the same egg turner. I did invest in some quail rails for it but i have used the chicken rails before and they worked fine.
hi Chris...just wondering...I got one Chinese button painted quail that just hatched (2 days early) and I have 8 more to go. my question is, how much time can he/she stay in the incubator after drying? I don't want to hurt the other eggs by opening up the incubator so I am constantly checking to see pips but I don't see any so I assume the one I have is just an early hatcher. thank you for any help you can offer. God bless
I have a question. I'm incubating eggs for the first time. Quail shipped eggs. Today is day 12 of the incubation and i candled the eggs and took away the ones that lighted up like a bulb. I did the autopsy on those and I could see most of them died in like day 5-6. That's the same day I did the first ovoscopy. I did it only on a few eggs, no more than 5-6. And I was relatively quick opening the incubator and picking the egg. I opened it once for each egg. The thing is, I am feeling terrible thinking I kill those poor chicks by opening the incubator to see what was going on in the eggs, if anything was noticeable already. I saw in many videos people doing this and it didn't seem such as a big deal to open the incubator that many times. Do you think it was such a big deal opening the incubator as for killing like ~10 eggs out of 41? Or could it have just been anything else?
I have considered it but haven't found a good deal on one yet. I also have found that just setting them on the counter or in a small cooler works just fine most of the time so not really a big need for it. Good suggestion though.
I don't have a hydrometer. If I kept a dish of water in there with them would that be enough to ensure they get humidity, or could that give them too much humidity?
it depends on a lot of things. How much humidity you have in your climate, how much surface are is in the bowl. Unfortunately, without a way to measure the humidity there is no way to know for sure. It will probably be fine but if I were you I would pick up a hydrometer. They are cheap and easy to use.
I wash it out with soap and water real well. I do sometimes use a weak bleach solution on it and then make sure to rinse it well. If it isn't overly dirty, just soap and water and air dry works.
Picking up my first quail batch tomorrow to put into my incubator. I tested the incubator first with chicken eggs first a month before to make sure the temp stayed stable. I will be picking up 4 doz quail eggs 🥚
Hello Jun 10th is day 14 for my quail eggs when I put them in lockdown do I need to put the temp down? I could not see what you said in your video because it froze it that moment. Lol
Oh no, I am so sorry about that. No, don't adjust the temp. It should remain at 99.5 (or 101 if using a still air incubator) the entire time. Just bump the humidity up a little to 65 or 70% at lockdown. Good luck with your hatch.
Honestly, there isn't a ton of difference between the styrofoam incubators. Farm Innovations and Little Giant are probably the most common and both of them will work just fine. If you can get a Hovabator, they get very good reviews. I don't have experience with the smaller incubators so i can't speak to those.
Greetings sir. I just came across your videos as I was searching on how to hatch eggs. I must say your videos are very educative. I just started the process of hatching by placing the eggs in the hatching machine. But my problem comes as I try to set the temp and humidity....the machine can allow me to set to my desired temp (99.5) but then the temp reading still shows 38 or 37, I was thinking that after I set my temp to the desired it will then show 99.5 on the temp reader but it's not. For humidity iys not allowing me to even set it to my desired. What could be the problem for this to happen?
Love all of your videos. I’ve learned many things from them. I have a quick question though, my humidity percentage was lower so I added water in. When I checked it again the percentage was a little lower, I had the bottom water trays nearly filled up with water but the humidity wouldn’t rise. I took out half of the water a little while later and the humidity rose to 65 and 70. What do you think the problem is and how should I go about correcting it? Thanks in advance!
That is strange. Makes me think that there may have been a problem with the humidity guage. Sometimes when you add water it takes a while for it to register though. It takes a while for the air to absorb the water and raise the humidity. I think I would just fill the trays up (only a few them are needed probably) and not worry about it too much myself.
Okay thanks. That’s what I’ve done is just used past experience and field 2-3 trays to keep it around 50% for now and just fill every one of them up for lockdown. I was just getting really frustrated because I didn’t want a whole batch of eggs to be ruined lol.
@@Slightlyrednecked It's the surface area that increases the humidity Not the depth of the water Some wet sponges with warm water and have the bottom in the water trough Or to quickly raise the humidity spray water on the sides of the incubator But that only lasts a few hours
Hi! Love your channel. I'm rewatching old videos cause I'm finally hatching my own. Question most have hatched. I still have a few that are trying but not getting very far. Its day 19 should I help them or just keep waiting? This is torcher.
It is always difficult to make that decision. It is usually best to let them try and hatch on their own. But sometimes they just won't do that. You can try to help them out if they have been going for more than 24 hours and still haven't made it out of the egg. Just be aware that they don't usually make it at that point. They are usually week to begin with and that is what is causing them to not hatch in the first place. Good luck with them.
Hey Chris, I live in Louisiana, and the humidity is always high out here. I'm going to be raising coturnixso and bobwhites, Have you ever heard of dry incubate, then add water on lock down? I have a huge incubator and with no water in it, it runs 37% humidity. what do you think?
I have heard of it and known people that swear by it. I think you are onto something with living in Louisiana. Especially in the summer time I would think the humidity would be naturally pretty high. To be honest, I add water but i don't pay much attention to humidity prior to lockdown.
my new hovabator still air incubator is turned all the way up but the temp on the bottom rack with the eggs wont get any higher then 94 and the room is over 70. its hatch day and nothing not even a pip
Oh no, I am so sorry to hear that. It sounds like there is a defect in your incubator to me. I would suggest that you try to contact the company and see what support they can give you.
That is a very tough question to answer. it depends on where you get them from if you are ordering them or getting them from a local breeder. They go for about $4 American dollars per dozen (12) eggs. I am not real current on incubator prices right now but you should be able to check on Amazon for them. I hope that helps.
hi Chris....can you tell me how long to keep blue scale quail eggs in incubator? i know you don't have those type of quail but is it any different than coturnix quail? thank you and God Bless
well you can pretty much figure about 2 square inches per bird to start with but by the time they are about 2 weeks old they need about 4 square inches per bird. Of course, more room is better if you can do it. Hope that helps.
hi cris I bought a hovabator non digital the temperature turns off at 101 f and comes back on at 98.2 if I adjust it any lower it gets in the 97 f range is this acceptable they sent another digital thermostat because I didn't trust the one that came with kit there is a 2degree difference so I used my inkbird thermostat control to see which one was correct so one is close to inkbird should I be concerned wish I bought a digital model thanks
I a brooder is where the chicks go when they leave the incubator. It is basically just a large box with a heat source to keep them warm until they feather out. I use a large Rubbermaid container with a heat lamp. As far as add ons, the only one I can think of right off hand is an egg turner. hope that helps clear it up a little.
Hello Cris I need your help! I had a Quail egg brake in My incubator and it was taken out that day but the mess was in there for 2days I cleaned it out last night And it still smells it's a air force incubator so I added some vanilla essence in the water when I filled the tray Lock down is in 10 days do you think the eggs will still hatch.
They will probably still be ok. it may affect your hatch rate a little but I doubt it will keep all of them from hatching. There really isn't much you can do about it at this point anyway so just hope for the best.
Do you manually operate your egg turner? I need to know if i keep the turner on 24/7 will it harm the egg? Or i just need to manually turn the eggs 3 or 4 times a day. Please let me know. BTW i learned a lot from you. Keep up the good work. Thanks
I have an automatic egg turner so i just leave it plugged in all the time. It doesn't turn fast enough to only turn it on a few times a day. You could manually turn the eggs 3 or 4 times a day if you wanted to though.
I just ordered about 120 eggs off eBay and they have been shipping for about five days. do you know how long quail eggs can last in the mail for? This was a great video and was very helpful.
+Nicole and Max I don't have any experience with shipping eggs but I generally go by a rule of eggs are viable for about 7 days if stored properly. Good luck and let me know how it works out if you would.
Chris , I enjoy your videos. I ordered some quail eggs . Is there any special things that I need to do prior to putting them in the incubator ? Maybe spray them with the listerine mixture ?
I have hatched shipped eggs before with good results (85% hatch rate). Kansas City Quail Farms is a great supplier and you can't go wrong ordering from him. Tell him I sent you. :)
I don't know that I would do that. They are probably full of bacteria at that point and I would worry about it making my dog sick. But honestly I am not sure.
Hi! Do you reccomend Quail as pet? We had 2 chicks we were raising for eggs and as pets, but a predator got em. Are the quail more friendly if you handle them from day one and hatch them out yourself? Also, theres a channel named a chick called albert that keeps a single quail indoors and takes them out ocassionally and the quail seems fairly healthy and friendly. Do you think that is possible? Thanks!
it is definitely possible. I have seen some quail that were very tame and would even ride on peoples shoulders. if you want to put the time into it they can be made into very good pets.
I don't always candle my eggs. If I do, I just do it at lockdown (day 14). I only use bedding in my brooder box and I usually use paper towels in there.
I assume you mean at lockdown. No, once you enter lockdown you don't turn the eggs or open the incubator until after the eggs have hatched. I hope that answers it.
I have been getting an abundance of eggs lately and have decided to try to sell some. Most people are wanting eggs to incubate. I am in Arkansas and it's pretty cold right now, maybe 30-60 degrees in the day. I'm not able to gather eggs until the evening everyday. I'm wondering if the eggs will still be viable after sitting in a cold hutch all day? Thanks. Love your channel.
Those temps are pushing it on whether or not the eggs will hatch. it will almost definitely affect the hatch rate though. Really any temp below 40 is too cold. I like to keep them above 50 myself. If business is good enough you might consider moving a breeding set into an indoor cage. if you have about 10 hens and two roosters inside (garage or something) you could get about 60 eggs together to sell or incubate each week. Just know that when you move them they will stop laying for a week or two. I hope that helps.
Chris, I'm trying to hone my skills at hatching eggs and hopefully get a better hatch rate. Today is day 10 and I noticed a couple eggs that had fracture lines across the middle. also, a weird smell, maybe the smell from the eggs, I tossed them out. Also I increased the temp this time around to 37.6c hoping a little extra heat might assure hatching around day 17-18. Last time I got about 3 or 4 chicks out of 12 eggs. I think, about day 21-22 on the last hatch, I gave up on those eggs that didn't hatch. Also I'm thinking, I let some of my eggs sit around, in the quail coop for 3-4 days before going to the incubator, is that possibly something that would affect the hatch rate?
If you haven't already, get a couple of calibrated non digital thermometers and double check the thermostat reading on your incubator. Long hatch rates is generally a sign of low temp but you really want to be sure before just raising the temperature. Letting them lay around for a few days could definitely affect it, especially if the temperature outside is over 75 degrees. They could start incubating early and then die before really getting going. Hope that helps.
By day 10 the eggs should have started to develop so there won't be a bunch of liquid in the eggs. It sounds like you are on the right track. Good luck with your hatch.
@Slightlyrednecked is it ok to turn the eggs from day 1 ...also I kept the eggs in the incubator within 4 hrs from the time I received by mail. thanks!
It is definitely ok to turn the eggs from the first day. In fact you should turn them. I like to wait about 24 hours to let the eggs settle before I incubate but I am sure they will do fine if you started incubating within four hours. Good luck on your hatch.
Don't stress about it too much. I use a cooler and just put one of those freezer packs in it (not directly touching the eggs of course). I don't know the exact temp but it keeps it slightly cooler than outside and it works fine.
sure. I did an updated incubation video and it has the link in the description. Guess I need to update this videos description as well. This is the incubator I am using. (this is an affiliate link by the way). amzn.to/2nats6w
Good job. I just hatched my first ever quails. A lady had 7 eggsand I bought those. So the only thing I did wrong was only leave the last 2 eggs another day. I may have thrown out one egg that felt heavy. Oh dear. But , we live and learn. 5 out of 7 ain't to bad.
Thanks, I bought fertilized quail eggs, and I can't wait for the hatching process. They are so cute
Good luck with the upcoming hatch.
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Thanks so much this is the best and most we'll explained vid on incubation of quail eggs on TH-cam.
Thank you so much for the kind comments. I am glad you like the videos.
@@Slightlyrednecked I haven't been able to find pine shavings/chips, I bought a couple of small bags of Beech chippings are they ok for the chicks, have heard some wood types can be toxic for them, any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
I finally bought some cortounix quail and am waiting to get enough eggs to incubate. Thanks SR
I have just witnessed a fantastic phenomenon. I had a quail chick that was born with deformed legs. I was sure he was gone. Being that my incubator is DIY it is at the same time a brooder and incubator, It can support 100 of them for the first two weeks. I made it tall so that quails can not easily mess with electronics. Anyway, on day 3 the chick with a deformed leg learned how to fly and was flying constantly to get its food and water or to go wherever he wanted. Believe it or not, he is now either fixed his leg or has managed to escape captivity :D I see no more chicks with deformed legs. So, it turned out that the height of the brooder may not be needed for standard chicks, but it sure helps those with deformed legs survive.
I have found all of your videos helpful thanks so much. I have a Coturnix 3/1 ratio all in separate cages.I managed to save up 43 eggs this week and am incubating my first batch, cant wait.My first batch of bunnies are starting to jump out of the nesting boxes, so all is well in my back yard.Hope all continues to go well with you and God Bless
Thanks so much for the kind comments and I am glad you like my videos. Congrats on the new bunnies and upcoming hatch too. Let me know how it goes and if you have any questions I can answer for you.
Thank you! I learned a lot about hatching from you! My home made incubator, awaiting my first hatch!!
Thanks for watching and good luck on your upcoming hatch.
Great video!!! followed your advice and now as Im writing this chick number two is hatching out of my first attempt batch of eggs. Thank you 👍
Thank you, wonderful video on this, just what I needed. I am getting my first batch of eggs and buying my incubator tomorrow. I want a good result on my first hatch, so I appreciate the tips here.
Awesome. So glad I am able to help. Keep me updated on how the hatch goes if you would.
Putting my first batch in the incubator tonight. Thanks for the detailed video 👍
Great video, we just our Coturnix Quail last Friday, and the guy gave us about a dozen of eggs at no extra cost. My husband decided to eat most of them, before I could tell him I wanted to test the incubator before we waste time collecting 48 eggs, then possibly have something go wrong. I have 3 left, and put them in the incubator last night. Temp holds well, but the humidity goes all over the place. Just a few drops of water will make it rise from 40% to 60%. Right now it is still sitting around 50-60%.
+Hansen Homestead Thanks for the kind comments.
I have similar issues with humidity as well. I find that if I set it up about 3 or 4 days before I start incubating eggs it tends to level out a little. Actually 50 to 60% is about right though so sounds like things are going good. Hit me up on facebook if you want and share your results. Would love to see how things work out.
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cool. As soon as I figure out how to like your page as my Slightly Rednecked username (Facebook page) instead of my personal name I will like the page. :)
Okay log into your FB like normal. On the top right hand corner there's that little down arrow, usually you click that to log out of FB all together, but instead of logging out there should be your Page name right under your personal name. Click it, that means you will be operating FB as your page instead of YOU. Once you do that just type in HansenHomestead, you should see our picture, click on our page then click Like.
Ok. Works better from the PC than the phone. I think i got it. Thanks :)
Nice job on the video. I will be starting my eggs this week and this helped me out alot. It's my 1st time ever hatching anything so wish me luck.
Thanks for watching and good luck on your hatch. I am sure you will do great.
A friend found some eggs that looked like the ones u incubated. She asked me if I wanted to take them and put them in my incubator. Well I said yes and only one of the 7 eggs hatched. It was a red and yellow quail chick. I fell in love with him/her and named it happy feet. Lol I just ordered some cuternix quail eggs of rare colors so he can have friends. By the way your chicks are so cute!
aweseome. Congrats on getting one to hatch. Just a word of caution though, it is probably illegal to keep that bird (not that anyone is going to charge you or arrest you). It is generally illegal to keep wildlife without a permit. Good luck with your new hatch though, I am sure it will go well.
Just got my very first batch of quail eggs, this was a great video for first timers!!
Great job 👍
Thank you. I am glad that you found this video helpful. Good luck with your hatch.
Good video. Everything really clear. Very thorough, too. Many thanks.
thank you so much for watching. I am glad you liked it.
I see you just have the standard egg turner. I recently got the quail rails and I will say I love them. I now incubate 100 eggs or more at a time. I love raising quail more than chickens because they seem more hardy. The grow so fast and taste so damn good!!
+Christopher McClung I thought about investing in a quail specific egg turner but I have yet to fill mine up when setting eggs so I haven't seen the need yet.
I agree with you on the taste and the hardiness. Great little birds and easy to raise.
Thanks so much for your incubation videos. Waiting for a dozen quail eggs to arrive so we can try our 1st hatch. I’m sure I will be back with questions but at least feel more prepared. We have 2 incubators w/quail egg turners. 1 is a backup. It’s been hard finding incubators at stores this year as I think so many have decided to do more homesteading to be more self sufficient with their own food this summer
Stores stopped carrying them when the demand dropped about 30 years ago. Even then they weren't a heavily stocked item.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you (again) for sharing your knowledge and helping us learn.
Thank you so much for watching. I am glad you liked it.
Thank you for the very informative video. I reserved some quails for my mini farm here and appreciate the info so much.
Thanks for watching. I am glad you liked it.
Chris I've watched quite a few of your quail vids, good job bro.
Those little guys are something , man I tell ya Jesus sure has created some awesome creatures.
Take care.
yes indeed. Thank you so much for watching.
I bought 6 quail and they laid 4to5 eggs a day i waited till i hade 50 eggs
Then put them in the incubator i hatched 40 eggs
Nice. That is a pretty good hatch rate. Well done.
Thanks, I'm watching this video as I've got 30 quail eggs in the incubator for the first time.
Awesome. Good luck with your hatch and I am glad you found this video helpful.
Hi. Just letting you know the video glitched at 9:47. Not sure if I missed anything regarding the brooder box. It started at 9:15.
honest and clear talk video, thank you man
Thank you for watching. I am glad you found it helpful.
the vid froze
Well CuzICan I thought the freeze was on my end. Solves that.
twice
Same
Awwww. Me too. I turned my WiFi off and back on.
Missed something about the lamp, “don’t put it...”
And just before talking about bedding. Missed a bit of that too.
thank you for a very informative video, i'm completely new and haven't even bought my first bird yet. I'm trying to do all the research I can before I start making all the newbie mistakes. Most of the videos I have watched so far spend more time telling about building their brooder and less time about care and well fare of the chicks.
+Angela Hopson I am so glad you found it useful. And thank you for commenting. My goal is to help provide those starting out with some good basic information on a variety of things. I find most videos are more about showing off what you can do than teaching and often make things sound so much more complex than they are so I am trying to fill that niche a little. For example, I am trying to learn to use my grandmother's old sewing machine but every how to sewing video is so complex that it doesn't cover the basics. I need to start with threading the bobbin not with how to do some crazy complex stitch.
Anyway, feel free to hit me up on facebook or on my blog if you have questions and i would love to see your set up when you get it going. Don't stress too much, these birds are pretty easy to handle and take care of.
I already have an old 3 hole cage that my poultry lady gave me. It would be perfect for them. And since I also raise chickens I always have feeders and waters around. I just need birds and know what to feed when.
Like chickens get starter for 8 weeks then grower for so long.
Do I feed the adult game bird feed all the time or is there a starter in that as well
I feed a Game Bird Starter crumble to all my birds, even the newly hatched birds and they do great. It is high protein somewhere around 28% I believe. Hope that helps.
having a hard time sorceing game bird starter around here. even with 4 feed stores in town
some have a basic game bird feed but the actual starter is expensive
you can probably get away with basic game bird feed. if they are not laying well you may need to find a higher protein food. You might also look for things like turkey or chicken starter and just get the one that has the highest protein. I hope that helps.
hay 9:10 is frozen till 9:49 i didn't see them hatch .
+shamsa M. that's a new problem. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Now if I can just figure out how to fix it and what happened (it played just fine before).
+Slightly Rednecked your welcome.
I haven't figured out how to fix it but I forgot to tell you that the eggs hatching doesn't actually occur until about 12:00 minutes in. At the 9:49 mark i am just showing how I prepare the brooder box and get it warmed up a few days before they hatch. I am still working on fixing the issue though and figuring out what occurred. I have the original video and it plays fine.
+Slightly Rednecked i love this video i am getting quail now oh and i subed
thanks. I am glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching and for subscribing.
I would love to incubate some quail eggs!
whats holding you back? :)
+Slightly Rednecked I can't get a hold of any eggs :(
Well you could have eggs shipped to you. Feel free to contact me through my website or facebook if you want to discuss that option.
+Slightly Rednecked what is your website?
SlightlyRednecked.com. If you click on the "about me" tab and look for the "contact me" link you can get a hold of me that way.
Thanks, been watching your rabbit videos for a while, now doing research to start quail in the spring. Great info!
Thank you so much for watching my videos. I am so glad you find them helpful.
Hi there, your video stalls a couple of times and we seem to loose some info.
Thanks for telling me. I actually already knew that and am working on a new hatching series. It should be done already but I had an incubator temperature sensor go out 17 days into incubation and lost the hatch. Just started again but am only 5 days in so it will be a little while before the incubation video gets re done. If you want to check out my new series you can find it here: th-cam.com/play/PLjVT58vKdZARV4sU1iWBO7RlZeR_UNbXb.html
Thanks for watching and for commenting.
Hi red, would you recommend a still air incubator or a circulating air?
They both work good, I have a still air incubator And that’s worked really well for me. But a circulating air incubator is better because it makes it so the temperature is the same throughout the whole incubator. If it’s still air one side might be hotter then the other or have a higher humidity level then the other
Thx for sharing, what is the right temperature for incubator to set for quail eggs. Thx
Thanks for watching. I am glad you liked it.
How long do they need the heat lamp for and will a heat plate work
Very interesting...I still live in a condo but am thinking about hatching a small handful. You make it look like that may be possible on my porch
You could raise them on your porch for sure. I would incubate them inside though. You need a place that is a little more stable temperature wise. Thanks for the kind comments and glad you liked the video.
I live in South Florida and would enjoy raising a few quail. My biggest problem is doing something with them after they are grown. After feeding them and watching them grow, I am not going to butcher them. I know quail are native to Florida. I would probably just take them out and let them go in an area where I know quail already exist. Do you know if quail raised on a porch and hand fed could adapt and survive to a wildlife environment?
Letting them go is a bad idea. These are not the same as the native quail in your area. Coturnix are domesticated quail...more like chickens than quail. It is highly unlikely that they would survive more than a few hours in the wild and if they did Florida sure doesn't need another invasive species. :) You can probably find someone that would be happy to take them. Just post it on Craigslist and I am sure you would have no problem finding new "homes" for them. You really only need to keep around hens and no roosters if you just want the companionship and the eggs. You would have to buy new hens every 2 years probably but you wouldn't have to worry about culling birds that way either. Just some thoughts.
Ok good suggestion, I certainly do not want to send pets I have raised off to die in the wilderness nor do I want to release a non native species into the everglades. I did not know these were a different kind of quail. Speaking of Florida quail though, I recall when I was a teen I would stay with my cousin that lives in the country. Every morning I would be awakened with the sound of whistling, almost like a teenage boy whistling at a hot chick. It was loud. Will I have to deal with that when the chicks become mature? I am ok with it, but doubt my neighbors in the condo below would appreciate the wake up each day.
I just set up my new incubator up and need to know what to do when your temp alarm goes off also what to do when the humidity alarm goes off. I thought this may make a good topic for a new vid. Regards John.
Great suggestion. Can you give me a little more detail? What type of incubator/alarm system? How long has it been set up and are the values fluctuating a lot or staying pretty stable?
It's a WQ48 Chinese brand. I was getting low temp and humidity alarms constantly. I found a vid by Mark at selfsufficentme that led me to insulate the incubator which has solved my problem. I do think a vid on incubator setup, alarms, operation, maintainence, cleaning ect. Would be a great resource for those of us that watch your Chanel. Regards John.
Awesome idea and thanks for sharing. I do have a video on how to set up an incubator but it is part of a series on how to improve hatch rates. Not a bad idea to do a stand alone video.
thanks for the update we are hoping our quail lay a bunch soon to put in the incubator too.
+Pople BackyardFarm I am glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching. Good luck. :)
I have got used to the climate in Thailand And at the moment it feels quite cool So I put my first 15 eggs in a cool box for most of the first day But then When I bought a temp gauge It was just about double the required temp So I lowered the temp to the right setting But are the eggs worth incubating
Hello, please may you help me. I made homemade incubators using styrofoam boxes, I would need to open the lid to turn my quail eggs. I would need to turn about 300 eggs. How much time would I need to spend doing this without the temp fluctuating too much? Or would the temp fluctuation not been an issue too much?
it shouldn't be a big deal as long as you work fairly quickly. If you are overly concerned with it you can just prop up one side of the incubator a little and then switch to the other side. Do that a few times a day and you are basically turning the eggs without opening the incubator. I hope that helps.
@@Slightlyrednecked thank you so much!
I had to install a pc fan on mine. it dont get all warm around the conners of the incubator
Do you have to change male line every generation?
Hi should the egg turner turn every 2 hours and how long should it turn for
do you know a company online i can buy quail at but not 50+ birds i dont need that many i am new to this and i have 6 birds from someone but there hard to find and ive had them 3 days and non have laying yet but ther 4 months old
I don't have personal experience with ordering birds or eggs online but I have heard good things about James Marie Farms (www.jamesmariefarms.com/purchasing-pricing.html).
If you are looking for birds locally check craigslist and local poultry swaps.
As far as your birds not laying yet, be patient. It generally takes at least a week or two after a move before they start picking back up their egg laying routine. Also make sure they have plenty of light (14 hours a day). I hope that helps.
Thanks a bunch and one of the birds eye lid is messed up idk how but he cant open it its my only male do you think that will hinder his abilities to mate with the hens
he probably got pecked in the eye. I have had that happen to a few birds. Doesn't seem to affect them really at all. I am sure he will be fine.
This is ots eye
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I can't follow the link. I get a 404 page not found error.
Because of this I really want to hatch quail eggs and I'm very excited
Thank you so much for watching. I am glad you liked the video.
I just saw your video and that is so informative. thank you for sharing. Construct the cages
+Bernard Brainoo Thank you for watching. I am glad you liked it.
How do I start Sir
Am going to construct the cage
Oh, sorry, I misunderstood and didn't realize you were asking for that information. If you haven't already watched my video on how to build the cages here is a link.
th-cam.com/video/PHiqgfU-35E/w-d-xo.html
I hope that helps but if not let me know.
great video. thanks for sharing sir. i love to try to hatch my quail eggs... wish me luck, and the quail too
Thanks for watching and glad you liked it. Good luck on your upcoming hatch. Make sure to update me on how it went and let me know if you have any questions I can help with.
Just starting our Coturnix adventure video blog. This video has some good insight, thank you!
awesome. Thanks for watching and glad you liked it.
I had my incubators in the garage while it was extremely hot outdoors. Seems like the eggs just rotted in the heat but the incubators never registered over 99 degrees. When I looked inside several eggs exploded. Any ideas on a remedy? Thanks
Living in Thailand I did realise how hot it was The first day of savings eggs to incubate I put the eggs in a cool box But didn't realize the temp Till I bought a temp gauge and the storage temperature was just over double recommend So I cooled it down to the correct temp But are the eggs after one day at high temperatures ok or not Cheers Mark
hi Chris.. another way to keep your humidity up there.. is to cut up a sponge and place in the wells.. or tear up a cotton T shirt into strips and add them... then add your water =0) just saying =)
A couple of my laying hens have soft shells what do I do to fix this
Do u ever candle ur eggs before ever going in lick down? Say around 7 days into the beginning?
this was good and simple....we just tried quail in the incubator for the first time but only 1 hatched out 7 I believe...but our temp was probably not always constant and even didn't hatch till what we thought was day 22 or 23 I think on the calendar...our incubator is less reliable but same brand as yours. but more basic and our temp in the room was too up and down...but my only question is do you use the same egg turner for quail and chick?
it sounds like the temperature was the issue for sure. I do use the same egg turner. I did invest in some quail rails for it but i have used the chicken rails before and they worked fine.
hi Chris...just wondering...I got one Chinese button painted quail that just hatched (2 days early) and I have 8 more to go. my question is, how much time can he/she stay in the incubator after drying? I don't want to hurt the other eggs by opening up the incubator so I am constantly checking to see pips but I don't see any so I assume the one I have is just an early hatcher. thank you for any help you can offer. God bless
I think I already answered this question for you but if you need more info just let me know.
I have a question. I'm incubating eggs for the first time. Quail shipped eggs. Today is day 12 of the incubation and i candled the eggs and took away the ones that lighted up like a bulb. I did the autopsy on those and I could see most of them died in like day 5-6. That's the same day I did the first ovoscopy. I did it only on a few eggs, no more than 5-6. And I was relatively quick opening the incubator and picking the egg. I opened it once for each egg. The thing is, I am feeling terrible thinking I kill those poor chicks by opening the incubator to see what was going on in the eggs, if anything was noticeable already. I saw in many videos people doing this and it didn't seem such as a big deal to open the incubator that many times. Do you think it was such a big deal opening the incubator as for killing like ~10 eggs out of 41? Or could it have just been anything else?
Do you count the day when you put the eggs as a incubation day ?
Have you thought about a wine fridge? They usually have an adjustable digital thermostat and 55 degrees is the perfect temp for wine.
I have considered it but haven't found a good deal on one yet. I also have found that just setting them on the counter or in a small cooler works just fine most of the time so not really a big need for it. Good suggestion though.
Good info
I don't have a hydrometer. If I kept a dish of water in there with them would that be enough to ensure they get humidity, or could that give them too much humidity?
it depends on a lot of things. How much humidity you have in your climate, how much surface are is in the bowl. Unfortunately, without a way to measure the humidity there is no way to know for sure. It will probably be fine but if I were you I would pick up a hydrometer. They are cheap and easy to use.
@@Slightlyrednecked thanks, I actually ended up purchasing 4 hydrometers and put 1 in each corner. Didn't wanna chance not knowing
Good thinking.
What type of bedding do you use in your broader
What do you sanitize the incubator with before the next incubation?
I wash it out with soap and water real well. I do sometimes use a weak bleach solution on it and then make sure to rinse it well. If it isn't overly dirty, just soap and water and air dry works.
What did you use for bedding? The video is frozen at that point. Thanks!
Picking up my first quail batch tomorrow to put into my incubator. I tested the incubator first with chicken eggs first a month before to make sure the temp stayed stable. I will be picking up 4 doz quail eggs 🥚
Nice. Good luck with your hatch.
Hello Jun 10th is day 14 for my quail eggs when I put them in lockdown do I need to put the temp down? I could not see what you said in your video because it froze it that moment. Lol
Oh no, I am so sorry about that. No, don't adjust the temp. It should remain at 99.5 (or 101 if using a still air incubator) the entire time. Just bump the humidity up a little to 65 or 70% at lockdown. Good luck with your hatch.
I really want to hatch some quail eggs but I don’t know which incubator would work the best... I wouldn’t get a very big one.
Honestly, there isn't a ton of difference between the styrofoam incubators. Farm Innovations and Little Giant are probably the most common and both of them will work just fine. If you can get a Hovabator, they get very good reviews. I don't have experience with the smaller incubators so i can't speak to those.
Greetings sir. I just came across your videos as I was searching on how to hatch eggs. I must say your videos are very educative. I just started the process of hatching by placing the eggs in the hatching machine. But my problem comes as I try to set the temp and humidity....the machine can allow me to set to my desired temp (99.5) but then the temp reading still shows 38 or 37, I was thinking that after I set my temp to the desired it will then show 99.5 on the temp reader but it's not. For humidity iys not allowing me to even set it to my desired. What could be the problem for this to happen?
Tongai, could it be possible the Could your thermostat is set to Celsius instead or Fahrenheit. How did the hatch go?
Love all of your videos. I’ve learned many things from them. I have a quick question though, my humidity percentage was lower so I added water in. When I checked it again the percentage was a little lower, I had the bottom water trays nearly filled up with water but the humidity wouldn’t rise. I took out half of the water a little while later and the humidity rose to 65 and 70. What do you think the problem is and how should I go about correcting it? Thanks in advance!
That is strange. Makes me think that there may have been a problem with the humidity guage. Sometimes when you add water it takes a while for it to register though. It takes a while for the air to absorb the water and raise the humidity. I think I would just fill the trays up (only a few them are needed probably) and not worry about it too much myself.
Okay thanks. That’s what I’ve done is just used past experience and field 2-3 trays to keep it around 50% for now and just fill every one of them up for lockdown. I was just getting really frustrated because I didn’t want a whole batch of eggs to be ruined lol.
@@Slightlyrednecked It's the surface area that increases the humidity Not the depth of the water Some wet sponges with warm water and have the bottom in the water trough Or to quickly raise the humidity spray water on the sides of the incubator But that only lasts a few hours
Hi! Love your channel. I'm rewatching old videos cause I'm finally hatching my own. Question most have hatched. I still have a few that are trying but not getting very far. Its day 19 should I help them or just keep waiting? This is torcher.
It is always difficult to make that decision. It is usually best to let them try and hatch on their own. But sometimes they just won't do that. You can try to help them out if they have been going for more than 24 hours and still haven't made it out of the egg. Just be aware that they don't usually make it at that point. They are usually week to begin with and that is what is causing them to not hatch in the first place. Good luck with them.
please tell me can i wash eggs before incubator machine , what should be age of eggs when putting in incubator
You shouldn't "wash" them. Wipe off any debris but avoid actually scrubbing them with water.
thanks sir
Hey Chris, I live in Louisiana, and the humidity is always high out here. I'm going to be raising coturnixso and bobwhites, Have you ever heard of dry incubate, then add water on lock down? I have a huge incubator and with no water in it, it runs 37% humidity. what do you think?
I have heard of it and known people that swear by it. I think you are onto something with living in Louisiana. Especially in the summer time I would think the humidity would be naturally pretty high. To be honest, I add water but i don't pay much attention to humidity prior to lockdown.
How long should it take for the chicks to fluff out? I had 4 new chicks this morning, the first of this batch, and tonight they are still soaking wet.
I heard you can dry them off with a towel.
my new hovabator still air incubator is turned all the way up but the temp on the bottom rack with the eggs wont get any higher then 94 and the room is over 70. its hatch day and nothing not even a pip
Oh no, I am so sorry to hear that. It sounds like there is a defect in your incubator to me. I would suggest that you try to contact the company and see what support they can give you.
In America, how much would it cost to get a dozen Japanese quail eggs?? And how much would all the supplies cost in all?
That is a very tough question to answer. it depends on where you get them from if you are ordering them or getting them from a local breeder. They go for about $4 American dollars per dozen (12) eggs. I am not real current on incubator prices right now but you should be able to check on Amazon for them. I hope that helps.
+Slightly Rednecked Thank you very much!!
no problem. Thanks for watching.
hi Chris....can you tell me how long to keep blue scale quail eggs in incubator? i know you don't have those type of quail but is it any different than coturnix quail? thank you and God Bless
I believe they hatch a little later than coturnix, I think they hatch out at 20 to 21 days so lock down would be day 17 or 18. Hope that helps.
How large should the brooder box be--is there a square inch per chick guidline?
well you can pretty much figure about 2 square inches per bird to start with but by the time they are about 2 weeks old they need about 4 square inches per bird. Of course, more room is better if you can do it. Hope that helps.
Slightly Rednecked . Thanks, that helps a lot! God bless!
If you have to manually turn them will the frequent opening and decrease in temp affect them at all?
It shouldn't affect the eggs as long as you are fairly quick about it.
@@Slightlyrednecked ok thanks for the info and speedy reply
I don’t have an automatic turner and I want to manually turn them. Would opening the incubator to much to turn the eggs affect hatching rate?
no. That should be fine. Just be quick when you do it and stop turning at lock down.
hi cris I bought a hovabator non digital the temperature turns off at 101 f and comes back on at 98.2 if I adjust it any lower it gets in the 97 f range is this acceptable they sent another digital thermostat because I didn't trust the one that came with kit there is a 2degree difference so I used my inkbird thermostat control to see which one was correct so one is close to inkbird should I be concerned wish I bought a digital model thanks
I don't think I would be overly concerned with it. It is probably just reading more accurately than a digital one would.
Well I have lots of questions... Firstly what is a brooder? Also what are add ons to an incubator?
I a brooder is where the chicks go when they leave the incubator. It is basically just a large box with a heat source to keep them warm until they feather out. I use a large Rubbermaid container with a heat lamp. As far as add ons, the only one I can think of right off hand is an egg turner. hope that helps clear it up a little.
thanks also is a candler a add on?
Your tha best!
Great video thanks Chris 🌻🐝🌻
Thank you for watching. I am glad you liked it.
Hello Cris I need your help! I had a Quail egg brake in My incubator and it was taken out that day but the mess was in there for 2days I cleaned it out last night And it still smells it's a air force incubator so I added some vanilla essence in the water when I filled the tray Lock down is in 10 days do you think the eggs will still hatch.
They will probably still be ok. it may affect your hatch rate a little but I doubt it will keep all of them from hatching. There really isn't much you can do about it at this point anyway so just hope for the best.
Do you manually operate your egg turner? I need to know if i keep the turner on 24/7 will it harm the egg? Or i just need to manually turn the eggs 3 or 4 times a day. Please let me know. BTW i learned a lot from you. Keep up the good work. Thanks
I have an automatic egg turner so i just leave it plugged in all the time. It doesn't turn fast enough to only turn it on a few times a day. You could manually turn the eggs 3 or 4 times a day if you wanted to though.
Slightly Rednecked what is the rpm of your egg turner?
I just ordered about 120 eggs off eBay and they have been shipping for about five days. do you know how long quail eggs can last in the mail for? This was a great video and was very helpful.
+Nicole and Max I don't have any experience with shipping eggs but I generally go by a rule of eggs are viable for about 7 days if stored properly. Good luck and let me know how it works out if you would.
That’s pushing the limit !
Can you just put them in the day the birds lay just trying to incubate a few
Sure. You don't have to save them up, you can incubate them right away if you just want to incubate a few eggs.
wow! I always wanted baby quails and now I can get some!
Awesome. Make sure to subscribe to keep up with my weekly quail videos. Let me know if you have a topic you would like to see addressed.
Weird question... is there anything you need to do to the water or anything?
I don't do anything to the water, just use regular tap water. If you wanted to use bottled water it wouldn't hurt but not necessary.
Chris , I enjoy your videos. I ordered some quail eggs . Is there any special things that I need to do prior to putting them in the incubator ? Maybe spray them with the listerine mixture ?
Spraying them down is a good idea. Other than that I just let them rest for about 24 hours and settle before I start incubating. That is about it.
@@Slightlyrednecked Thanks Chris
No problem. Glad to help.
Listerine?
Chris have you ever ordered quail eggs and hatched them and what has the results been. And if so is the raiser in kansas city the best to use.
I have hatched shipped eggs before with good results (85% hatch rate). Kansas City Quail Farms is a great supplier and you can't go wrong ordering from him. Tell him I sent you. :)
Can the unhatched semi developed chicks be fed to dogs as part of a raw diet?
I don't know that I would do that. They are probably full of bacteria at that point and I would worry about it making my dog sick. But honestly I am not sure.
Hi! Do you reccomend Quail as pet?
We had 2 chicks we were raising for eggs and as pets, but a predator got em. Are the quail more friendly if you handle them from day one and hatch them out yourself? Also, theres a channel named a chick called albert that keeps a single quail indoors and takes them out ocassionally and the quail seems fairly healthy and friendly. Do you think that is possible?
Thanks!
it is definitely possible. I have seen some quail that were very tame and would even ride on peoples shoulders. if you want to put the time into it they can be made into very good pets.
What day do you candle the eggs, and what do you use for bedding?
I don't always candle my eggs. If I do, I just do it at lockdown (day 14). I only use bedding in my brooder box and I usually use paper towels in there.
My incubator rotates them 180* every 90minutes, is that too often?
180 degrees seems like a pretty extreme angle but as long as they stay in the turner and don't fall out it is fine.
When you take the eggs out of the turner and put them on the tray do you continue to turn the eggs?
I assume you mean at lockdown. No, once you enter lockdown you don't turn the eggs or open the incubator until after the eggs have hatched. I hope that answers it.
I have been getting an abundance of eggs lately and have decided to try to sell some. Most people are wanting eggs to incubate. I am in Arkansas and it's pretty cold right now, maybe 30-60 degrees in the day. I'm not able to gather eggs until the evening everyday. I'm wondering if the eggs will still be viable after sitting in a cold hutch all day? Thanks. Love your channel.
Those temps are pushing it on whether or not the eggs will hatch. it will almost definitely affect the hatch rate though. Really any temp below 40 is too cold. I like to keep them above 50 myself. If business is good enough you might consider moving a breeding set into an indoor cage. if you have about 10 hens and two roosters inside (garage or something) you could get about 60 eggs together to sell or incubate each week. Just know that when you move them they will stop laying for a week or two. I hope that helps.
Chris, I'm trying to hone my skills at hatching eggs and hopefully get a better hatch rate.
Today is day 10 and I noticed a couple eggs that had fracture lines across the middle.
also, a weird smell, maybe the smell from the eggs, I tossed them out. Also I increased the temp this time around to 37.6c hoping a little extra heat might assure hatching around
day 17-18. Last time I got about 3 or 4 chicks out of 12 eggs. I think, about day 21-22
on the last hatch, I gave up on those eggs that didn't hatch.
Also I'm thinking, I let some of my eggs sit around, in the quail coop for 3-4 days before going to the incubator, is that possibly something that would affect the hatch rate?
If you haven't already, get a couple of calibrated non digital thermometers and double check the thermostat reading on your incubator. Long hatch rates is generally a sign of low temp but you really want to be sure before just raising the temperature. Letting them lay around for a few days could definitely affect it, especially if the temperature outside is over 75 degrees. They could start incubating early and then die before really getting going. Hope that helps.
On day 10 of incubation should it b liquidy inside the quails egg, it doesn't seem to have any liquid
By day 10 the eggs should have started to develop so there won't be a bunch of liquid in the eggs. It sounds like you are on the right track. Good luck with your hatch.
@@Slightlyrednecked thank u so much, first time doin quail!!!
No problem. Good luck with your hatch.
@Slightlyrednecked is it ok to turn the eggs from day 1 ...also I kept the eggs in the incubator within 4 hrs from the time I received by mail. thanks!
It is definitely ok to turn the eggs from the first day. In fact you should turn them. I like to wait about 24 hours to let the eggs settle before I incubate but I am sure they will do fine if you started incubating within four hours. Good luck on your hatch.
If I have put the Quail eggs in the incubator say on June 1st at 12 noon, when do I do the Lockdown? On June 15th at 12 noon, or June 16th at 12 noon?
You don't have to be quite that precise but I would go into lockdown on the 16th.
@@Slightlyrednecked OK, thanks.. So on 16th 12 noon would be 15 full days and I would be gong into the 16th day.
My fridge is around 43 degrees and outside temperature is about 73, those temperatures don't seem ideal . what do you suggest
Don't stress about it too much. I use a cooler and just put one of those freezer packs in it (not directly touching the eggs of course). I don't know the exact temp but it keeps it slightly cooler than outside and it works fine.
@@Slightlyrednecked Thanks man
so you put the eggs out at room temp. for 24 hours then put them in the incubator?
Yes. Set the eggs next to the incubator and let them rest for 24 hours before incubating. Hope that helps.
can you provide a link to the exact incubator you are using? Thanks!
sure. I did an updated incubation video and it has the link in the description. Guess I need to update this videos description as well. This is the incubator I am using. (this is an affiliate link by the way). amzn.to/2nats6w