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Post by thegawd » Wed Nov 23, 2016 10:11 am

:coolguy: HECK YA Kenya!!! The first egg is always exciting eh! WOOOHOOOO!!!

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Post by thegawd » Wed Nov 23, 2016 10:22 am

Well I have just turned an incubator on! :eek: if it stables out tonight im setting 25 JMF Jumbos. now these eggs are old and have been in the fridge so its quite an experiment for some reason I kept putting off... the last group of eggs i gave to another member didnt hatch at all :-( so I dont have very high hopes, I dont think they are fertilized or my keeping eggs in the fridge for an extended period of time dosent work very well. BUT I also sent another group of eggs 2 months ago out east and that person had a 90% hatch rate so who knows...

keep ya posted!
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Post by kenya » Wed Nov 23, 2016 11:13 am

Love to hear what you get, good luck!
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Post by thegawd » Wed Nov 23, 2016 11:25 am

Thanks Kenya, I should know in a week or so if they are good or not.
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Post by Canard » Mon Dec 12, 2016 5:09 pm

I raise cots as well. They are great little productive birds. They taste good too! Lots of colours to choose from and they are hardy. I will try to get some pictures of my pens and the birds over the next few days on here.
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Post by JimW » Mon Dec 12, 2016 6:22 pm

thegawd wrote:QR_BBPOST Thanks Kenya, I should know in a week or so if they are good or not.
Al did you have any luck with your eggs?

I need to get some jumbos again come spring.

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Post by thegawd » Mon Dec 12, 2016 6:42 pm

nope no such luck Jim. they wernt fertilized at all, absolutely zero development.
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Post by Canard » Thu Dec 15, 2016 4:31 pm

That sucks about the fertility issue, Al. Likely just the season, eh? You've bred these specific birds before?

As promised, here is one of my grow out/breeding pens. This is the small one. Measures 8' x 3'. It has 1/2" x 1/2" wire on the floor. The enclosed end has cardboard on the floor with a good layer of shavings to allow the birds to get off the wire and provides a spot for them to lay their eggs. They can get out of the elements as well. I used to have 1" x 1" welded wire on the sides but a short-tailed weasel slipped through and devastated my flock once. Now it is covered in 1/2 x 1/2. The roof height is low to prevent head and neck injury if the quail flush.

I built a new pen for my black east indies but...... Now it's used for more quail. It measures 12' x 4'. It has the 1" x 1/2" wire floor. The floor is better in the winter as it allows the poop to fall through easier. Same general design though. Enjoy. Chris.
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Post by kenya » Thu Dec 15, 2016 6:31 pm

Very nice setup, mine are in the garage, I don't have that many just 4.
One laid a pale blue egg today, I love the taste of the eggs better than chicken eggs. It could be what I feed them so I'll have to try feeding the same feed to some of the chicken's and see if their eggs taste the same. Anyone tried that?
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Post by kenya » Thu Dec 15, 2016 6:45 pm

Canard I saw the picture of your eggs in the breeding section, nice colours.
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