sara | December 30, 2009
I have been asked if you can you move unhatched hen eggs.
“Can you move unhatched chook eggs to another location like another nesting spot or coup. Coral”
Hi Coral,
Thanks for your question. I don’t have experience of moving unhatched hen eggs myself but I have tried to move guinea fowl eggs when the guinea fowl hen [...]
sara | September 29, 2009
Just recently I have had a number of emails asking if water should be added to the incubator during the hatch or if you should incubate guinea fowl, hen and quail eggs with a dry hatch.
hi, just a quick question, do you put water in your incubator all the way through or just at the [...]
sara | May 9, 2009
I received an email about founding sparrow eggs.
Hi, my dad found 11 sparrow eggs. We dont know how old they are. 5 were in one nest. 4 in the other and the last 2 in the third. there is no mom. Is there a possibilaty that they will hatch? If so, how do i keep [...]
sara | March 28, 2009
Well I am collecting and storing quail eggs for incubation as a friend wants some quail chicks for her grand-daughter. It seems that everyone is wanting quail eggs for hatching or quail chicks as I have had an email enquiry and a telephone call enquiry.
I only have a 13 mixed gender quail in an avairy [...]
sara | March 2, 2009
Had a really interesting enquiry today asking if I did an incubator scheme for schools. Thanks Belinda for making me aware of these schemes because as a former teacher I think that they are a great idea.
Incubator Schemes involve providing schools with an incubator and fertile hen or duck eggs for hatching. I have found [...]
sara | November 21, 2008
It isn’t very easy to identify the gender of young chicks but there are a number of ways to do so.
Cloacal, or vent sexing is one method although this method is not easy to do without proper training and experience. This method involves examining the baby chicken’s vent, located under its tail, looking for a [...]
sara | November 2, 2008
I was recently asked why quail chicks die after hatching,
we tried to hatch quail eggs in class and when the hatched they all died. we are trying to find out why they died. we know three of them drown, that was our fault but the rest of them just died. do you know what we [...]
sara | October 24, 2008
A way to tell if a duck egg is fertilised and if a chick is growing inside is to candle the egg.
Candling is a way of checking the fertility of an egg and the development of the embryo, with the use of a light source in a darkened room. In a darkened room, carefully hold the [...]
sara | October 23, 2008
I am often asked how long it takes quail eggs to hatch.
The incubation period for bobwhite quail eggs is 23-24 days. Here is a link to information on incubating bobwhite quail eggs http://www.farmingfriends.com/incubating-bobwhite-quail-eggs/
The incubation period for Coturnix (Japanese) quail eggs is 17 days. Here is a link for information about incubating japanese quail eggs. http://www.farmingfriends.com/incubating-coturnix-japanese-quail/
If [...]
sara | October 13, 2008
I have recently been advised that milk can help treat coccidiosis.
I found a reference that said they used to use milk (cow or goat) to treat coccidiosis (http://www.cornerstone-farm.com/dealing_with_coccidiosis.htm). So I tried it – giving milk to drink and putting it in their food. Within 2 days, our japanese bantam had recovered significantly and has continued [...]
