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Signs That Incubated Quail Eggs Will Hatch

sara | May 11, 2011

I have been asked how to tell if incubated quail egg will hatch.

Deana is looking for signs that her incubated quail eggs will hatch.
Hello, I was looking at your website and didnt find the answer to my question. I’m currently trying to hatch out 48 quail eggs its the 21st day of incubation and my [...]

Tips For Peeling Hard Boiled Quail Eggs

sara | May 20, 2010

I have been asked if there is an easy way to peel hard boiled quail eggs so here are a few tips to try:

* Older eggs peel more easily.
* Put eggs in fridge once cool and then they peel abit easier.
* Put the eggs into vinegar for 12 hours and the shell disintegrates and then [...]

Incubating Blue Scaled Quail Eggs

sara | February 20, 2010

Blue scale quail eggs have light or dark brown spots on them.

Incubating Blue Scaled Quail Eggs
Incubation period = 22-23 days
Temperature = approximately 99.75 degrees F
Humidity = Humidity: 82 to 84 degrees F wet bulb.
If you keep quail and want to ask a question to get some advice or just to chat about your quail then [...]

Incubating Calfornia Valley Quail Eggs

sara | February 5, 2010

California Valley Quail are also known as Valley Quail and they are the state bird of California.
Incubating California Valley Quail Eggs
Incubation period = 22-23 days
Temperature = approximately 99.75 degrees F
Humidity = 84 to 86 degrees F wet bulb

If you keep quail and want to ask a question to get some advice or just to chat [...]

Quail Egg Fertility Rate October 2009

sara | November 4, 2009

When breeding quail and incubating their eggs it is important to keep a record of fertility and to calculate the percentage fertility because this will help in evaluating incubation  and breeding efficiency. I have recently incubated some quail eggs from quail that were hatched themselves in 2007, so two years on it is important to check their [...]

Quail Egg Hatch Rate October 2009

sara | November 3, 2009

When breeding quail and incubating their eggs it is important to keep a record of the percentage of total eggs hatched because this will help in evaluating incubation and hatch efficiency. I have recently hatched some quail chicks and wanted to share the hatch rate with you. You can calculate hatch rate in the following way;
% [...]

Recipes Using Eggs

sara | September 4, 2009

Having hens, ducks, guinea fowl and quail on the farm, means that we regularly have an abundance of eggs to use up.
Here is a list of recipes using eggs:

Asparagus And Soft Boiled Guinea Fowl Eggs Recipe

Avocado And Egg Mayonnaise

Blueberry Baked French Toast Recipe From Helene At Once Upon A Pine

Cauliflower Cheese With Bacon And Quail [...]

When Are Eggs For Eating Available

sara | July 29, 2009

I have been asked if my eggs are seasonal or if I have eggs all year round.
Do you have eggs all the year round.  Or are they seasonal?  If so, how many months of the year do you have eggs for?
Many thanks
Sally
This is an interesting question.
I have free range hens and the hen eggs  [...]

Quail Chicks Hatching

sara | July 29, 2009

I have found that a clutch of quail eggs usually hatch about the same time if the conditions are correct.
Hi Sara, I’m hatching quail and one hatched yesterday about 6 o’clock but I got up this morning and no more have hatched yet. Is this normal? The one chick is still sitting lonely in the [...]

Japanese Quail Eggs In Incubator

sara | July 10, 2009

I filled my hovabator incubator with 42 Japanese quail eggs about 15 days ago. Japanese quail eggs take approximately 17 days to hatch. This morning I took the automatic egg turner out of the incubator and filled up the water trays to increase the humidity.

After lunch I thought I could hear some cheeping coming from [...]