millytheterrier 12 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Im liking your setup millet, I use to breed jumbo coturnix quail. there the most easy quail to rear and you can sex them in 3 weeks. only takes around 6 weeks and there laying and ready to breed. and there eggs are great, if you get enough sell them to your local butchers. Thats what I use to do. and i use to fatten the odd cock birds up for the table. Good little bussiness to be in if you can sell your eggs and the odd surpless cock birds. I use to sell so many young cock birds to a chap who bred birds of prey. and like gnipper says get yourself some warren hens there fairly cheap and lay like mad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 also what equipment do i need to hatch the eggs and rear them? I have 2 octogan 20 incubator's with auto turn cradles on the go at the moment ..when the egg's are ready to hatch i will take half of the egg's out of each incubator and place them in a bigger hatcher..once they are over 12hr's old i will place the chick's in a separate brooder under a large electric hen..with a shallow water bowl full of pebbles to stop them from drowning them self's...they will stay in this 3ft x 3ft brooder for 7 day's..after that they will be moved into a 8ft x 4ft enclosure with the electric hen till they are around 5wk's old and of the heat..after the heat is not needed they will be moved into a bigger enclosure outside to grow on.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 got my first quail egg this morning people i have 3 females and a male and there living with 2 chickens fine up to now. 2 of the quail have been pecked at before i bought them and wondered if the feathers will come back ? and approx how old are point of lay pullets? Good stuff.. ..the feather's will grow back aslong as the cock bird is not hammering them all the time..put some conifer branches around the floor area..that will give the hen's some where to hide for a rest...quail hens will start laying at 7wk's old and are best on layer's pellet's or mash if you want them to lay regular. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gamerooster 1,179 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 might seem a stupid question, but my near by auction art has a poultry sale on in a week or so, and i am thinking ofgetting some chinese painted quail, just wondered if it would be possible to keep more than one male together or will is that a bad move? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DUCKWING 302 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR THE MALES CAN BE QUITE AGGRESSIVE ,..... SOME QUAILS ARE WORSE THAN OTHERS , SOMETHING THE PAKISTANIS AND AFGHANS ETC KNOW WELL ALL THE BEST DUCKWING Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ARRAN 22 Posted September 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 cheers millet are there any good poultry forums i could buy some second hand incubators and brooders ect? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Have a look on ebay but like everything you buy second hand you take a risk with it..i only go on one poultry forum but it's mainly for chook keeper's..here it is if it is any help to you.. http://everything-poultry.com/everything-poultry/index.php?sid=da38f35e1354e59712d6944289322c1f Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ARRAN 22 Posted September 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) what incubator would you recommend from brand new ? what are good brands? Edited September 4, 2011 by ARRAN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 It all depend's on what you want to spend ARRAN..A cheap reliable one for quail is a Octogan 20 if you want to save a bit of money you can do away with the auto turn cradle but they Incubator will need to be turned atleast 5 times per day so you will need to be about regular..here's a link for you.. have a little look on google or ebay for the best price's. http://shilala.homestead.com/oct40.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 might seem a stupid question, but my near by auction art has a poultry sale on in a week or so, and i am thinking ofgetting some chinese painted quail, just wondered if it would be possible to keep more than one male together or will is that a bad move? Im not sure about the painted quail but the ones i have seen in petshop's have been in group's . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR THE MALES CAN BE QUITE AGGRESSIVE ,..... SOME QUAILS ARE WORSE THAN OTHERS , ALL THE BEST DUCKWING The little shit's i have here are aggressive 24/7.. and if i do introduce new stock to an existing group i have to keep a close eye on them or they will scalp each other..i was told of pete a while back that they fight them in china or japan which i can well believe.. i have a cock bird here that attack's me everytime i change the water.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gerjan 7 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 8 quails didn't survive the broken lamp.. Arran, you could always think about making an incubator for your own wishes, you can even build an automatic one. My jumbo rooster is very agresive to other roosters, i never seen him pick at hens but when he hears an other rooster he gets mad. I've got 4 roosters in one cage now, doesn't give any problems haven't seen that before, the roosters are 3 young ones from the same batch and brooder and their father. Their father wasn't even agresive to the young ones and the young ones accepted him as a gangmember immediately. I had an metal on wheels with 3 tiers standing by the shed and i had some planks with tongue's and grooves laying around what used to be the attic floor in the old shed so i decided to build an brooder out of it. I've almost finished one tier now i only need to ad doors and a heat lamp and a spare bulb for if the lamp breaks.. I'll update some photo's later this week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ARRAN 22 Posted September 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 http://www.banburycrossincubators.com/epages/62063992.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/62063992/Products/%22SIL%2012%20AR%22/SubProducts/%22sil%2012%20ar-0001%22 what you think of that? how long can i leave eggs before they have to be incubated? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Sorry but i have no experience with that brand of incubator so i cannot comment on it..around about 10 day's is ok for storing quail egg's at room temperature i go as far as 14 sometimes..you can go longer but it will reduce the chance of them hatching.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ARRAN 22 Posted September 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 ok thanks for all help mate ill just have to crack on and find out myself, if iv got anymore questions ill be sending you a pm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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