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Martina replied to Catherine, The Herb Lady's discussion Livestock Vacation Care Swap Idea in Micro Livestock
"I would like to add myself also. I have 4 dogs, 2 parrots and 4 chickens and im located at 67th Ave and Indian School Rd."
Jun 14, 2012
Martina replied to Rachel's discussion Coturnix quail chicks (new gene pool!) for sale. Sexed heritage chicken chicks soon. PPG Discount! in Micro Livestock
"Rachel ,
I would love to take a few quail. I had a few problems a few weeks back regarding hatching quail eggs and you were kind enough to offer some good advice. Im just about to get another lot of 30 eggs any day now and still having problems…"
Oct 11, 2010
Rachel replied to Martina's discussion First time at incubating eggs, i need some help in Micro Livestock
"You're down to 5 out of 20? What happened to the other 15? Were they broken? You probably don't want to rely on candling for quail eggs because between the opacity of the shells, the speckles and the egg size, they are just too difficult to reliably…"
Sep 15, 2010
Martina replied to Martina's discussion First time at incubating eggs, i need some help in Micro Livestock
"Thanks for the info, yes i'll have to get a humidifier to at least raise the humidity in the room. And the bendy straw is a good idea too and the mesh too. I have 4 sponges in there and im down to 5 eggs out of 20. The temperatures have been fairly…"
Sep 15, 2010
Rachel replied to Martina's discussion First time at incubating eggs, i need some help in Micro Livestock
"Welcome to the addicting world of incubation!

If you don't have a humidifier you can add a wet sponge and make sure it isn't touching any eggs. You can put it on a small ramekin full of water, which will both add more water and raise the sponge up…"
Sep 13, 2010
Martina replied to Martina's discussion First time at incubating eggs, i need some help in Micro Livestock
"Thanks i''ll try that."
Sep 13, 2010
Martina posted a discussion in Micro Livestock
Im just incubating my first batch of quail eggs in a Hovabator Still Air Incubator and im still confused at about the right level of humidity and correct level of ventilation. Im in the last few days and from what i have read you are supposed to get…
Sep 13, 2010
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