Quail

[GilpinGuy]

Just remember to share the love.

BTW the eggs kicked ass.

I'll drop more off when I can. We're going to Iowa tomorrow for a funeral, so it'll be a week or so. Save the cartons if you don't mind.

[Ah Pook]

I'll drop more off when I can. We're going to Iowa tomorrow for a funeral, so it'll be a week or so. Save the cartons if you don't mind.

No rush. Cartons saved.

I'm in KY for the same thing. Weather has sucked on this trip.

[Irving]

I wasn't being sarcastic at all, I'm genuinely interested in this whole progression. The more info the better.

[thedave1164]

You haven't posted enough about this

[ACE2GOOD]

Agree, I look for updates on this thread daily. Has my brother-in-law and I wanting to try it ourselves.

[JerryG]

Been keeping up on your progress also. Love it!!

[GilpinGuy]

Quick update. I had two milestones this week.

First, I had a decent hatch this time. 12 chicks. Much better than the single digits I got the last two times. I'm figuring it out.

Second, I got the first egg today from the first chicks that I hatched right before Christmas. Pretty cool.

[Irving]

Awesome! I've just told my daughter that her job over the next month is to learn everything she can about raising chicks so she can teach me when it comes time to get some in March.

[GilpinGuy]

It's cool as hell to get kids involved. My kids are very interested in the birds. I couldn't keep my 3yo away from the incubator when they were hatching. She goes in and checks on the chicks all the time and asks me if they're ok. Good stuff.

[GilpinGuy]

Awesome hatch in progress. 15 chicks with more pipping now.

We also culled 7 male birds today...dinner for tomorrow.

In the last few weeks I completely tore out the cages and rebuilt them for more efficiency. My wife thinks I'm crazy. She's probably right.

I really can't wait for the snow to melt and warmer weather so I can compost the giant pile of poo behind the shed.