Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Raising Quail and Egg Incubation
When you choose breeding Quail as a hobby or a possible business. You will have to think about getting an incubator. When raising Quail in captivity, it is highly unlikely that they will hatch their on eggs. There are many different types and sizes of incubators being sold on the market today. With help from a game bird equipment supplier, you can pick the one that will best suit your needs.
I strongly recommend getting a fan forced air incubator for raising Quail. These type of incubators seem to hold a better universal temperature than the still air type. Though there are a lot of Quail breeders that still use the still air incubators with much success.
When incubating eggs, these are the main factors to keep in mind; temperature, humidity, turning and ventilation. They are all very important components to a good hatch rate. Some incubators come with pre-set temperature. This should be checked before use. Improper temperature can cause death of you quail before they reach hatch out. Humidity another major factor, should be maintained at the level required for the specie of Quail you are hatching. Improper humidity can also result in bad hatch rates or chick culling. Proper ventilation is required to help control humidity and provide oxygen to the eggs. Failure to turn eggs at timely intervals will cause the embryo to stick to the shell, resulting in death. This can be avoided by purchasing an automatic egg turner.
It is very critical to your raising Quail hobby to become familiar with your incubator after you purchase it. Read the manufacturer's instructions and test the instructions by turning on the incubator before your eggs arrive. Lear how to increase or decrease humidity. Depending on the incubator you purchase there could be air plugs or vent that open and close, learn what pulling an air plug will do or opening or closing vents does. I know you will be testing with an empty incubator and things will be different when the eggs are in it. But by doing all of the testing you will have an idea of what changes to make for adjusting humidity and temperature.
These things are very often overlooked, especially when starting out with raising Quail. Don't be one of those who purchase an incubator and eggs. Plug in the incubator with the eggs in place and wonder why they didn't hatch. Be prepared, informed and knowledgeable. Learn what is required of your equipment to properly raise quail. Then learn how to achieve what is required of your equipment by testing it.
This way when your eggs are ready to set, your incubator will be running with proper settings and ready to hatch your quail eggs. You also will be ready to make any proper adjustments needed.
When it comes to breeding quail. Knowledge Will Help Give Life and Proper Management Skills Will Help Keep Life.
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To find out more about Raising Quail visit:
The Beginners Guide to Raising Quail
Copyright © Gary Ortlieb
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I strongly recommend getting a fan forced air incubator for raising Quail. These type of incubators seem to hold a better universal temperature than the still air type. Though there are a lot of Quail breeders that still use the still air incubators with much success.
When incubating eggs, these are the main factors to keep in mind; temperature, humidity, turning and ventilation. They are all very important components to a good hatch rate. Some incubators come with pre-set temperature. This should be checked before use. Improper temperature can cause death of you quail before they reach hatch out. Humidity another major factor, should be maintained at the level required for the specie of Quail you are hatching. Improper humidity can also result in bad hatch rates or chick culling. Proper ventilation is required to help control humidity and provide oxygen to the eggs. Failure to turn eggs at timely intervals will cause the embryo to stick to the shell, resulting in death. This can be avoided by purchasing an automatic egg turner.
It is very critical to your raising Quail hobby to become familiar with your incubator after you purchase it. Read the manufacturer's instructions and test the instructions by turning on the incubator before your eggs arrive. Lear how to increase or decrease humidity. Depending on the incubator you purchase there could be air plugs or vent that open and close, learn what pulling an air plug will do or opening or closing vents does. I know you will be testing with an empty incubator and things will be different when the eggs are in it. But by doing all of the testing you will have an idea of what changes to make for adjusting humidity and temperature.
These things are very often overlooked, especially when starting out with raising Quail. Don't be one of those who purchase an incubator and eggs. Plug in the incubator with the eggs in place and wonder why they didn't hatch. Be prepared, informed and knowledgeable. Learn what is required of your equipment to properly raise quail. Then learn how to achieve what is required of your equipment by testing it.
This way when your eggs are ready to set, your incubator will be running with proper settings and ready to hatch your quail eggs. You also will be ready to make any proper adjustments needed.
When it comes to breeding quail. Knowledge Will Help Give Life and Proper Management Skills Will Help Keep Life.
About the Author:
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To find out more about Raising Quail visit:
The Beginners Guide to Raising Quail
Copyright © Gary Ortlieb
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# posted by Gary Ortlieb @ 12:05 PM 
