Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Quail Eggs

quaileggs
I love all of the shades and patterns of spots.
Fun fact: When raising egg layers, you learn which eggs go to which hen.

These are Jumbo Coturnix Quail eggs. We've raised quail many times on our farm. Caleb raised them on his own for a long time. These eggs were purchased from eBay. I paid for 50 and received 60. They were lost in the mail for three days, and the mail carrier did not heed the "this side up" written all over the package. Because of that, I expect a low hatch rate. Buying hatching eggs through the mail is a gamble so know the risk before you buy. These eggs go into our homemade cabinet incubator later today. In about two and a half weeks, we will see what happens!

One day, I want to buy hatching eggs for pheasants and exotic birds...like an emu! :-)