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Its april 2 and I have not received a single egg from my bredders this year. I have them in a 12x4' pen. I'm not sure why? Has anybody else not recieved eggs from there breeders yet? Thanks
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« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2008, 10:22:44 PM » |
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what kind of birds ? my swinhoes are about the only things laying worth a darn. i have noticed the last few days that the reeves males and others have started being a little aggressive towards me so maybe this is a good sign!
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« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2008, 08:56:24 AM » |
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KC - my Reeves male is rabid all year long  But he is 5-6 years old now... My Amherst started laying a week or two back. But they started right off eating them. Cleaning out their house today and placing the plastic eggs in the nests. |
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« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2008, 12:35:47 PM » |
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Hi,
How much day-light time do you have each day? What's the species?
Frank
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« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2008, 02:35:24 PM » |
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Bobwhite quail they were laying in march last year.
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« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2008, 05:35:32 PM » |
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Bobwhite quail they were laying in march last year.
My BW's didn't lay any eggs until around the 3rd week in April last year..........and started laying mid March this year.  |
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« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2008, 07:42:56 PM » |
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How many mourning dove, robin, black bird, starling, sparrow nests have you come across so far this year? I doubt the quail are the first birds the others wait on before they follow suit laying eggs.....It's a wee bit early yet...patience grasshopper.
However, there are exceptions.....I've got 3000 bobwhite eggs in the incubator right now but the parents of those eggs have been indoor under lighting for a couple months now.
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« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2008, 11:43:33 PM » |
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I just got my first egg from one of my five japanese quail today I ate it it was good.
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« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2008, 12:06:57 AM » |
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I just got my first egg............. I ate it it was good.
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« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2008, 09:21:02 AM » |
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My Bobwhites are outside I am in Michigan i do not expect eggs from them untill mid april at the earliest the mearns and masked bobwhites are in side with lights and heat I have fertile eggs from both in the incubator jim
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« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2008, 10:12:37 PM » |
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Masked bobwhites I sure would like to have a dozen or two of them eggs what's my chances?  |
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« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2008, 12:12:23 AM » |
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Masked bobwhites I sure would like to have a dozen or two of them eggs what's my chances? None |
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« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2008, 02:23:26 AM » |
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 getting about 2 doz a day now depending on the weather. Steve Pheasant Hollow Farm
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« Reply #13 on: April 06, 2008, 05:10:00 PM » |
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I got my first chukar egg on Mar 8 and #2 on 10th. they are not consistent, but usually one/day with some soft shells. I have a couple dozen pea size eggs from past year; they are great in the Easter basket. Birds are free to go outside in pen, but also have shelter. It was about -20 on the day of the first egg. The aggression of the males is driving all of us crazy!
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« Reply #14 on: April 07, 2008, 03:35:15 PM » |
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j41 Yes! I got my first eggs today a silver pheasant egg and a ringneck pheasant egg today. I now can say that spring has began. Reeves, i got my silver pheasant pair this year and last year i just had silver male and he was kind and gently  Well not this male that has a hen, he keeps trying to kill me even when i am on the other side of the fence, it kind of scared me when it happened the first time because he was "nice" in the begining but all of a sudden he attack me yesterday when i was in the pen, my heart was beating pretty fast when i saw those 1in.+ spurs flying at me, but thankfully i was not injured and I now have a new respect for him  |
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