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Well, it has been warm the last couple of days here. Received my first order of eggs last week and incubation has began for a new year. Thought I would see what everyone is doing for the new season. I am really getting spring fever. We are starting with 100 bobwhites, 400 chukar and 300 Valley Quail. No pheasant this year. Still have last seasons, feed eating, loud breeding, butt picking, mud smelling birds. Anyway, back on topic. So did our first candling today, out of the 106 bobwhites, 33 clears. Out of the 400 chukar, 86 were clears. All of which shipped. Of all my own Valleys, (33 of them) all were clear ,. Oh well, I will gather them again. Have not received the other Valley yet. Not real pleased with all the clears. I do realize it is the beginning of the year and I do take my chances with shipped eggs. I may shoot them an email. I am not going to post whom I received the eggs from (hope I didn't mention it somewhere else in here ) I have had really good luck from these guys in the past and have great communications, don't want to burn that bridge. Or make them publicly look bad. But still disappointing.Just sold the rest of my bobwhites for dog trials in Reno. So time to clean out the brooder house, clean and sterilize empty pens and get ready for the season to get underway.So what does everyone else have in the oven, or is it just too cold everywhere but California and our 70 degree days Teresa
So what does everyone else have in the oven, or is it just too cold everywhere but California and our 70 degree days Teresa
Teresa,Sorry for the clear eggs, i'm sure you'll get better at it as the breeding season progresses. As for me i'm planning out my breeder pairs, just getting ready for spring, can't wait for another great season. Take care and good luck!!
planning out my breeder pairs, just getting ready for spring, can't wait for another great season.
Hi,I was just saying that next time she'll have better luck with the eggs.First of all Pheasant Hollow Farm not all of my birds are under a deck, just 2 of my birds are, the rest of my birds (doves & quails) are in other aviaries/cages. Yes i do have an incubator, Lyon Roll-X works great, right now i have the incubator in storage in my garage but as soon as possible i will most certainly show you some pics. For a brooder i just use a cardboard box, i only hatch small numbers of eggs anyway so with the box i just use a clean one each year, to reduce spreading diseases between the chicks. The box works great.I might be interested in the internship, how does that work, would i have to travel to another state say this summer?
Ahh, no I don't have any control over them. They are all shipped from back east. I don't think I have done anything wrong. Been hatching these things for years. Just the beginning of the season eggs is all, to be expected. If I get any better at it, I would be laying them myself.
Hi,Thanks Pheasant Hollow Farm, i will think that over, by the way i'm going to college next year, i will be going to a Culinary Arts School, i'm interested in becoming a Baking & Pastry Chef, but i dont want this chef thing to take over my life completely, i still want to be able to raise and enjoy birds i just have to make room for it. I'll probably open up a small bakery, like i said nothing real big, you guys are all welcome to come and enjoy yourself when i do get this to happen. Thanks Again Pheasant Hollow Farm!! I appreciate it!
Gee Teresa, I was trying to make a post for the last 1.5 hrs to birdlover, and you just butted in.Love from,Pheasant Hollow Farm