Recent content by mintandmyrtlefarms

Hello 👋. I have possibly a silly question, but I want to avoid making a mistake. I have been going through the eggs we have put away for the winter which are preserved in food grade picking lime. I’m wondering if the egg shells of these eggs would be safe to clean, bake, and feed back to my...

Well, this has been quite the learning experience!! 😅 I just started hatching our first quail about 8 weeks ago, and I began with the beautiful SSC and GP collections. Now that they are coming into their own (eh hum... hormones), I’m panicking a bit over keeping the peace within my hutches...

Oooooo, look at those celadon beauties!! SO exciting!! I hope the others make a safe and happy entry soon!! 😍🐣💕

I would love to see pics of your hatch and hear about how your waterer goes! Please keep me posted if you have time! 🤩

So exciting!! I put dishes in the first two hatches I did because I thought it was necessary, but it got filthy so fast, so I put in the nipple to see if they would find it. They switched almost immediately so that was great! For this hatch, the nipple was in there as soon as I put them in the...

I wish I new what they are going to feather out to! I have no idea... 🐣🙃

Haha! The little poofs are non stop in motion, but here are some pics so far! 😍🐣❤️

Well this was FAST!! Yesterday, we had about 7 active pips (that I could see), and when I came down this Morning (Day 17.5) I was treated by 23 new buffs, and three more zipping! What a happy day!! I short hatch along post, but an OH SO happy day! 🧡😍☀️🐣👒🌻 This is already so much better of a turn...

Hello Friends! This is our third Coturnix quail hatch, and I’m so excited to share it with you! ☀🌼👒 This batch is the German Pastel Collection GCP, from Myshire Farm! Today is lockdown day (day 15), and I’ve made some adjustments on my end in order to hopefully have a 50% or higher hatch rate...

An updated photo of our SSC babes as their adult feathers are coming in! 🧡🐣💕 It’s looks (so far) as thought 12 out of 1; have hatched true, and we have a beautiful Wild and a White within the mix! We are so happy with them! 😍 Our GPCs are going Inyo lockdown today, and I’ve made a few tweaks for...

I’m using the same incubator as you, and I’m having a terrible time with it! 🥺 Have you purchased a different incubator since you used this one? I just can’t get the temperatures to even out without terrible hot and cold areas... How did your hatch go??

I’ve never tried this, but I hope someone can post a follow up answer to this, as I’m also struggling. Your post makes a lot of sense!

Can you elaborate on this?? I’m not sure what you mean, but you seem to know the answer to this issue that has also been plaguing me. How can you safely increase ventilation if all current vent holes are open? Thank u!

Congratulations!!

I’ve started up the Hatcher and added in the original egg turners, and am working on bringing the temp up. I think if I take half the eggs out of the first incubator and place them in the center turners they will be in better shape. *I just candled 4 of the eggs that were in the area that read...