The Arrival of My Quail from Myshire Farm
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- čas přidán 2. 02. 2022
- Step by step and very sloooooowly (but surely) I am making progress. This is a big step. This is my first protein source on my land. I am so excited!!!! I hope to use them for eggs and meat.
I was in a bit of a panic... they were late and I was afraid the US postal service had lost them. But they arrived and they are doing well.
I got them from Myshire Farm: myshirefarm.com/
Zack from Myshire Farm provides SO much information and support on his CZcams channel: / myshirefarm
Also, there is an entire quail community that is nice, supportive, and full of knowledge they are excited to share with us Quail Newbies. You can find them on these Facebook pages:
Quail in the Kitchen: / 1031921154043499
Newbie Quail Lovers: / 542962140460055
Self Sufficient Quail: / 567337590999901
Hopefully, now that I'll have my own quail eggs, I'll soon be able to incubate and hatch my own quail. I got the Nurture Right 360 and I can't wait to use it. I do have a few more things to buy for it... but hopefully it won't take me much longer to gather those things.
Nurture Right 360 (affiliate link) amzn.to/35Sy113
(note: I am an Amazon affiliate. If you purchase from my link, Amazon pays me a few cents on each purchase. Your purchase is confidential. I cannot see who purchased what. Only that an item sold through my link. If you choose to follow/use any of my Amazon links I am very appreciative. Thank you in advance.)
My mailing address up here is:
Dawn Rae
PO Box 263
Augusta, WV 26704
Great job on the video! Congrats for starting your journey
Thanks Zack! I would not have been brave enough to be this far along in my journey if it weren't for all the free education I get from you and the others. (I think now that I was wrong about feather-sexable. Which is fine. I was outside today trying to peek at their private parts! They do not like to be held on their backs do they?!!! I had success in that none of them escaped! Haha)
eggs are ok to eat up to a couple weeks outside of refrigeration and a few weeks longer in refrigeration. Most quail in captivity will not set on their nest so you don't have to be concerned about them being fertile. And generally you can expect an egg from each of your hens daily as long as they aren't stressed and have enough to daylight hours.
Congratulations the eggs are perfectly fine to eat!
Congrats !!! Dawn They are beautiful and they arrived safe and sound …love the colors.
Thank you so much. I'm in love.
I am also a newbie and have been watching Zack's videos and joined the Facebook groups. I have been thinking of starting out with a breeding group also, because all of the equipment is quite an expense. I am so excited and happy for you and you did receive some lovely colors. I look forward to watching your quail adventure.
Oh shoot.... I thought I had replied to this! I must not have hit the reply button. I hope you are able to start out with a breeding group also. I've been watching for inexpensive brooder ideas before I try to hatch any. I hope to hear about your quail adventures soon.
This was just so fun to watch… and I was smiling the whole time! They are beautiful!!!
Thank you Jasmine. And thank you for your support. I ended up finding 3 more eggs in the shipping box! They sure were busy during the trip.
Congratulations . In the future you may want to use pvc coating hardware cloth for your flooring
Thank you. PVC coated wire was not available here when I built the hutch. And so far, over these months, they are doing very well on the wire/tile/sandbox bottom. No problems except the injured foot from the snake biting toes from underneath.
@@DawnRaeB try Amazon your welcome and good luck
You can eat those eggs, just so you have correct info. They can last up to a month outside the fridge at room temp before they are refrigerated. Also quail rarely go broodie , so there isn’t a high chance they have developing chicks in the shipped box eggs.
I absolutely love your hutch design... My husband is working up something now for our baby's over the next few weeks. Thanks for sharing SoilSista we appreciate you 🙏🏾
And I appreciate you both sooo much. You are so encouraging and upbeat. Glad you liked my hutch!! I am pleased with it but I already want about 20 more quail and they won't fit!! Haha
@@DawnRaeB estimated weight harvested from a bird, please?
I am sorry. I've never weighed one after processing. I will try to remember to do that next time I process.
@@DawnRaeB it's ok. How about this? Is it 2 meals per bird?
@@MissBetsyLu When I process... I just use the breast. And that is about the size of a really large meatball. One quail breast would fit in your hand. 9 Months ago I have a video of my first meal of quail.
Omgoodness such pretty feather babies ❤....I started with Myshire also (eggs).
Great job!
Great video.
You better switch their feeder to that style of feeder they will waste a lot of food. I use a plastic shoebox and cut holes in the side of it an inch and a quarter so they have to stick their heads in.
Nice tip.
Congrats and we are thinking about getting some quail to raise for meat have to check out myshire farm thanks for sharing
Nice
Really nice birds shame about the weather. Or you could spend a lot of time with them😊
Put a little bit of straw or hay in your cage, the poop will still drop through but it’s much more comfy for the quails to walk on. Imagine you are living on a reinforcing iron mesh used for concrete slabs. Blank tiles are even worse, very slippery for birds used to foraging the woods. Just imagine you are living in the cage!
Thank you for your comment and concern. It is wonderful that so many people have and love quail. However, they are doing very well on the wire, tile, sandbox/box combination. If I were to imagine living in the cage, I know for a fact that the tile is easy to scrape and wash clean. I prefer that to walking across something that retains any amount of the poo.
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I'd actually completely edge to edge the door because pest like rat and snakes could get in . I've seen this personally they kill hens first. When there is feed there are pest . I've had sadness and your babies are beautiful so I wanted to tell you my story
Thank you
What breed of Coturnix are these. They are beautiful. I’m sorry if I missed that. Nice set up!
Thank you! I'm embarrassed to say that I'm not sure what the colors are. Someone told me that the ones with some white markings were "Tuxedo", I think the golden colored one is Autumn Amber, the more plain gray is a Fee (I think). Some of the colors (like the Tuxedos) have different names based on having a slightly different tone to their colors. So... I'm really not sure. Sorry. (They are from the Myshire Farm mixed colors option)
@@DawnRaeB That’s okay. I’ll dig deeper. I appreciate your response. 😊
Beautiful birds have a question what will be the temperature they can handle outside in the winter, Love your 🐦 birds.
Thank you. I am new to quail. But I understand they can handle cold temperatures as long as they are out of the wind. They can easily manage freezing temperatures. Mine were outside at temperatures just below 32 degrees F. A couple of nights it was in the 20s F and I put a heat lamp on them just in case. But they didn't seem to need it.
They're beautiful ❤ will you eat the eggs or hatch them? Will the quails go into a bigger aviary in summer?
Looks nice, I would be careful with the tile being such a smooth surface. If you have a piece of wood I would use that.
Thank you. I will take any tips I can get. Is there a reason they'd do better on wood than a smooth surface? ( I think I know ow that is important in the incubator but I didn't know that as feathered birds)
@@DawnRaeB The tile is a very slippery surface, any chance you can minimize quail getting injured its worth it. Kinda like us walking on ice. A piece of wood is much less slippery
@@thelarochellefarm595 thank you.
@@DawnRaeB your welcome
Hi ,can I order some hatching eggs ?
Sorry, I don't sell any eggs or birds. But you can order some at Myshire dot com and other places... Maybe Strombergs hatchery if I remember right. (Or maybe Meyers Hatchery). Sorry I'm not very helpful. if you live near Lancaster, Pennsylvania I can give you another name... but they don't mail theirs.
Just like the thermometers In Incubators lie so does the USPS
Hahahaha..... so very very true.
@@DawnRaeB
Still waiting on a eBay item that was sent on Feb 3 supposedly would be here the 7 roflmao who knows if I will ever see it
@@edgotbait ohmygosh Ed, that's crazy. When I lived near Baltimore, I'd watch the updated tracking as my packages would go up and down the I-95 corridor ... past my apartment. I try not to complain too much but the mail system needs fixed.
Hi Dawn , do you have any video about Disc Golf?
Sorry... I do not. But I'm sure you can search YT and find some videos.
Just caught this, you do A LOT Better Video than I do. mine are not good, but might have a few feeder & water ideas worth looking at. My coop is similiar, but built like @Slightly Rednecks quail hutch design for outside.
Thank you Gary B. Thank you for visiting and commenting on my hutch. So far, it's working out pretty well but I wish I had made it a smidge bigger. (I already want more quail! haha) On my way to take a look at your videos.
@ Garyb We still want to see your videos. Check out mine (just gardening stuff)... Not very good
where did you get the bowl?
The bowl is a metal dog food bowl. I probably got it at Walmart. If not Walmart, then at Tractor Supply. Because of the flat bottom it works great for a sand box for them.
That waterer is for tiny chicks there having trouble drinking from it
Thank you. I spoke to that at 14:29.
Hey Zack I tryed calling youd company twice to see about quail chicks because I had a poor hatch rate of 11 out of 50 and I did not know if I could order some or so thing like that
Hey Hobby Farm... this is not a Zack/Myshire Farm channel. This is my channel -- just a personal video of my MyShire quail arrival. I saw you on the MyShire live on Sunday though. The best way to get ahold of Zack and tell him your hatch rate is to text him at his phone number (he says text is better than a phone call because the quail barn is so noisey). If you have problems getting ahold of him by text message at his phone number, be sure to attend one of his lives again... and you can tell him about your hatch rate there. Bummer about your low hatch rate. :(
How often change water?
They empty that container once every 2 days. But I dump the water out twice a day and give fresh water.
Hi how did you order them from that farm and good jod
They have an internet page... Myshirefarm dot com. I ordered from there. They also have a youtube channel so you can see the different colors of birds and learn different things. Thanks for visiting! I think Quail are great.
Thanks you 🌹
They are going to 💩 all over that 2” edge they are pooing machines
Yes they are!! POOP machines. And much bigger piles that you'd think.
I think you need to have the quails on the ground
Thank you for visiting and the comment. The majority of people keep their quail in some sort of cage or hutch. However, I have been watching people like Jasmine Bass (she has a comment below) who are very successful with their quail in aviaries. I'm not sure that would work at all for me here but I've been watching people like Jasmine and considering it. First, I need to get my chickens outside and see if they survive.
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Poor birds, wire flooring is bad for their little feet :(
Actually, they are doing quite well on the wire/tile/box combination. I did take a peek at your birds. I'd like to see your entire set up.
@@DawnRaeB Glad to hear that! I uploaded a video where i pan over my cage so you can see everything, since you've asked.
They like flap they wings and can fly you need bigger set up and incubater for eggs and heater. They dont do well cold. You have atart but along way go. Enjoy your new quail.