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Yes I read 14-16, so I set my timer to give15 hours with good results. My small aviary has lots of windows. Think natural light is...

I started out with the brooder inside the house but I kept getting really sick and couldn't figure out why until the neighbor pointed...

When do you start your lights? We haven't used lights for the chickens because we still get enough eggs during the winter to keep us...

I also do lights...i find about 14 hours works well here for chickens and quail. I have them come on a half hour before dawn then back...

It just depends on the bird as to how long it will take for them to start laying again. I've had some that didn't miss a beat and others...

Great! Thanks! That will help me not think I'm doing something wrong when they don't start back soon. The previous owner said she was...

Yes! It's amazing! Each time I look in on them they have more and more feathers. Insanely fast compared to chickens. We did loose one...

Awesome! And storage bins are perfect quail brooders...easy to clean and available in whatever size you need. And they do grow...

Something happened yesterday. 😁 Came home with a two level quail cage along with 13 hens and 2 roos in one of the cage levels and 2...

Always glad to help when and where I can.

Nailed it! Thanks for that. I'm looking at ordering wire to make some cages. We have the cage we just bought which will do us well for...

They do best in two different setups depending on your preferences. Battery cages which are usually 1' x 2' x 10-12" tall (holds 5 birds...

They're little suicidal poo machines and they eat a ton.

That is awesome! These little ones we just got are such characters. I think quail are going to be a lot of fun. I did underestimate the...

A little over 33 have hatched and dried, 3 more in the incubator still drying.