Quail Eggs

Well, it's official - I have fallen in love with our quail. Robert understands.

Because of this, you see below my latest joy - 104 quail eggs incubating peacefully at a perfect 99.5 degrees with Mama Christie turning them twice a day. They were collected on July 9th and quail take about 23 days to hatch, so their DUE DATE will range from July 28th to about August 2nd! 

The glowing image below is one of the lil darlins in my hand with a flashlight beneath him/her. I was "candling" the eggs to see which ones are fertile and get to stay. This one is obviously fertile as you can see the vessels. It was moving too! We just bought some medicated chick feed, a small waterer, and a small feeding trough tonight. Mama is ready...