The biomeiler I built in the summer of 2022 has been disassembled and I can soon begin building the 2024 version. The new version will have three significant changes. First, it will be 12’ in diameter, which is bigger than the 10’-diameter of the 2022 version. Second, it will have an aeration system, rather than […]
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The incubator now holds the last batch of eggs we will try to hatch this year. This batch of eggs is the replacement order sent by the hatchery after the last batch was so delayed in arriving. They sent a tracking number for the box and I had been checking on it, daily. Last night,
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Against the odds, two of the quail eggs hatched. The cots dried off much more quickly than in the past. I suspect that the addition of the humidifier is the reason for the improved drying. If the air is dry, the residue from the egg would probably dry quickly, get stuck to the cots’