Hatching Chukar Partridge Eggs | GQF Sportsman 1502 Incubator

[@wranther]

Going to be a fun next month following along with your egg hatching process Tina. Happy Gardening! -Bob...

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

LOL... The chicks should make quarantine a little less boring... ahahaha

[@RobertJones-ey9qz]

About 9 years ago, I hauled 23,500 dozen hatching eggs down to Laredo, TX. They were going across the border to be hatched and raised for broilers. On the way there, I thought to myself, "If I get into a wreck, that's an omelet even I can't eat. lol! Can hardly wait to see what they look like. Never saw baby chukars before. Another great video, enjoying them a bunch. Ohio shuts down tonight at midnight, here in Indiana, we shut down tomorrow at midnight. 😣 Stay safe and stay healthy.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

That is a lot of eggs ! And in TX the pavement would be hot enough to cook them... LOL Thanks so much for watching !

[@LeonardoRodriguez-ib2gm]

Hellow! Good afternoon. I'm a follower of your channel and I like it very much. I got very exited with your activity concerning raising quails and the more loving bird for me are chuckers. So I started with about 24 baby quails ordered by mail delivery. Wen I got them, placed them in a plastic container from H Depot and used a plastic jar with the red plate in the bottom for the water. Next day I found that the jar was defective and all the chics gort wet. I found 10 dead and dryed the rest with a hear blower. They survived. Later wen they started flying, moved them to a cage I made with the front and 2 sides wire mesh 1/2 x 1/2". The back and top 1/4" plywood and a small 10x 8" door in front. It has 1" x 1/2" mesh in the bottom and handles the droppings very well going through. Wen they started laying I did not closed the cage door well and wile I was out my wife called me and said: bad news!! The quails scaped and I cached one and put it in the cage with one that stayed inn. I went back home and managed to catch 3 more.that was very traumatic for us. But the lesson was learned. My friend gave me a damaged Chinese incubator and I repaired it and learned how to operate it. So I started to hatch eggs and today I had the surprise: One egg found on the cage. I have around 100 quails From 3 different hatches. About 68 are going to lay eggs starting today with one egg. Ggrrrrate!! I'm soooo exited. I sold yesterday 4 dozens to a dely market about 200 yards from my house from the 2 female and 1 male birds that survived from the first group I started with. But the best part is with the chucks. I got them in march and today they are almust 9 months old!!!. Is this normal? Oh my friend, some one told me they start laying at 6 month old. Please, let me know if it is true!! I'm confused with this situation. I have them (11) in a cage 3 1/2' x3'. And they get along very well. I noticed that they have the spurs growing like 1 1/2 millimeters long, so, I supose those are the mails. Beside, the mails have the beck longer and the females shorter. But I think I should separate them in 2 groups. I have 5 mails and 6 females, so, I think about putting one mail in one cage with 3 ladies and the same count in another cage. And save the 3 resting mails in a third cage for spare!! Please, tell me if this is a good balance to start!! I thank you in advance for your help in this matter. My cell phone is 407-301-6364 and my email address is: [e-mail] . If you prefer to text the answer, fill free to do what is more comfortable for you. Maby I should put all the chucks together in a 8' x4' x4' high cage I made for 8 Hains I had last year.?

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Sounds like you are off to a great start... We all hit speed bumps at first, but it sounds like you are adapting and finding ways that work for you... Chukars, being game birds, and they will lay during laying season like wild birds, more so than like chickens (or even quail), nomatter their age... 6 months is reasonable, but so is 9 months... I think its more of a seasonal issue... Male chukars will fight (and kill) each other during mating... I like the 1 to 3 ratio... Or you can mix them "most" of the time, but separate them when you see signs of aggression (though we have had them fight right out of the blue)... Not sure you need 3 males as spares... With two groups of 1 to 3, if one male dies, the other can easily service the 6 hens... Thank you for sharing... I hope you will keep me up on your progress as time allows ! And Merry Christmas !!!

[@mariaramirez2203]

Hello Tina and Mark hope y'all are doing well. Thank you for sharing your talents and those chuckers are so pretty. Prayers 🙏 and God's blessings. Much love and big tx hugs from South Tx.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Thank you so much for watching !

[@joylouise5417]

So exciting. Look forward to seeing the little newbies. You explained the process so well. Thank you.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Thank you so much Joy ! I am excited for the hatch too !

[@EssayonsFG]

You guys sound excited so we all are excited too. Hope you have great success this year with your hatching. Take care of yourselves. Rob

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Hope its a good hatch, but we are collecting more eggs... Early season fertility can be a little tricky...

[@pamelaroden4381]

Your excitement makes me exited because when I was a kid my father and my older brother used to hatch eggs for our local farmers. They are so cute, us little girls used to watch them all day we were amazed and still am about new life.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Hatch day is always fun ! Tina watches over them like a hawk... ahahaha

[@1337MrsWeezyFBby]

I love your excitement and passion for this

[@juliesorbie818]

I don’t have any kind of birds but that doesn’t stop me from getting excited along with you. Exciting to see how many hatches. It’s like an adult surprise doll.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

LOL... We enjoy all the newborns... And Tina is collecting more eggs for another run...

[@polycat7670]

Looking forward to hatchling! Nice incubator!

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Thanks so much ! It gets the job done... We wasted way too much money on cheaper ones...

[@marygrace124]

😄😄😄Had to laugh there at the end, wondering what the Chuckers were talkin about! "Hey, where'd she take our eggs! Can we call somebody about this?" LOL

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

LOL... We hear them whispering, and believe they are plotting to take over the world....

[@marygrace124]

@@BumbleBeeJunction 😄😄😄 Probably!!!

[@b.wooten4505]

I haven’t been brave enough to incubate chicks, but you sure make it sound a lot easier and not so scary!! Thanks for making my day better!!❤️😃

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

With incubators, you sort of get what you pay for, so do your research and read the reviews....

[@katherinecopelin8670]

I did not know any of this and it's fascinating Thanks for showing us. Y'all be blessed and healthy❤✌🙏

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Thank you so much for watching Katherine !

[@NanaMom104A]

I love birds period...I love baby especially. I enjoyed helping my dad with his when I was a girl. I cannot wait to see yours because you have some types that I have never seen and this will be very interesting. I am glad that you are sharing. Stay safe my friends and God bless.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Thank you so much Cathy ! They are really cute when they are little so we will be sure to show them when they are born...

[@theresadavis1834]

Can't wait for baby chicks. Spring is here when baby chicks are all around.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Me too ! I am so excited !

[@angelamanning7122]

That's a nice incubator and is really quiet and easier with automatic turner.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Yes... It was a little pricey, but it has lasted us for many years without a single problem... Some of those years we turned it on around March and it was literally on 24/7 till Sept or so....

[@kathybottoms5459]

Hope you guys are doing well.cant wait too see the babies hatch.hugs Tina.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

We are really looking forward to it also !

[@carolynmoody9460]

I for one was very excited to see this it was hard to set to the ad's without fast forwarding. LOL.. can't wait to see more.. blessings

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

LOL... Just click the ads off if they spoil the show... Everyone else does... ahahaha

[@carolynmoody9460]

@@BumbleBeeJunction but don't you receive $$ when I watch ad's??

[@dickdickerson7662]

Cool!! Can't wait to see chicks!!

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

They are super cute, but they are super small too... LOL

[@chelemichele1524]

Baby chicks 😍😍😍 Have a wonderful day 🌻🌻🌻

[@veracampbell9583]

Wow your going to have lots of baby’s. I’m looking forward to seeing them all hatch.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

I sure hope we get a good hatch, but we are collecting more eggs for another run....

[@sherylgreen1251]

That’s awesome I love it can’t wait to see the baby chicks 🐤

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

We are excited too ! Been a long winter... And baby chicks make quarentine a little more interesting... LOL

[@johenning1027]

Cool! Hope they do real well for you two!

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Thank you so much Jo !

[@laurreneberry3480]

So exciting. I wait to see the new babies.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

We are too ! Been too long of a winter, and we didnt hatch much last year...

[@jerriewyatt905]

Babies of all kinds are so cute and precious.. I can see you’re excited about them.. Stay safe and take care.,

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

I can't wait for them to start hatching ! And I am collecting more eggs !

[@shadel7968]

Thank you guys for taking the extra time to make so many videos. I'd watch them all if you made many every day. lol Love them all

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

LOL... We enjoy sharing what is going on here... And love the feedback, thank you !

[@crazycritterlady8788]

I absolutely love baby anything! I'm excited for you, your happiness is infectious. I found myself smiling ear to ear watching you smile. I can't wait to see the new baby chuckers, and can't wait for the duck eggs to go in. Hopefully I'll be getting my baby chicks in 2 weeks I can't wait!

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Ah ! So cool you are getting chicks ! That will be fun ! Thank you for watching !

[@crazycritterlady8788]

Thanks I had chickens in my 20's but got married and moved to an apt. Now I'm widowed own my own house and ready to have chick's again, any advice on feed bedding etc? It's been too long I can't remember what I did back then.

[@angelamanning7122]

Saw the orchard was full of blooming pear trees. They should enjoy them when they get big enough to perch in them. I imagine it's easy getting to them later in the year when the leaves fall off the trees just in time for the holidays.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

LOL... Thank you so much for watching Angela ! The chukars are so much fun !

[@joanneblair6085]

Can’t wait to see the babies. I bet they are tiny. Love ya🦋💕

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

They are ! And they are super cute !

[@debbiemeeks366]

Thanks for today's video it reminded me when i was a teenage and going with my dad to get chicks that my dad had hatch in a neighbor incubator

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Sounds like a great memory ! Thank you for sharing !

[@darylcampbell3244]

It will be fun to watch them hatch.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

We are really hoping to catch that on film !

[@randychappelle15]

I suspect that you and Mark are possibly driven for your passionS BY some of the same issues that I NOW face. I learn so much from watching your channel. I am now struggling with challenges and changes with issues in, gardening and animal husbandry, , that you all HAVEo have met and now TEACH others. I appreciate it immensely. COULD YOU TELL ME WHAT IS THE HEAT SOURCE FOR YOUR INCUBATOR? aLSO, WHERE DID YOU PURCHASE YOUR INCUBATOR, I MAY BE INTEESTED OM CHECKING THEM OUT TO PURCHASE.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

The heat coils are in with the fans and controlled by the control panel... We purchased ours directly from GQF because we wanted to get it and all the options from one source... So we ordered the incubator, the auto water system (option), the glass door (option), the rollers it sits on (option) and some of the consumables like the humidity sponges and paper liners for the hatching box...

[@karenturner7983]

This is very interesting. Why not let the birds hatch their own eggs? Thanks for sharing. ♥️♥️

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Much easier with an incubator... You get a higher hatch rate, you can candle to avoid rotten eggs, you dont have to protect the chicks from the other adults, etc... The more control you have over the process, the better off you are in the end...

[@jackiejohnson1517]

It is exciting. I would not wait patiently. Peace and prayers

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

LOL... I think that is why she candles eggs... So she can see them even before they are born.... LOL

[@jeannel1065]

Staying home and enjoying KZbin channels like yours. We have wild chukars and quail in our yard occasionally and they are so cute. Quail have both parents with them when they go exploring. Are chukars the same, a nesting pair with their brood?

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

They spend most of their time following the hen around when they are young... We may try a natural hatch later in the year once we know we have enough hatched otherwise...

[@farmergirlangie3469]

CONGRATULATIONS ON 25,000 SUBSCRIBERS

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Thanks so much ! I think you are the first to have noticed ! LOL

[@jackiehorsley9263]

that was fun I look forward to seeing the baby's when they Hatch

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

We are really looking forward to having new chicks to play with...

[@sabinarowlison9565]

the flocks are a growing. YEAH !!!!

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Yes ! LOL Thank you so much for watching !

[@weiyi462]

question❓ we too have chukars and have been breeding them but problems while hatching their eggs in the incubator.. the embryo develops but mostly in the final days we find them dead in shell.. what could be the problem? some even peep the shell but than die before we could help them out.. and I would like to know what you feed your chukars during their breeding period? thanks a lot..

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Sounds like either a temp problem (too high, maturing before their hatch date) or humidity too low, in which case the egg sack is shrinking to the chicks, locking them in...

[@virginiareid5336]

I've never seen that type incubator before. Did I understand correctly that you can put more eggs in that will hatch at different times?

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

You can put several batches in to hatch at different times, but you have to mark the egg racks and keep track of them...

[@virginiareid5336]

Bumblebee Junction thank you

[@frankdix2230]

HI,,Question for the two of you,,how come you guys don;t have any beehives,I have watch the channel for three years and was just wondering,love to you both.

[@jodysappington7008]

thank you for sharing

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Thank you so much for watching !

[@tammysarrazin7078]

dining room tv for the kitty cats lol

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

LOL... They are scared of it because the egg turner kicks on randomly and spooks them when they get nosey....

[@marktoldgardengnome4110]

Where do you keep them once hatched, and for how long, before they can go in with the mature birds? Thanks for sharing Tina. Mark

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

We have several brooders to keep the different aged / breed chicks apart... Chukars grow fast, so maybe a month? As soon as they are fully feathered, they will go out...

[@hassanbangash2227]

Sister as far as I know Chakoor incubate their eggs by themselves in wild is it the same case with the captivity ones... 🤔

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

In the wild, they break off from the group to do it, into pairs... It is difficult for them to do it in a captive situation... They are too distracted by the others and do a really poor job of it...

[@madellinesantana9386]

Did you plan to sell their eggs in the future.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

We probably will... We are working on building up our flock at this point...

[@SRW1955]

Maybe in a few weeks my bobwhites will be laying. Can’t wait.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Yeah, Tina and I were talking about that earlier... Ours are a couple weeks out from laying too... If you hang around, I think Tina will film collecting bob white eggs for the incubator when we start....

[@SRW1955]

Bumblebee Junction Not going anywhere ! Where did you get clickers

[@vickyjohnson9594]

Can't wait to see the babied

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

We are excited for a good hatch too ! Thank you for watching !

[@michaeldeal3868]

Pointed end up or down?

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Down ! The air sack needs to be at the big end (up)...

[@tammysarrazin7078]

scruffy works for you lol hugssssssss

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

You can pretty much figure she will think she looks scruffy until late Fall now... ahahaha

[@s.daminotlyngdohnongbri8084]

Do you sell partridge eggs, i want some if you sell?

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

We do not, I am sorry, but they are not hard to find online...

[@lynnplestid2711]

Stay safe!

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Thank you so much ! You too !

[@mariesplace9547]

🤗🙏

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Thank you so much for watching !

[@osteeneogdenese2569]

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