They can be a very valuable bird to sell. They require very little attention, feed, or veterinary care. Quail eggs usually come in much larger quantities and many more can fit in an incubator. Require very little space, especially in the first few days.Įasier to get in bulk. Susceptible to ‘blackhead’ disease in some areas. Larger eggs usually require a specially bought turkey egg tray, as opposed to a generic duck/chicken egg tray. Somewhat easier to keep alive in the first 72 hours than other birds- these first few days are some of the most dangerous for birds. Traditional value- Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. Visually appealing bird as a chick and an adult.Įxcellent meat bird- more meat produced per pound of feed than any other common poultry bird. Also slightly harder to raise to adolescense This decreases feeding costs and rids the area of unwanted pests and aquatic plants.Ī little harder to hatch, with higher mortality rates. Once they are mature, they have much higher resistivity to temperature and weather changes than many other common birds, due to a layer of oily, waterproof outside feathers.Īble to forage for a lot of their food. Useful bird- chickens are good producers of eggs and meat.Ĭhickens are more susceptible to disease and may require more vaccinations and veterinary check-ups.Įven if you don’t have a rooster, chickens can be somewhat loud compared to other common birds. Chickens are among the easiest birds to incubate, especially for a novice. High egg availability- it is not difficult to find someone selling chicken eggs.Įasy to hatch and care for. Here is a list of them and some pros and cons. There are several major bird species that people commonly hatch. You may want to look up pictures of what the chick and the adult bird look like, especially as a hobbyist or someone else who may rather have the cutest bird than the most useful one. Mortality rates, the amount of effort required to hatch the eggs, the amount of resources required to hatch the eggs, useful features of the bird (for example, a good meat bird or egg laying bird), and the availability of eggs are all important things to consider. But for a hobbyist, or someone just getting into hatching birds, this decision may be a little more challenging. Someone hatching birds for their functional use probably already knows what type of bird they want to hatch, because they are hatching the birds for the specific things that species of bird can do. One thing you will need to do is decide what species of bird you want to hatch. Deciding you want to take up hatching and raising your own birds is really exciting, but also can be quite daunting.
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