Recent content by bigrob83

actually I provided a link to cartons on ebay and then saw you avatar with the "boycott ebay" thing so no help there lol

nevermind

havent seen it mentioned so I am going to mention it you do know that quail eggs go in the rack small end down right? I had to look at some eggs to think about how in the world they would be so big as to sit on top and took some of my jumbo eggs and set them big end down in the hole and just...

got there a little late size wise it was maybe 80% of the last one getting to the point of not sure if its worth the 2 hour drive any word of where they are possibly moving it to?

I have lost one quail through hardware cloth they took his head off your pictures go to show he walked up there and offered it to them heard the chickens this morning and found the neighbors cat laying next to the quail house stalking the chickens quail all lined up next to him "look at this"...

wait.... you have a light on them also? it hasnt been long enough for your male to heal he still looked funny and smelled funny and to them was a new guy so they attacked him if your other male is doing fine then i would let it be and take the light away

like I said watch him a bit of messed up feathers on the neck is fairly normal if he has them pinned down with their head twisted around and they are screaming then get rid of him if they have sores where he is grabbing them get rid of him

I just dont think your gonna cure his aggression sure maybe it works for a week but he wont stop about the only cure for aggression is to wrap him in bacon

generally speaking he wont stop after a time out perfect time of the year to find a new roo

as mentioned market drives the price I get $4 for adults I live in a area where people sell them for $2.50-$3 people tell me this all the time.... and I tell them I produce nice birds and put a bunch of my time into them thats great that they can sell at that price but I cant some people...

not only do I have two bantam hens who lay at the exact same time they "have" to use the same laying spot so bantam #1 lays while bantam #2 stands next to her belting out the egg song at the top of her lungs lucky for us and our neighbors they are afternoon layers so far I tried moving nesting...

my favorite is when they grab something good and then run off yelling about it if you dont want them stealing your treat, dont tell them about it I have searched and they say they will stop this but so far they havent our chickens loves bees once they take a few stings supposedly they will...

1/4 size is a little odd, with that size difference it will get picked on so as mentioned keep him seperated I have a runt male who is at least a year old now he is about 80% normal size but is a excellent roo I wouldnt keep him but my wife thinks he is "cute"

Any neighbor within range possibly? If they hear another they will call like that I have had a few males just be odd Had one call 24/7 when he matured He had to go

It only takes once for it to go bad to change your mind. I use Gerber game shears Available at Walmart or any sporting goods store that sells hunting supplies I even had two pair of game shears that were junk one wouldn't cut through anything the other dulled quickly Personally i use a small...