Thanks :) we shall see. So far its feathers look beautiful. They seem to have the color of an italian, but rather than black flecks, theyre a reddish color. The flight feathers are a mix of tan and light red (almost salmon)
No matter what it grows to be, itll be new to me ;)
Update: the striped cinnamon looking bird is still ticking. It has a wonky leg but besides that is fat and healthy. Anybody get one like it before? Im excited to see how it comes out looking :)
This might be a little bit of a dumb question but has anybody ever gotten a yellow coturnix chick with light cinnamon colored stripes on it? i got pretty excited to see it in my brooder tonight :)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/image/id/8353762/width/400/flags/LL
the chick i mean is at bottom...
oh- and lots of treats from my hand. all kinds of treats and tlc ;) cant forget that. they sometimes like their bottom jaw scratched :) theres no recipe for the perfect rooster but i loved that old boy
my super aggressive Rhode Island Red rooster drew blood on everybody else, but would sleep in my arms on his back as if he were a baby. the only thing i did to make him so good to me was to repeatedly test him and challenge him, fighting back when he would take me on. for example, id wave a hand...
i might be in... my best breeding tux and pet just died i could use some cuddly babies around here. they really liven up the place i need some more tuxies anyway
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that is very cool its amazing when they learn to get around their handicaps. i honestly did think of culling her. part of the reason i took her was because i knew i was one of the only ones with the heart to end her suffering if she wasnt doing too well. i guess i figured a few days...
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ive kept many rats as pets and they go EVERYWHERE... besides they can chew through concrete. ive seen it. if the winter has been so-so and it suddenly gets harsher, rodents flood homes and eat whatever they can find. my cage was full when an unfortunate female "layed" some of her...
Coturnix quail are the best survivors i have ever seen, and i just needed to share this girl's story. she was hatched at an expo i was speaking at, and her chances were looking dim. i read that the condition only worsens with age and they often die only a few days old. still, i took her home...
I had my first and only pair of bobwhites go broody in a 40 square foot cage woth a pair of gambels... In their first year. Twice and i even pushed her off and took her eggs daily. She still sat on a rock in her nest and attacked my hand and sat like it would come of anything. That pair wasnt...
I dont think its quite considered deviled but i like to boil my quail eggs and then peel tem, cut them in half, put a pad of butter on rach yolk, then microwave it till the butter melts and goes away into the yolk. Mm'mm! Salt and pepper to taste. Maybe some minced garlic and you got yourself...
Why not just buy some cheap cake pans and grow grass in your house? Its very good for you too, especially in the winyer when you stay inside. Good humidity and oxygen. Plus i hear plants help keep you happy in those dtab winter months