Recent content by optic1

They do throw off a lot of dust and it is possible it is aggrevating your problem. Go find one of your paint stores and get the painting masks they have. Around 20 bucks at my auto paint store and came with extra filter pads. Nothing gets through those babies because they are rated for fumes.

mine are in a big flight pen , if they get out they just walk around and u pick them up. they know they have it made.

Yea thats what i figured after watching them. One of the guys though said he buys birds from a hatchery in Georgia and they are smaller and fly really well.

I was at a field trial for hunting dogs using quail. When I was talking about the Coturnix Quail we got on the topic of size. I was told that they use only the small ones so I figured that's what I have. I was told the mediums and jumbos don't fly when they use them for training. And when I...

I just had 72 out of 96 hatch in my hovabator at 23% humidity. So go figure.

Interesting article, since I have eggs up the kazoo, I might try a few batches that way. We have an extremely dry climate up here on the east side of the Cascades but I think I can control it in our hatching room.

I keep some skeptic powder handy, you can get it in any shaving section at a drug store. It seems to work well, but you need to keep your eye on things if it is too deep you might need to reapply. I seperate the wounded ones till they recover. Just keep dipping the toe in the powder. Also don't...

The sticky shelf liners are ok for a few birds, When I ran 25 in a box, it gets messy quick. Then off to the back yard to hose off, then I really didn't like the idea of the washing machine, running that would probably cost more than shavings. Plus I do not like the idea of possibly transfering...

It was a first but I actually found USDA Prime Rib-Eyes at Costco's last night, my GOD they were delicious, at $7.69 a lb. I couldn't resist.

I think the rule of thumb is 99 degree's at hatch and drop 5 degree's weekly, so your bird temps should be 84 degree's. Unless I'm counting my fingers wrong.

Yep their yours and I threw in 40 of mine.

Sits on bottom, good eats Starts to float, going bad If your incubating, if it wiggles on bottom it's alive.

Their fully feathered at 4 weeks right?

I could try that in a couple days and see what happens.

I agree on that one. I had them in the Sterlite walmart containers it's about 18"x24", started at 50 in each one, got crowded quick. Went down to 40 around week one, 30 week two and 20 at week three. Next week I'll go down to 15 in each till they go outside. You can kinda tell, it just looks...