Recent content by Reeves

aprophet - as you can see, Charliet likes to argue that small is the only way to go, and has developed a strong hate for me. No big deal: I'm not going to argue with her and let her bring me down to her level. You want birds to be in prime shape, then bigger aviaries are the way to go. A Golden...

Need good pictures...

Quote: Must be a young one then. After keeping them for several years then you may have information to add. Odd thing about the internet. A person may post what they think is years of experience and in reality is nothing more than a couple years, at most. Reeves have a wide range of vocabulary.

Quote: Nearly 200 years of aviculture has been discredited by a person new to the keeping of a species (not a breed !).

Very rare to have a non-aggressive male Reeves. Even ones in the wild are aggressive. This long tail species does better in large aviaries.

Quote: That is what the wife said, however as I mentioned I am a stickler for perfection and I will not be able to do that. My biggest concern is him being genetically inferior, in which case I would not want to breed him and further mess up bloodlines. I concur with your line of thought.

Reeves, I know you know your stuff and Im not trying to argue. Didn't mean to sound like I was....sorry about that ! Good info you posted, and info I didn't know. Hope you do not mind me using it....? I haven't had to deal with Chukars much. Been about 20 years since I had any.....

refrigerated for 2 weeks You shouldn't do that. Egg Storage-room Environment Hatching eggs should be stored in a cool and, if possible, constant-temperature room. The best temperature for egg storage is between 50 and 60f (10 and 16c). Ideal storage has a regulated constant temperature of 55f...

Where are you located and what kind of weather do you deal with? All four seasons (snow, heat, etc.)??? Very north side of zone 2b, an hour north of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Temps have hit -52c not counting the wind chill. Long winters. Got frost in June this year......

I've been with TQP for about 12 years.....

Still slowly working on this aviary. Added some "weird wood". Reeves side. Golden side.

That is only 40 sq. ft. = too small. Plus at 4' high you will have trouble keeping it cleaned up.

Quote: FOR ONE PAIR OR TIO !! thats HUGE !! I have a pair of Golden in an area (including their "house" part) 860 sq. ft. They use every square foot of it as well. However, they do not need this big an area. It's just what I built for them. (you can likely find pictures in the coop section...

Don't open the incubator. It drops the humidity and then you'll have bigger problems.

Quote: Very rarely will you see mixed species get along. Young or old. Different age Bobwhites are the worst I've seen.