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I've got 2 poodles, a toy and a miniature. The toy has all of his hunting instincts still, which is surprising, but he stalks and kills. Even though he's all of 12 pounds, he scares my hens a little because he goes into stalking mode. He knows not to go after them and the hens are OK with...

I'm looking at using a 50 gallon stock tank for a coturnix quail brooder. It's 2'x4'x12" high. I'll be using a heat lamp on a dimmer and I can suspend the heat lamp higher than the tank if needed. Will a 12" high brooder be fine? It's on sale for $80 (I'm in Canada and it's regularly $150)...

I've got some quail hatching next week and came across this: http://www.tscstores.com/2-X-1-X-4-50-GALLON-POLY-STOCK-TANK-P3660.aspx#.VsHhiOY6hS0 It's 2'x4'x12" high. I'll be using a heat lamp on a dimmer and, while I was going to rest it on wire on top of the brooder, I can raise it if...

I wasn't sure if the Incubating and Hatching Eggs subforum was just for chickens or all-encompassing, so I posted this in the Quail forum: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1081488/incubation-egg-weight-loss So, for future reference, is this just for chicken incubation, or should I post my...

Good Morning. I set 72 coturnix quail eggs last Sat Feb 6 at 6pm. I've got a homemade incubator and didn't clue in that it would be good to remove the whole tray to weigh until after I'd had them in for a day or so. The tray I use is bolted in so that I can turn it without opening the...

Hi All, Last Saturday I got 3 laying hens. They gave me 3 eggs a day, including the day I got them, except for Monday, when I got 2 eggs. I didn't get any eggs Thursday and only 1 egg Friday. They've gone from an environment where they lived outdoors to inside at a steady 60F and from...

Hi all, I've got 7 hens; 3 are 2 years old now and molted last fall and 4 are 1 year old. Until recently I've averaged 5.25 eggs a day from the 7 girls, but that's dropped off to 3 or 4 now and I'm not getting eggs from 4 of the girls. Two are 2 years old and 2 are 1 year old. I've noticed...

I came home after 3 days to find one of my hens with her eyes crusted shut. She's lost a lot of weight and her neck is curling back. I got the crust off her eyes and got her to drink some water. She also has some bugs on her that are kind of transparent with a dark spot in the middle, they...

I just got back from my coop where I found one of my hens lying on her side (her right side) on the floor with her legs were sticking out. She's an EE that I got at the beginning of October as one of 11 chickens I got; I added 4 more hens and a roo two weeks later. The temps around here have...

Hi all. I'm in the process of moving to a rented farmhouse to the west of Kitchener/Waterloo in Ontario. I've got a few acres, a large bank barn, a drive shed and another 15x40' shed. I'm looking to get in a couple of steers, some pigs, and some chickens. My daughter wants to be a vet, so...