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Originally Posted by Mom 2em All 

nope...better than that, its for HOMESCHOOL stuff..order one, use it as a teaching tool for the kid...

Oh YEAH...

Is that a tax write off too?

Umm... I am going to NEED some of these eggs/ quail...

I have the disease... you guys gave it to me...

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Originally Posted by Mom 2em All 

HEY LOOOK  how tiny button quail eggs are, BYFM-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-Button-Quail-Hatching-Eggs-Lots-of-colors-/160856988399?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2573d2daef#ht_525wt_1344

We have had button quail! They are adorable but not friendly and here are a couple of other reasons why I rehomed mine ----

The males are very very loud! Like a rooster crowing in your house. At 5 a.m.

Also, if you don't keep them in pairs or separate the males and females, the males will harm each other just like roosters do!

Ours also jumped straight up in the air on a daily basis and we had to create a soft topped cage because one hit it's head so hard on the top of the 3 ft wire cage that it bled.

They run and then they go BOING  UP AND DOWN like pogo sticks.

They have a musky smell that can inflame allergies.

O.K.  good luck to you!

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Originally Posted by BackyardFarmMom 
I have the disease... you guys gave it to me...

And Chicken Grandma-

I agree with all things you said about the buttons! I used a soft-screen top on their tank so they couldnt scalp themselves as well...and for tiny little things, the boys sure can crow!

Hey Kim - Check out Snowflake Bobwhite and tell me what you think of them.  They are so purdy LOL

Can't believe I managed to catch up.  You all have been busy.  Of course it probably helps that by "catch up" I mean "scan quickly".  

 

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Originally Posted by Opa 

Both Remington and Winchester offer products that will end a cat's predilection for spraying or urinating indoors.  Only one treatment needed.

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Originally Posted by Totalcolour 

hhmmm, himself would agree with you except he wouldn't wait for the urination. With cats, he prefers prevention.

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Originally Posted by RBahmer 

 Oh ya, of course they will be Northern Bobwhite. I know where I can get a couple hundred or of eggs.

Ummmm.... I too have a great release place and you'll contribute greatly to the happiness of a child if you pick mine, not just some pesky old husband.    Oldest DD wants to start bird hunting. 

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Originally Posted by BackyardFarmMom 

Is it too early to make a christmas list?

I hope not, mine already totals a few grand.  

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Originally Posted by Opa Both Remington and Winchester offer products that will end a cat's predilection for spraying or urinating indoors.  Only one treatment needed.

my feelings exactly. What irritates me are people who have "outdoor" cats and then post on CL saying they haven't seen them in 3 days and it's their baby and they're so worried...well if you want to know your animal is ok then don't let it roam all over!!!! Anything that comes into my yard is subject to a blast. I have too much time and money into my animals to have someones cat/dog harrass, kill or eat them.

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Originally Posted by RBahmer I am seriously thinking of buying a couple hundred eggs and incubating them and raising them and then releasing them.

Hey Robin!!! How are those eggs doing? Are we getting close to lock down? :)

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Originally Posted by chicken grandma 

 

We have had button quail! They are adorable but not friendly and here are a couple of other reasons why I rehomed mine ----

 

The males are very very loud! Like a rooster crowing in your house. At 5 a.m.

Also, if you don't keep them in pairs or separate the males and females, the males will harm each other just like roosters do!

Ours also jumped straight up in the air on a daily basis and we had to create a soft topped cage because one hit it's head so hard on the top of the 3 ft wire cage that it bled.

They run and then they go BOING  UP AND DOWN like pogo sticks.

They have a musky smell that can inflame allergies.

 

O.K.  good luck to you!

Maybe I will stick with cots then...

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Originally Posted by Momma K 
I'm thinking of crossing a red with a green and coming out with a new Christmas pheasant..... lol

Red and green make brown... LOL

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Originally Posted by Olive Hill 

I hope not, mine already totals a few grand.  

Oh good! Mine too!

I think we may have found a home for Penny! 

I'm concerned that 2 hens won't be able to keep each other warm enough in the winter.  Or... maybe I'm just catching a little bit of the chicken math bug.  But really... will 2 generate enough heat for each other in a 4x3 ft. coop in February?

The quail links have me grinning.  They're so absurdly cute.