I have a question that I can't find answers to.
I crossed an Ameraucana rooster with White Leghorn hens. It's been a few weeks & I noticed that what I'm guessing are roosters are all white (or mostly all white) with yellow legs while the hens (based on comb size) are white with black spots &...
I bought 3 dozen Black Copper Marans to hatch in my Genesis Hova Bator. The person I bought them from said they needed higher humidity at about 65% through the process, then slightly higher at lockdown (around 70%).
So following these directions, I only had 1/3 success, which is very poor for...
Does anyone use the Lixit Rabbit Water bottles with the ball nipple as the waterer for their Coturnix Quail? Is it a good system?
I have a bunch of them and I was hoping they worked so I didn't have to get new waterers for my breeding quail.
Thanks!
I have 2 of the Hova Bator 1588 Genesis models (with auto egg turner). I love them. They are as easy as it gets. Don't have to do anything except add water every few days. It is addicting though... already trying to figure out how to get a third one.
I know that quail need lots of protein for the first few weeks, but can you feed them chicken layer crumble when they start laying? Or do they still need a higher protein?
Thanks. So is 13 weeks probably the optimal time taking feed/meat conversion into consideration?
I usually take the skin off when I butcher chickens and would probably do the same with ducks so I don't think plucking pin feathers will be an issue. However, I may need to change that habit if...
I raise Muscovy ducks. I keep them in a coop just like a chicken coop and let them out to run around the yard sometimes. I feed them flock raiser and vege scraps.
Ok. So I live in the middle of the city and therefore have to be selective in what I raise (quiet, fairly small, etc). I currently raise rabbits, chickens (no rooster), muscovy ducks and coturnix quail. And I'm going to be getting tilapia in the near future. What other backyard barnyard animals...
They're doing it inside and outside of their pen. I separated the two worst ones and it's improved a little. I put them back together after a couple days of being apart and it went right back to pecking so I separated them again. It's frustrating, for sure!
My muscovy ducks (born on St Patrick's Day) are having a problem with feather picking. It's mostly one, but when I remove that one I see that another starts. Then when I remove that one there is another (there are 9 total). It is getting bad to the point of drawing blood at the tail and wing...