Recent content by bhaugh

I’ve been in birds for awhile now not just chickens. The birds most friendly over the years have not been high producing egg layers with studies actually having been done. I breed for temperament as I now have quail and it’s a must for me as high aggression means death to roomies in the pen. But...

I had a poultry vet tell me one time that you can actually vaccinate older birds. But how effective it is dont know because I don’t vaccinate as I now have quail. Getting older birds is always risky so I rarely ever get adults. I have bought older Muscovies because they are hard to source in my...

Suns vitamins?

That is a send back. How much did you pay? You will need more than that to keep out any big predators and with eagles nesting near by, the chickens won’t be happy either.

Further reading of the soil from the net states that the soil is primarily peat. I always add castings kelp and micros. The trees are amazingly doing ok maybe because the amendments I put in. If I put sand in will it lighten up the soil? I finally got MG to refund me but they stated as a...

I have quail cooking in my bator or I’d bid

Is it possible that you could attract their own nemesis? My mom has a few cherry trees in her yard and she does not have much of an issue because of the high crow population that lives nearby. And although this may sound counterintuitive, have you thought about feeding the squirrels and rabbits...

This year I decided to be lazy and bought some miracle grow soil. The soil started out OK but has since turned clumpy and has this very odd texture. I reached out to the company for a refund because the soil is really awful but they’ve been giving me the runaround, so I’m going to look for...

Your welcome. Check out You Tube for homemade incubators and you might find tips on finishing up the hatch. Diyers and or preppers have some great innovations to think outside the box. I had thought about making my own igloo incubator but never got around to it.

I can’t grow hot pepper plants for the life of me. I bought a habanero plant and it looks super sad. I live in zone 8 Sw Nevada. What am I doing wrong? My other seeds I grow in a grow tent so I can grow all year and not have bolt with summer heat.

It’s everything I can do not to set duck eggs this year. I keep reminding myself quail are the ones this year but oh the longing……..

When you set the legs with the tape they have a harder time getting around. Dip the chicks beak in some water and watch to make sure he/she is placed near food.

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I’ve read others doing this with success. You might want to consider a styrofoam ice chest or an igloo cooler for the final stage as that’s what others used to keep the humidity in.

I will add I’ve always wanted a big traditional coop but they are expensive and my carpentry skills are not the best. No husband to do it for me. I’d love to be able to have a swamp cooler attached so the birds could go in and escape the heat. This year the quail will have frozen water bottles...