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    Question about quail meat

    I had coturnix and yes their meat isnt very good. It was tough and iron tasting. There isnt much to eat either. Plus they poop so much it isnt funny. I quit raising them because no one would pay a fair price for the eggs and the meat just wasnt good enough for me to keep raising them. They are...
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    Help! What is this?

    i think they were asking what type of quail it is and you got it backwards the females will have the bald spots.
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    Help! What is this?

    Shape of the beak says coturnix quail. Cots have hook style beaks and bobwhites are more cone shaped
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    CHICK EYES

    Usually hatch rate goes way down after 10 days and i think most people store eggs in a cool dark spot before hatching. I think a fridge is too cold. Id toss the rest and use your own
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    Question about chick size

    Coincidence i say, some just grow at different rates.
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    Newbie...

    Yes, I raise mine in colonies but when they are fertilized you have to check for eggs more often and refridgerate them or they can start developing and nothing would freak someone out more then cracking developing eggs lol
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    Keeping males in a seperate cage

    They might fight but its more likely they will mate with each other all the time. I kept 5 extra males together and they all looked rough. If they are mature and mating then they are old enough to butcher so I dont keep them for too long
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    ADOR1 Automatic Coop Door?

    Taken from their website The ADOR1 is designed to draw only about 60 millionths of an amp, and the motor only draws around a fifth of an amp and that's usually only for 10 seconds twice a day. Will the door arm wrestle with you? Nope. You won't be cutting off the heads of slow chickens with...
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    NOOOOOoooooooooooo!!!!!!!

    I wouldnt worry too much, depends on how long the power was out, plus how well your incubator holds temp and humidity
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    Do males mature faster than females?

    I think so. Every hatch i raised the males seem were ahead of females
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    violent quails

    some roosters are just plain mean. Cull him and find a new male if you can.
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    Males Together?

    I had 5 roosters together once and they didnt fight, they just took turns mating with each other,
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    Brooder bedding

    Use what you prefer as long as its not cedar. Pine pellets might be an option
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    Male or female?

    Thats a tibetan tuxedo coturnix quail. Like white ones just wait for crowing or eggs
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    Hen stopped laying

    Look them over for mites and things. Might be the problem too.
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