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    Where do you buy your bird bands?

    thank you!
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    Where do you buy your bird bands?

    Hi, I have lots of birds in flight aviaries; mountain and button quail, finches, parakeets, canaries, and more. I have been buying the tiny split plastic, colored bird bands with year printed on them, but they come from Australia so the shipping is $20-40. Ouch! Do any of you have a USA site...
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    Strange!!! Did my rooster lay this egg?

    I'd like to think that this is one of those cool and unexplainable tricks of nature!
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    What Bird of Prey is this?

    we vote an Eagle because of the shape of wings and the way they are flapping
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    Good ways to keep water from freezing without electricity

    Has anyone tried a solar water dish? I have not, and am wondering if they are a good option
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    Hello! I will be a mealworm farmer!

    we would support you in this. It would be nice to get worms raised in the usa
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    How sensitive are quail eggs to temperature changes?

    Arent these little guys cute!! I thought I was the only one to put stuffed animals in with the babies...
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    How sensitive are quail eggs to temperature changes?

    you should be set, then. What kind of quail do you like?
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    How sensitive are quail eggs to temperature changes?

    We have raise Buttons, Valleys, and Mountain Quail. The Mountains are the hardest to incubate. They are sensitive, and probably not very good if you havent hatched other birds before, or if your equipment isnt right on. The others have a little more "wiggle room". But that said, we like the...
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    Can quails be kept in ratios or only in pairs? Are bobwhites more vocal than blue-scaled quails?

    I agree with the Bobwhite noise. They never shut up. May as well get a rooster.
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    Quail and Ecoglow

    Very interesting. Are the reptile red glass heat bulbs the same as a bird heat lamp? some dont mention birds on label...
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    Mountain Quail For sale

    we have never needed to clip their beaks. They can toe pick, but only if they are too hot, or stressed. just pay attention to temp and humidity. we have lights at one end of brooder, and the other end slightly open so they can choose where they want to be. if they get hot or cold, they just move...
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    Mountain Quail Eggs

    Hi bird-friend in Preston, ID. I just sent you a private message. my hubby may actually going to Pocatello in a week or two, if that helps.
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    Mountain Quail Eggs

    perfect info -extremely helpful! thank you so much. And it makes sense, because everyone (including us) want different bloodlines. So of course, they are all mixed up by now. we are "eggcetera" on ebay. we would love to trade mountain eggs, too. You are so nice to help me understand this. I...
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    Mountain Quail Eggs

    I had someone ask me if our Mountain Quail are Coastal or Sierra... Im a big dummy, and just dont know. I have heard of both sub-species. Is there any easy way to tell? I've been trying the internet, but no luck yet. Is there a visual difference, or is it just where they came from? I contacted...
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