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    I think I found a new avatar for Monarc23 ... & the 80's Revisited

    Did anybody else grow up watching the ORIGINAL star trek? Or am I the official OFFICIAL old f*rt?
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    Your gamebird flocks...

    21 Coturnix 2 tibetans 2 tuxedos 17 Jumbo Brown 5 Standard Hens Easter Egger Rhode Island Red White Plymouth Rock 2 Barred Plymouth Rocks
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    Feeding Adult Quail ?

    I'm kind of surprised that your adult quail won't eat the powdered crumbles! The last bag of turkey starter I got was much finer ground than the previous bag, powder instead of crumbles and my birds (coturnix) gobbled it up without a pause. Sorry about the difficulty trying to find the right...
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    How long will coturnix quail lay reliably? +a few other questions.

    Thank you CARS! That's exactly what I was trying to explain in my long-winded way.
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    How long will coturnix quail lay reliably? +a few other questions.

    Quote: The floor is only 2" higher at the BACK of the cage. The floor then slops toward the front of the cage until it is even with the bottom of the sides and front of the cage. The piece that you use for the bottom is wider by about 4-5 inches than the top of the cage so it actually...
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    What do you use to process your quail? Help!

    I agree with Boyd. Wack 'em and snip 'em. Use a good quality, sharp heavy duty pair of kitchen scissors or get the poultry shears (they're on my wish list). I had the same experience using my hand pruners the first time. It crushed the throat quickly but were too dull to take the head off...
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    How long will coturnix quail lay reliably? +a few other questions.

    Yeah, that's why I went thru gundogsupply also. The prices everywhere else were $2.00 and up per waterer.
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    How long will coturnix quail lay reliably? +a few other questions.

    Yes, since everything here is drip or flood irrigation if you want to grow anything here except cactus, water is EXPENSIVE! Rachel, I was able to find everything but the popwater bottle bases and springs in the area, but I had to order the popbottle waterer's on-line from (get this)...
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    How long will coturnix quail lay reliably? +a few other questions.

    Howdy Rachel, nice to see another quail lover in Phoenix. My quail are panting now also but they seem to be doing OK. I mist them with a misting bottle during the hottest part of the day. I have them on my back covered patio under our ceiling fan and they still pant. We have misters rigged...
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    Incubators????!!! Which one to choose? What features to choose??

    We also love our 1588 forced air Hovabator. I bought the auto egg turner with quail cups and I'm really glad I did. I'm home all day too, but I think it would have been a pain to turn 50+ little bitty quail eggs. The 1588 was very "no muss, no fuss" for our quail hatch. Can't recommend it...
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    Quail Genders??

    Ok, I agree with Moarc23, flash is Eeeeeviiiil. The spots on the hens are a lot clearer in the second set of pictures! Happy egg collecting!
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    strange quail behavior

    I had the same thing happen with the batch of quail that I just moved out of the brooder. Two of them started to "shuffle" around on their legs instead of their feet, frequently going backwards also. I moved them to shavings (the brooder has a wire floor) and they were at least able to get...
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    coturnix chicks

    I put mine out at about 3 1/2 weeks, which was Wednesday for us. They were a little tentative about walking on the 1/2" x 1" flooring at first (brooder box is 1/2" x 1/2" wire), but after a few days they got the hang of it. I can understand your desire to get them off of shavings though, they...
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    Quail Genders??

    Well, I hope I'm wrong but they all look like males to me.
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    What am I doing wrong? Quail

    Quote: That's exactly what we did with one of our problem quail (an extra male that tore up everybody within reach). He's currently stashed in our freezer waiting for his debut on my dinner plate.
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