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    DJ_Quail replied to the thread Quail bedding or wire?.
    I don’t underestimate a hungry predator, and what they can do!🤣 A while back I had bobwhite quail in a cage in a suburb of Minneapolis...
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    DJ_Quail replied to the thread 1 giant egg today.
    I also… have a hen that layed long eggs reliably, when given enough daylight. I don’t use artificial lighting. The bird is about 15...
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    DJ_Quail replied to the thread 1 giant egg today.
    Thanks for the advice. My incubator will stay in it’s box!:cool:
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    DJ_Quail reacted to Achillea's post in the thread Newbie in raising Coturnix quails with Like Like.
    Hiya everyone! This is my first time ever raising an animal for meat & eggs and I went with Coturnix quails. I've read a lot about...
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    DJ_Quail replied to the thread Quail bedding or wire?.
    My coop/cage is outside in an area sheltered by a privacy fence. And yes, it gets very cold in MN. In a winter here, it’s pretty much...
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    DJ_Quail replied to the thread Quail bedding or wire?.
    https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/fencing/utility-fencing/1-2-x-3-x-15-black-plastic-hardware-cloth/1721206/p-1444451731600...
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    DJ_Quail replied to the thread Quail bedding or wire?.
    As far as wire… I use 1/2 inch hard plastic mesh with zip ties holding it onto the frame. Not plastic coated wire, all plastic. I’m...
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    DJ_Quail posted the thread 1 giant egg today in Quail.
    I found a giant egg today from a Jumbo Brown Coturnix hen. Huge compared to a normal sized one. I have large cartons specifically...
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    DJ_Quail replied to the thread Can quail tolerate -40c?.
    Mine survived -20 Fahrenheit in MN just fine last winter. And they didn’t huddle together or give any visible sign that it bothered them.
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    DJ_Quail replied to the thread Can quail tolerate -40c?.
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