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Use black hose so that the light dosen't get inside.

I use an electric fence charger with a wire 2 to 3 inches from the ground and one 12 inches from the ground. It dosen't hurt the chickens and they learn very quickly to keep away from it. Snakes will contact it and bite at it. Thats is where you will find them. Hanging from the wire. Up side it...

I am just getting started raiseing Quail. I have a friend that raises quail on a comercial level. He has large pens and climate controled laying houses with several large egg production cages and several large automated incubaters. This guy has more money in his climate controlled feed barn then...

I am just getting started raiseing Quail. I have a friend that raises quail on a comercial level. He has large pens and climate controled laying houses with several large egg production cages and several large automated incubaters. This guy has more money in his climate controlled feed barn then...

I use News paper and keep it clean and dry. Never had a problem. Been doing it for 40 years.Raiseing chicks isn't that hard. Keep clean water and plenty of food. Keep them warm and dry. I have raised them in a card board box plenty of times.

I have seven large hens and two large roosters.I raised them all from eggs. I also have a bantum rooster and a hen that just hatched one chick. I also keep quail and rabbits,and I have rescued 4 ducks.Keeps me busy!

I rescued three baby wild Malard ducks that were traped in a culvert yesterday. They look to be about three days old. They are eating and drinking well so I think they will be ok. When they feather up I will place them in my pond with the other ducks and let nature take its course. I expect they...

If you think chicks aer hard to sex , you ought to try rabbits!

You have to squeez them slightly and look at their behind. But,I personally don't know what you look for so i wait till they are a few weeks old and the males will develop a larger comb[The red thing on top of their head] You can tell then.

All they will eat all of the time and plenty of clean water.

I have been hatching Quail under Chickens for several years. I use a small gentile breed of bantum chickens that I raise myself. Thy are really gentle and on the smaller side. The breed is called sharama[if I spelled that right] and I have a better sucess rate then with a incubaterPluss the hens...