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    Hen laying in secret spot or stopped laying?

    I spent about an hour and a half wandering around after going through some heavy cover that included burrs & poison ivy. Only thing I found was the chicken's party area. Some clearing with grass in a dry creek bed. I could tell they have been dust bathing there. I watched them for a while...
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    Hen laying in secret spot or stopped laying?

    Too many areas like that. Need a chicken sized go pro camera.
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    Hen laying in secret spot or stopped laying?

    So now the other 3 who were laying have either stopped or they've found somewhere else to lay them. It's weird, the 2 newest layers were laying pullet size eggs. Then they were laying large eggs and now nothing. Unless they have a secret spot. They all disappear throughout the day.
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    Hen laying in secret spot or stopped laying?

    Have a Partridge Cochin who was laying. First eggs were small then they became regular large size for a couple of weeks. Then there were a couple of jelly eggs. Then nothing. She is the roosters favorite and they're pretty much inseparable. She is probably over-mated. We were down to 1...
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    Mice in the chicken run! How do I eliminate them?

    Have not. Looks interesting.
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    Mice in the chicken run! How do I eliminate them?

    Catchmaster traps work great. Put in a blob of peanut butter and it will load up. https://www.catchmaster.com/products/pro-series-multi-catch-mouse-trap
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    Can your quail drink from horizontal nipples?

    All I had to do was to tap each one so it left a drop of water on it. The birds did the rest. Glad you got it figured out. The nipples are so much easier and cleaner than the other options.
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    Flies around my quail hutch.

    The Rescue Fly Traps really help. Also scatter some fly bait, gotta scatter it thin otherwise critters come. Golden Malrin Fly Bait & Quick Strike.
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    Cheapo shed

    Definitely a scam. Price is way too low. Those Lifetime plastic sheds are not easy to assemble either. Better have a nice level platform for it. If you're in an area with heavy snow, plan on sweeping it off after each storm.
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    Composting black walnut?

    https://www.gardeningchannel.com/juglone-tolerant-plants-grow-black-walnut/
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    Is quail laying feed the same as chicken laying feed?

    Purina flock raiser & offering calcium on the side has been my go. It's readily available at tractor supply. Side calcium is mostly quail egg shells dried & crushed.
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    Dirty toes and Bloody Birds

    I went through that when I had a aviary. To clean their feet/toes, I had a large plastic box and put a half inch of gravel in it. Then added about a inch of water. Put in some birds and put a hardware cloth lid on top. Let the quail stand in it like a foot spa for a while. Hour, sometimes a...
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    Coturnix noisy at night?

    I've got one roo that loves to go on crowing jags in the middle of the night. He's alone right now because he was too rough on the hens.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    It’s tough stuff to get rid of. I tell my wife we should consider it emergency survival food.
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    How to Launder Filthy Towels

    Hang them up and use a pressure to get rid of the soils. Then wash them.
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