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    penicillin for goats

    My neighbor had a 5 month old pigmy goat that has a broken leg. He asked me to "put it down". Wife wouldn't let me, now I have this little goat in my house. The break is on her back leg, above her toes and before the knee. I used an old shoehorn as a splint and gave her aspirin. Now I'm stuck...
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    EZ-200 Game-bird Plucker

    Anyone have this model? At $850 with shipping, I want to make sure its a good one. EZ-200 Gamebird plucker : Quail, dove, and squab all pick beautifully with the Gamebird. The soft fingers are gentler on smaller, thin-skinned . For birds 1 to 20 pounds. Not recommended / will not work for...
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    Pics of quail watering systems?

    I think the issue is what size tubing, what fittings from bucket to tubing, what size for the nipples, is pvc Sch40 or the cheap stuff. I have found the cheap stuff leaks if not drilled out easily..
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    all who are hatching quail

    I have 24 standard coturnix hens and 24 Texas A&M's hens. I havent turned off my incubators in months. Everyone in my family, including myself, prefer the quail eggs over my chickens. I average 44 to 48 eggs a day, I havent really tried to sell many yet. Other than people who know me asking for...
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    all who are hatching quail

    I've got another 120 in one incubator and 80 in the second. I'm having a hard time selling adult chicks because everyone wants to buy them as babies. That dont include the 100 eggs a week my family eats.
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    new to quail

    This covers most issues. I do not put my quail in lockdown till day 15. If you cant find the Game Bird Starter in your area, Look for Turkey/Game Bird Kracklets. Most places will have that. My breeder cages are small. Each cage has 4 sections in each that are 12x24. Each section will hold 1...
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    new to quail

    I can try to answer question for you. I raised quail as a good and now have started back up. I've been back at it for about 7 months and know what works and what doesnt. I can say for 100% that they poo a lot. lol
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    all who are hatching quail

    Got 120 in the first incubator and another 85 in the second, All are Brown Coturnix and are from my hens. I purchased 120 Texas A&M Whites from Hawkensville Georgia on Ebay and had 28 hatch. I wasn't disappointed in that hatch considering I'm in Southern California and we all know how the mail...
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    Snowflake Bobwhite Quail Anyone?

    I would like a breeding pair. Fertile Eggs this time of year are probably out of the question. Jerry in Wildomar California [email protected]
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    Coyote-proof coop?

    I know this is gonna sound weird BUT, I have 2 put bulls and a German short haired pointer that protect my chicken and quail. I've never had anything get my birds. Although I have a large population of red tailed hawks living close by. I encourage my local crow population to hand around. The...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Follow up to My brooder hen sitting on the quail eggs. She got bored at day 12. I removed the eggs, dropped them in my incubator and had a 95% hatch rate. NOTE: She had been sitting for 4 weeks before I added the quail eggs. So my test was inconclusive. I will be trying again as she may go...
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    Thinking of raising Quail for meat

    The quail need a higher protein feed. In the 22-28% range depending on age. When I first started all I could find was chicken feed. I added small amounts of dry cat food that I ground up. This was advice from a friend that raises 10,000+ quail a year. Raising inside? A quail will poop like a 100...
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    Thinking of raising Quail for meat

    I now have several pens/cages and building an aviary as well. They multiply quickly. As for room needed, I've read one foot per bird, but that really depends on what your plans are with the birds. I have breeder pens with 1 Roo and 3 hens in each section. It's 12"x28". It's got 4 sections in...
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    Aviary For Quail

    I'm in the process of building an aviary for my Coturnix. It's 8'W x 12'L x 8'H. Made simple 4x8 panels that just screw together. Wanted something I could move easily. Wife wants it 16ft long. Seems a bit much for a bird that doesn't fly, but she wants to add other birds as well. Anyone know...
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    Albino coturnix

    I got this one hatched today. Standard brown Coturnix.
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