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    Help picking out the best incubator for quail eggs

    I hatched quail 2 years ago with my Brinsea Mini. It is an expensive little toy but I've had great hatch rates with it on all sorts of eggs: silkies, pheasants and quail. To be fair, I only purchase eggs within 150 mile radius of me - with shipping concerns and all. I purchased the small egg...
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    How do I find out how many chickens I'm allowed to have in my local area?!?!?!

    I don't know how it works in other places but my city has a website. I went to the city website and went to the building official/ordinances area. In that area of the website, they had a link for our city's ordinances and municipal codes. In that link, it lists all the codes. The animals...
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    Neighbors may be teasing my Emu & Ostrich - Need help w/ correct wording for a sign...

    I am no legal expert but I would get an opinion about using anything that implies dangerous animals on your property. We had a local incident (which will vary by city, county, state, etc. . .) in which a person had posted a 'beware of dog' type warning (it wasn't a dog). They were sued when...
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    The eggs are hatched. . . what comes next?

    I've been hatching several years for my personal enjoyment, nothing so serious as a business. But, before I hatch, I make sure I have someone to take whatever I've got cooking, as we aren't allowed farm animals in town. I was just wondering when's the best time/least stressful for sending...
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    help please! dying baby quail

    I wish I had advice but I am new to quail too. I hatched 7 out and on the 7th day, one died. I have no idea why. It was running around hopping the night before like the others. I hope the remaining ones survive for you.
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    I want to get quail but I have cats. What should I do?

    I have 2 cats, one with claws. I hatched 7 quail a few weeks ago. My clawed cat goes outside and catches birds and brings them inside So I was very worried about having little birdies running around inside. Once they arrived, she was terrified of them, go figure. She seems to know they...
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    So glad I sat on my hands and did not assist a hatch

    Heehee, funny story: Egg #7 finally hatched. I think she is the last one. She has been wiggling in her egg since Saturday. She pipped Monday morning but the membrane looked really funny. It looked like someone had painted iodine on it, that orangy stain. It also looked really dried out but...
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    So glad I sat on my hands and did not assist a hatch

    Well the lady sold me 24 Coturnix but included 6 extra buttons and I can't remember now which ones I incubated (I put 16 in) and which ones I gave to my sister to incubate. I think they are mostly Coturnix. One of the dark ones came from a very small egg so he might be a Button but I'm not...
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    So glad I sat on my hands and did not assist a hatch

    Good luck with your hatch!
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    my newborn baby quail!!

    I have never seen baby quail until ours hatched this weekend. I think I'm in love. Yours are so cute!!!
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    So glad I sat on my hands and did not assist a hatch

    Second time hatching for us. The first time we tried to hatch duck eggs and none hatched. I suspect the air cells and infertile eggs were the problem but hey, I was new at it too so didn't complain. So then I bought 16 quail eggs on ebay and set them in. 2 hatched on day 16. Day 16 was...
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    Dead ducklings shipment

    Ahh, I see. That could be it. The tracking info said they were departure scanned from CA on Monday, I forget what time. Then no more info at all until I picked them up this morning at 4 a.m. - it then showed they were delivered :) I got a Blue Swedish, Black Swedish, Cayuga and Mallard...
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    Dead ducklings shipment

    But you specified overnight and I only specified priority so that was my problem I think. I think the transit time was just too long. Thank you. I do have some sav a chick that I put in the water immediately. I also didn't leave for work until I had them eating and drinking and pooping...
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    Dead ducklings shipment

    Mine came from McMurray too and I ordered 4 from them because they were so close and provided a heat pack. I didn't realize they outsourced. I would've arranged for next day shipment if I knew that. My poor little cayuga and mallard didn't make it. They were fluffy, looked healthy enough...
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    Dead ducklings shipment

    Hi everyone, I tried hatching duck eggs and failed, probably due to fertility issues. So I ordered ducklings from a hatchery and 2 arrived dead. Part of it was my fault because I didn't inquire to see if they outsourced their orders to anyone. I chose a hatchery that was near my state but...
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