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    Pekins vs Rouens - your thoughts please

    If I harvest in the fall, when hormones are less active, is there any taste difference between a female and male Rouen? What about Pekins?
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    Duck & Chicken killing cone size?

    I REALLY appreciate that.
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    Duck & Chicken killing cone size?

    Awesome information, all of it, especially bleeding them out with the head still on. As much as I wanted to just remove the head to get it done, I will learn how to slit the neck. I didn't know it made a difference. After it is dead, I'll use the sharp hatchet I already have to remove the head...
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    Duck & Chicken killing cone size?

    Cut their heads off with what? The sharp knife you spoke of? Could you please recommend what brand and type of knife you use and how you keep it sharp? Do you cut their throat first to bleed them out or just cut the whole head off for this purpose? Would excellent poultry scissors be an...
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    my quail are dying suddenly

    My offering is that the problem might be Coccidiosis. When I first got my quail I was clinical with them. Best food, cleanest water, cleaned their floor constantly. They were so very healthy, happy, hardy, thriving. Then one day I decided to go out into my yard and get some dirt and...
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    Incubator recommendations

    I hope you are still on-line, hooktontravel. I bought a 1200 and am not sure how to connect the egg turner. The instructions are weird. How hard should I push the male and female connectors together to engage the electronic egg turner? It seems like the little clip part on the male side...
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    Beginners guide to hatching quail eggs - By a beginner ;)

    Thanks very much for this informative and well-written post. Been researching for 2 months and never saw what I learned here today. Good job.
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