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    Incubator for Quail

    I need to buy an incubator for quail eggs. I am buying 20 quail and would like to give hatching eggs a try. I know something small would be fine, and that I need forced air and an auto-turner. Any suggestions on brands or places to buy? I have found them on ebay and Amazon for around $180...
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    Homemade feed questions?

    I'm in Nor Cal and mine was molding too. I moved the system into my green house, took the lids off, and switched to watering it only 2 times per day (morning and evening). So far so good! I am convinced it was the lid that was keeping too much hot moisture on them (mold loves that). My only...
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    Homemade feed questions?

    I feed all my animals "homemade" creations. The chickens primarily live off of fodder that I grow from purchased barley seed, and sunflower seeds that I grow myself. They eat a lot of stuff from my garden too, some weeds, most of our table scraps, and any bug, worm or slug we can get our hands...
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    Homemade Egg Cartons

    Anyone have any ideas on how you could make homemade egg cartons?
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    What gender is this?

    She dances. I only have 2 chickens (both females). I really hope she is just a dominant one trying to act like a male. She makes a lot of noise but I'm not sure if it is crowing??? I have no clue what breed they are. I just went to the feed store and picked up 2 "white pullets". These...
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    What gender is this?

    This may be a stupid question but this is my first set of hens. I got 2 of them. One is bigger than the other. The larger one also seems to be more aggressive (mildly) and has larger set of red face flaps, which leads me to believe it might not be a hen???? She (or maybe he) is around 4...
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