Recent content by Lelu

I've been doing a lot of research lately and I am still chasing my tail in circles. I do know that Nationally Quail are labeled a Non-Amenable species and therefore fall under FDA regulations, not USDA regulations. Also, Quail do not fall under the Poultry Product Inspection Act. Currently, I'm...

I preffer duck or pheasant to quail. Especially a wild duck. Has anyone seen the Japanese Iron Chef on Quail? http://www.ironcheffans.info/episodes/1994/IC246.avi I love the opening. They say in regards to taste "Quail is the virgin, and Duck is the mature woman"

I was having a bit of trouble getting eggs when I had my hens in the garage. I found even a little natural light ( opening the garage door for an hour) made a big difference. I have them outside now, but because of the fog it gets dark round four o clock. We use a 9$ grow light and the birds lay...

I started with Japanese Coturnix a couple months ago, and to spite being a complete noob, and not the brightest crayon in the box, I have yet to kill or injure a single bird :-) My hens are outside 24/7 and produce eggs like clockwork. I highly recommend Coturnix. To save money, and because I...

Anyone tried selling stuff on Etsy? I'm thinking of putting my blown egg shells up there. I've seen food items, but I'm not sure if I can sell eggs for eating. Anyone tried?

Really? I went home for Thanksgiving break and moved my girls into temporary pens in my living room. I split them 3 to a cage. When I got home we collected all the eggs and they had laid an egg a day for each of the five days. They've been back in their outdoor coop since Monday. We were short...

I've actually been wondering... One of my hens lays white eggs with small brown dots, the others lay off white eggs with brown splats. I know egg coloration is an odd thing to breed for, however if I ever borrowed a roo, she is the hen I would want to breed... but of course I have no clue which...

To blow out the eggs I used the two hole method. I pierced the bottom and the top of the egg with a needle, then used a bead drill to enlarge the top whole. Then I made sure the yoke was broken and covered the holes with my fingers and gave the egg a couple of shakes. After that you blow into...

yeap, they are from my jumbo coturnix

These are my first attempts for the tree. Not 100% happy with them, but not too bad for a first attempt. Any suggestions for the next batch?

California Mountain Quail. There's a wild Valley Quail that's takin an interest in my girls... If he figures out how to get in the pen, I wont kick him out ;-) I first became interested in quail watching them on backpacking trips. It would be wonderful to have a flock in the backyard... once I...

Would canned pumpkin work?

looks like I murdered a smurf... graphically...or like I have Violet Beauregarde disease.

I clipped all the girls wings, and cleaned out the ingrown feathers today! Now I'll have to explain my bright purple arms to my professor... kinda had an over spray accident with the blu kote...

Is there something she can spray on the feathers to prevent the self mutilation?