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Ideally, give the Christmas gift early. Let the eggs rest at 60 degrees for a day after travel (said to help reattach air sack if damaged in shipping). Ideally, start incubating on the 22nd for best hatch rate. However,, be sure to start incubating by Boxing Day (within a week after hatching).

Thank you for the fantastic information. I had not thought that a net should have a very long handle. I did not take into consideration that lamas might be used to rats or mice and consider them part of their flock. I have watched a good many videos, which seem to be of young quail, who are less...

It is a shame to only be able to rate this 5 stars. It is FANTASTIC. How wonderful of you to spend the time that this precision must have taken to give this fantastic information!

There is a YouTube of someone who hatched quail eggs under a silky. He had about 10 eggs, which did not quite fit under her. Another silky joined her, and they did a great job incubating, with a high percentage of hatching. He did take the chicks away when they hatched. You ight be able to...

Do any of you pasture quail in tractors? I will not keep animals in small cages. I have seen pictures of some lovely permanent outdoor pens for quail here on byc, but I would like to give them fresh green bedding regularly, and, of course, tractors are easier to clean and more sanitary than...

Don't try to keep silkies with full size chickens. That's mean!

They already told you the same feet per bird inside and outside. Calculate it!

How would I heat the coop when it is winter? You are near San Francisco. You never get extremes of weather there. I took the same clothes there in January and August and was comfortable.

When you have just browns, like leaves, you need some greens to start the decaying. Greens are the part that starts the breakdown. In fall, if you have just leaves, hit some Starbucks for free coffee grounds (which look brown, but are "greens" in compost).

I responded about vegetable compost. I would not put fresh chicken manure in the garden.

Absolutely, it is fine to put your half-made compost in your beds. There is a little problem of leaves blowing away. In my vegetable beds that do not have shrubs to hold the leaves in place, I cover them with black plastic for the winter. I planted in brand new layers of compost when making a...

KISS (Keep it simple, stupid) definitely applies to composting. The old-fashioned compost bin is hard to manage, and no advantage. The expensive new barrels are too small, and rather a silly idea. Why spend all that money making such a small amount of dirt! For an old woman on her own, I do...

Mr. Bleu needs to be served as Sunday dinner!

Ideally, it could hold 45 ducks (6 sq feet each), but could be pushed to 68 (4 SQ feet each) in some people's opinions. Don't know about chickens. Although smaller, they can be vicious in pecking order, and may need more space each.