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    Ameraucana - Cockeral or Pullet?

    Looks like a pullet to me :-) I found a good way is to pick up the pullet/cock place them on the floor and hold the palm of your had on there lower back! If its a pullet it should squat thinking your had is a roo and when you take your hand off they will have a good shake! A Roo will just try to...
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    Tatanka Breeders Club: Meat Quail project with history, discussion, pictures and videos

    Is the Tatankas blood line only in the US? I only started with Quails this year and i have been try to breed my birds bigger for meat, as you don't seem to be able to get good size birds in the UK I have been reading the post and iv only got to page 8 and my mind is blown :-/ I think i will...
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    *my home made auto egg turner never seen before anywhere pics!!!

    Hi Chris I like your idea of the egg turner, How long did it take? I'm looking to do 25 eggs in one turner and 5 racks so that works out around 125 egg incubator I hope! could you point me to the right place to find the motor! (is it the 1/240 RPM Motor from the Little Giant Egg Turner) As it...
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    Californian quail incubation help and advice,

    I have a forced air incubator (octagon 20) am I better to bring the temp up to 102 then? I have it sat at 99.5 at the moment.
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    Californian quail incubation help and advice,

    I just had a look and it 30% so I will put some water in if i remember from last time the humidity was around 45% then i up'd it to 50%-60% in the last 3 days I only have 7 California's Eggs so Could I put some A&M Eggs in there at day 5 so then all the eggs will hatch 18days latter?
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    Californian quail incubation help and advice,

    I just put some Californian quail eggs in the incubator, Iv had a look on-line for time/temp/humidity do I just treat these eggs like normal Quail Eggs Time for incubation: 23 days Temp: 99.5f Humidity: dry for 19 days then 65% Is this right? Or am I way off ? If you could add any thing to...
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    Sexing Quail chicks yes or no.?

    Can you sex quail chicks or do you have wait till they have grown? do there down colours mean any thing as you can tell im new to Quails as mine are only 3 weeks old! 10 days old!
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    sexing baby chick

    so will it work for pure araucans? Is there a post some where to show you how to do it and what your looking for?
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    Egg Candling Help! with Pics

    Thanks for your input, I can see veins in 11 of them so I will have to wait till day 14 to fine out how they are getting on,
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    Egg Candling Help! with Pics

    These are my 12 araucana eggs at 6 days I don't know if iv been reading to much about candling but I am starting to think I can see blood rings in most of them :-( any feed back would to great, Egg1 Egg 2 Is this a blood ring or just a blood vassal, Egg 3 A dark ring.....? Egg 4...
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    sexing baby chick

    Will This work for all breeds of chickens?
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    1st attempt at hatching - April 1 hatch date...7 of 8 hatched. PIC Heavy w/ Hatching Videos!

    Good luck iv only just set mine tonight so I'm looking at the 3rd or 4Th
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    First go at setting

    Hi All So I'm going to try my first batch of chicken eggs iv tried quails but never chickens so I'm setting 12 araucana eggs tonight wish me luck
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    LF Araucana roo crossed with the Bantam version

    Hope i posted this in the right place? I have just ordered 12 Araucana LF hatching eggs I have a bantam Araucana so if i put a LF roo over my bantam would i get a mix of chicks or end up with all LF/bantam..? can anyone help?
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    4 Eggs 4 hens for the last 4 days :-) Spot the double yolk-er.......!
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