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Sick week old Peachick * Help *
Sadly little peachick died today. Thanks for the advice though. -
Sick week old Peachick * Help *
I have a peachick who has had a rough start. It was stuck in it's egg and I helped it out. It has curled toes and I booted them and they are now pretty straight. Things were going well and today I noticed he was very lathergic and has a runny white poop. I gave it some sugar water and egg yolk... -
What Gender are my Coturnix Quail? *Pics*
These are four week quail that I hatched from eggs bought at the local auction labeled "Japanese Quail". What gender are these and what type of coturnix quail are they? Thank you! -
Candling Bobwhite Quail Eggs ** Photos **
I've been taking photos of my Bobwhite quail eggs during incubation and wanted to share. I'll contiune to post photos as they develop! Day 1: Day 4 Day 5 Day 7 Day 8 Day 11 Day 12- mar013q
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Peahen trying to mother turkey poults?
They are not free ranged. Our one little turkey flew over the fencing today. I was leaving for work and saw him in the corner and our peahen was pecking at him. So I quickly put him back in since I had to go to work. If I didn't have to work I would have watched for awhile to see what she would... -
Peahen trying to mother turkey poults?
Our peacock is 15-20+ years old!! I was in elementary school was he was born and I am now 26. Our peahen is normally very vocal but since the turkeys have been in there with her I haven't heard any noises. Our peacock is now laying near the fencing watching them and sleeps next to their area... -
Peahen trying to mother turkey poults?
Our six year old peahen was recently introduced to our five-six week old turkey poults. They are separated with chicken wire. She stays near them, watching them closely, and when one was making a lot of noise she followed it around and opened her mouth very wide (as shown in photo). Is she... -
Our First Coturnix Quail Hatch
My dad & I bought two dozen Japanese/Coturnix quail eggs at our local auction. We ended up with 20 at the time of hatch. They should have hatched between June 8-10 but didn't start until June 12. We had four hatch on the 12th, 2 hatch on the 13th, and 1 hatch on the 14th. The last one to hatch... -
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Our Free DIY Duplex Coop (Photos)
My dad and I (he did the building and I did the designing) created this duplex coop for free! We started with this shelf my grandmother once used for canning in the basement. Then we turned it into this coop with materials we already had! We still need to paint it and add some finishing...- mar013q
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- Forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance
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Storing Fertile Peafowl Eggs
I don't have an auto turner. I've been storing them in the basement. They're laying on their side horizontally and I've been turning 3 times a day. How long can they be stored until incubation? -
Pic's of my 3 day old peachick
Very cute! My hen laid her first egg. I'm so excited for chicks! -
Storing Fertile Peafowl Eggs
My peahen laid her first and second eggs! I decided to take them to incubate them because the first one got smashed. How do I store all the fertile eggs until I put them into the incubator? How long can I keep them before needing to be incubated? I'm trying to wait as long as possible because I... -
How to prepare for peafowl mating?
Hello! I have a peacock that is 15-20 years old. He was hatched by my grandmother's peafowl when I was a kid. Now my husband and I have inherited him and we got a 6 year old peahen for him a few months ago. When we introduced them he bowed when she was near him and never tried to be aggressive... -
Is my hen a Buckeye?
I got the egg from a lady who has chickens has shows them in 4H. That's the only information I was given.- mar013q
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- Forum: General breed discussions & FAQ