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    Bobwhite quail piling up

    If you use wood shavings get them out of area. They eat the wood shavings and they cannot digest the pine shavings so they pile up and die from a belly ache I presume. Hard lesson to learn bit once you change wood shavings out for straw(preferably wheat straw) they should act more normal. Only...
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    using extremely high temps to hatch only females

    Eggs being set (in temperature controlled location) must be at 60 to 65 degrees, 55 is assured infertility. Eggs continue to develop at 70 degrees or warmer although at a slower rate than your 99,7 optimal temp for incubation . I have eggs survive overheating temps up past the alarm setting of...
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    Lost my top girl today. 😢

    I stand corrected a barn owl will behead a burd also but usually night predator.
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    Lost my top girl today. 😢

    From my experience only predator that removes the head are mink. You dont have to live near water to have a mink issue. They are efficiently fast killers of anything on ground or can get to and easily will try to attack even a large turkey. I have had mink fit thru a 1.25" size hole and thru...
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    What to do about the raccoons?

    Go nearest farm store and look for dog proof foot hold traps. Use a metal rebar electic fence post with the triangle spade only push the non spade end thru then end link of trap and pound half way into ground. Set spring loaded trigger and bait with cat food around and sone inside tube of trap...
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    Crazy gun toting neighbour and his dogs

    Had a neighbor growing up that the air pumped bb/pellet rifles he used whole peppercorns instead of bb's (same size)and it just has to get under skin of nuicance dog and burn his arse enough he won't forget soon and give a wide birth of your property and birds from his fanny burning experience...
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    Crazy gun toting neighbour and his dogs

    If that doesn't work report him as a domestic terrorist! That won't go univestigated. He may need a week mental health evaluation.
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    Crazy gun toting neighbour and his dogs

    Install electric fencer to keep him and his dogs off property. Install / Roll out a green mesh privacy fence so he can't see your direction. His dogs kill your animals you have right to see that animal as a threat to you and your livestock and self defense will be on your side. Call your local...
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    Do people lie about how many eggs they get??

    I was told by several old timers who helped me start my flock, "every hen has an egg developing and wants to lay a egg EVERY DAY", if you find the happy medium of light, temperature and a place easily accessible and they like to lay in you can succeed even thru winter. You can't be afraid to try...
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    If feed stores closed and you can’t free range...

    I myself am trying to develope a chicken that lays toilet paper rolls(aka current golden eggs) be trying different plant and outdated bread store loafs they give away when expiration date is reached. All the grocery stores are out of their 10 month old Eggs in any container so I have people...
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    DAY 20 Power outage

    Embryo still continues to develop if above 75 degrees F for a period of time.. people set eggs they collect all week in coolers between 60 to 65 degrees F and then let warm up to room temp before putting all eggs into incubator so they all hatch nearly within same day. So power going off is not...
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    Q about feeding mice. **Those against killing mice DO NOT CLICK***

    Instead of any type of poison, I have turkey pens, multiple gamebird pens and chicken pens for 60 plus chickens. Mice were a huge issue in every pen and coop. I have 20 plus farm cats and they love mice but can't keep up. I just found recipe for one part plaster of Paris and one part corn meal...
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    Butler Bobwhite or Georgia Giant Bobwhite?

    Ted , new subscriber, looking to make connections for next season on purchasing some Butler eggs or day old chicks for next spring 2019 to start a butler flock. I currently have over a 1000 bobwhite and raise thousands of ringnecks for people stocking land or dog training/trials , hunting Clubs...
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