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So this summer I ordered 2 dozen valley quail eggs and hatched 2 chicks in the first dozzen and 5 in the second. Out of all 7 chicks only 2 survived to adulthood. The first chick was from the first dozen and is definitely a male. The second was from the second doezen and is starting to get its...

yeah the whole set up is temporary. the pen is usually just my pigeon loft where I keep my semi-disabled rooster and the peacock. it's my old chicken yard, so I use it for a transition pen. usually I wouldn't mix so many species, but things lined up just right so that I had all of them come in...

Ok thanks! The set up he’s in right now is just temporary until I can get another pen built.

I just purchased a 2 year old male. he is in a pen that is about 15 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 8 feet tall, that also houses my mandarin duck pair, single male peacock, two roosters and a crap ton of pigeons. I have the following questions, 1. I payed $60 for mine, is that a fair price? 2...

currently I raise red goldens, and blue peafowl, and will have some reeves in the near future. however I really want to get into some of the more exotic pheasant varieties like Argus and green peafowl. only problem is I live in the middle of Colorado where temperatures regularly drop below 20...

I've seen them on eBay for like $10 an egg, is this reasonable and is there anywhere else to get them besides eBay? what temperature and humidity levels do they need to be kept at and also what is the hatch rate? any help is greatly appreciated.