Recent content by PinkBee
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Mealworm farming
I just found this thread and am wondering how one uses squares of newspaper? I have tp rolls (within tp rolls) in mine, but I'm finding lots of dead beetles again. I'll switch to newspaper as, when I move the beetles to a new bin, it's difficult to get all the beetles out of the rolls. (Now to...- PinkBee
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- Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
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Quail on Deep Litter - Why it Works
Here's another picture now that I put it more together. (Notice, no doors on the cages yet.) -
Quail on Deep Litter - Why it Works
I'll but putting the cages into a hutch (sort of) that will have 1x4 or 1x6s all around. (Here's a picture of the unfinished hutch/shelves. Easier than trying to describe it!) The front boards will be removable allowing me to slide the cages into the shelves (and remove them for cleaning later... -
Fairfax County, VA
What about raising gamebirds in FFC? I have coturnix quail. I do not live in FFC currently, did some years ago, and will probably be moving back into the area in the not too distant future. Any info would be great!- PinkBee
- Post #141
- Forum: Local Chicken Laws & Ordinances
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Quail on Deep Litter - Why it Works
Oops! Yes. Mats, newspaper, a THICK layer of hay, then a less thick layer of pine shavings. This is a picture of my brooder (and several of my scruffy, nearly 4 week old quail), set up like I intend outside (but I won't be using the cardboard liner outside.) After they mashed it all down, it's... -
Ideas on Quail feeders please
I know it was mean, but it totally cracked me up. That bird was so offended! -
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Quail on Deep Litter - Why it Works
For my outside cages I'm going to be putting down shelf liner over the bottom wires to keep the litter in. Maybe over this I'll put a layer of newspaper. Not sure yet. -
Ideas on Quail feeders please
I didn't get to the feed store today to get a new feeder, but I did go to Ace and found this food dish. It's probably too small for fitting the feeder into and I didn't know what to put over it to temporarily make it a non-scratch-outable food dish, so this is my temporary answer. It is working... -
all who are hatching quail
I know we're not supposed to help, but one of my chicks got stuck in his egg. Pipped on day 17, zipped sometime, but on day 18 it was completely still. Day 19 I thought, what the heck, let's see why it died, and picked it up and gently pulled the two halves apart (egg was very hard and crackly... -
Ideas on Quail feeders please
I'm having to buy a couple feeders/waterers in the next couple days to set up another cage. Thank you for posting this with pictures! This is what I'm going to get. (No construction is great for me!) Also, as WaterfowlWeirdo asked, would this work for the waterer, too? -
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If anyone is wondering how much quails stinks...
I'm really smell sensitive as well. That said, I have 15 3 week old quail in a 2x4 brooder/cage in my house and, at this point, I have to do a bit of spot cleaning once a day (though I can stretch it to 1-1/2 days, but I'm sure that'll change soon.) I have, from the start, given them 1/2 tsp ACV... -
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Quail Entertainment
I love the "hiding the mealworm" idea! So, do you use live mealworms or dried? I use litter, so should I put the mealworms in the litter or in their box of dirt? Fun!