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Hen killing chicks after hatching
Hi! I am new and have never had chicken before. I have two hens and two rosters. The hens are laying eggs and one of them is a responsible mother incubating Hera and the other one. Yesterday eggs started hatching and only one is alive, the other was peck by one of the hens. A new one hatched...- rigelc
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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I want Eggs!!!!
Hi, I have had 4 Quails for almost a 6 months. They have layed only 2 eggs. O bought 2 females more and when I opened the bag to put them on their new house,there was already an egg. I tought it was the beginning of a new successfull production,but nothing happened. They biggest of my previous... -
Scared by Owl and hurt - treatment?
Hi, I am new to Quails and California. I had a group of 4 Quials that were killed by a raccon, I improved the cage and this time they were scared by an Owl that landed on the top of cage. One of the Quails probably bounced till it started bleeding. I don't know what to do. I cleaned a bit and... -
I think I bought OLD japanese quails :(
Thanks for your fast answer. In deed they had lots of changes and now adapting to the new hutch,they sleep in a wooden one and spent the day scratching the ground on a cage where they get some air and a bit of sun. I move one by one in the morning and evening from the hutc to the cage and vice... -
I think I bought OLD japanese quails :(
.Hi, I bought 4 Quails a month ago and I'm afraid that maybe they are not young enough for laying eggs. My previous Quails were killed and eaten by a raccoon, I bought those in a kind of farm and they were really active and not so tame. The new ones I got them in china town in SF. They were a... -
predadators
Hi, I had 4 quails in a wooden box for rabbits. I bought later a wire cage so they could have some air and sun...I made the mistake to leave them there overnight and a raccon (I did not see it but I know there is one around) likked them all eating wings and heards. I want to have Quails again... -
how to have a predator proof cage for quails?
Hi, I had 4 quails in a wooden box for rabbits. I bought later a wire cage so they could have some air and sun...I made the mistake to leave them there overnight and a raccon (I did not see it but I know there is one around) likked them all eating wings and heards. I want to have Quails again...- rigelc
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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where to buy Japanese Quail (Coturnix) and hot to keep them happy?
hey guys Do you think this is ok for 4 Quails? too big? too small? what can I do to avoid the raccon digging and trying to get my babies? http://www.amazon.com/Premium-Bunny-Barn-Rabbit-Hutch/dp/B001ATFGVI/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I47SBI5V1SUA&colid=2TE1ZAT8S2HMR -
where to buy Japanese Quail (Coturnix) and hot to keep them happy?
I had my 4 first Quail in a wooden box but I moved them veryday to a wire one...I did not want to disturb them so now and them I let them spend the night there...but the raccon manage to open the stupid rabbit cage I used and killed them all and took one...I think he attacked throug the holes... -
where to buy Japanese Quail (Coturnix) and hot to keep them happy?
by the way....woul be enough 1 male and 3 females for my onw little egg production? -
where to buy Japanese Quail (Coturnix) and hot to keep them happy?
Hi, I got the Quails...they were not sure which was male and female and I decided to get 2 and 2. They were fighting and a raccon killed them all after a month. I am going again to get my Quails and I hope to be more carefull this time/ -
where to buy Japanese Quail (Coturnix) and hot to keep them happy?
Quote: there is a Place in Santa Rosa CA about 35min from you and its called Western Farm Center and they have quail thats were im getting my girls hey quailbuddy, I went to the place.Ittook me an hour but it was nice I got the things I needed and 4 quails. The problem is that they were... -
where to buy Japanese Quail (Coturnix) and hot to keep them happy?
cool! Thanks for all the feedback.It looks like I will hacth them, I just need to find the incubator. -
where to buy Japanese Quail (Coturnix) and hot to keep them happy?
Hi, Thanks for the feedback. Aren't the hatching eggs to difficult for a new in the subject like me? -
Quail for egg production???
Hi, I am new and as the person that started this forum I have never had quails and I would have to start my own production of quail's eggs for my own consumption. My aunt had them and as a little girl I remember enjoying taking care of them when I went visiting. I would appreciate advise from...