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I went from a 250 watt red heat lamp bulb to a 25 watt regular red light bulb and put it down closer to the quail, and quit losing quail at that point. Thanks for the suggestions that the Heat might be to high. Hopefully this will save the last seven quail.

I am also losing a quail or two a day. They are eating chick starter that has been ground up fine,drinking water, running around, i do have a heat lamp in one corner of their box, (but their box is 6 feet long and two feet wide, they can self regulate heat), But when i check in on them one or...

I am in the same situation. I bought some bird feed, (parakeet i think ), form wal-mart and ground it some in a blender. Hope it works till morning !

Here is the sale bill for the small animal sale in Osceola, March 20th. is there a way to make it bigger??

Quote: Shabbyfarms called them - it starts at 9 am and if you want to sell poultry they have to have their p/t test done. Ok, sounds great. I hope I get to go. What is a p/t test and where do I get it? p/test = pullorum test and there will be a tester on site, small fee per bird. I...

Quote: I just called one of the Auctioneers for the small animal sale in Osceola, he said they start at 9 AM. First one is March 20 th and second one is April 17 th. Chickens have to be POLARIUM, (spell??) tested.

Climbing a rock wall sounds like fun, but living in the moutains for two months, THAT WOULD BE AWSOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If they get frozen, you are safe they will not hatch.

I don't think you should eat the eggs !! I think you should send them to me and let me eat the eggs !!! I wouldn't be worried about them.

Yes i would make an observed try !!!

Did you get the Windchill Willies delivered ???

Today when i was out at the chicken coop with 23 hens and 3 rooster Maran chickens that are two months old, and one older hen that is blind, i found an egg laying on the floor!!! First egg around here since ???? Most likely the old blind hen layed this egg ?? Right ? I guess i was thinking...

Quote: What is Boss ?

TELL HER THANK YOU for doing what she does!!! She sounds very brave and i do not think, "that apple fell far from the tree"!!!

I have 20 hens of laying age and have been getting ONE egg, ON A GOOD DAY, since Thanksgiving ?? (free range, full feed, no light) Feathers all over the place, so i have been blaming it on the hens molting. But i do not have much experience with chickens so maybe something else is going on??