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    When to stop rotating goose eggs in incubator?

    So I guess they none have to rotated anymore? These are mutts, mixed from my 10+ geese I already have.
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    When to stop rotating goose eggs in incubator?

    I have 2 eggs making noises out of 7 with some movement. When do I stop rotating the eggs? They were incubated on the 7th of last month. Anything I should be special? Mist with warm water maybe?
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    Need advise for candling

    I'm hatching mutts... could be from any of out 10 geese we have.
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    Need advise for candling

    14 eggs should be hatching this weekend in an incubator. Due to smell problems, I candled them and found 7 very easy to see in and 7 very dark and can not see in. I'm guessing the dark ones are fertile and the transluant ones infertile?
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    Silky brooding .. no eggs

    I closed the closet and the bedroom door about a hour ago. Never seen a really ****** off chicken before now.
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    Silky brooding .. no eggs

    She has been laying for 2 months now. Oh, she lives indoors with us. She would lay in our closet when the eggs are ready to come out then leave the eggs. In the past 3 days she hasn't laid anything and spends all her in on her closet nest. She doesn't come out. She is less than a year...
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    Goose Incubation & Hatching Guide - Completed!!!!

    How many times a day does one have to rotate goose eggs 180 degrees? They are to heavy for my chicken rotator.
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    Pet Coturnix Quail plucking feathers

    Prototype: 2.0 ... fallen and can't get up: He hates it, and if falls over (a lot with this on) he can't get up. He needs his wings. Newer version will be lighter material. Robotic wings is in the planning stage.
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    Pet Coturnix Quail plucking feathers

    Seems they all leave the wing feathers free. He chews them off to the shaft.
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    Pet Coturnix Quail plucking feathers

    Great, I ordered the feed you linked to... $14.00 for the bag, $40 to ship :( Mr Quail is worth it all.
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    Pet Coturnix Quail plucking feathers

    Would this work as food if we crush it? It should be easy to get locally. Can't find wild game feed. http://www.tscstores.com/25KG-ML-TURKEY-FINISHER-P29143.aspx#.VRafmuHcC_Q
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    Pet Coturnix Quail plucking feathers

    Thank you everyone! In the parrot world sexual frustration can cause plucking. I know he is sexually active and his favorite "sex toy" is a human hand :) Maybe he needs a lover? Can someone point me to a pattern or pictures of a full body suit? I'm trying to imagine something to stop him...
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    Pet Coturnix Quail plucking feathers

    He has a sand bath in children's play sand twice a day and loves it. We started giving him sand baths when he started plucking, suggested by an avian pet. Makes him happy but he's plucking more than ever. Avian vet wasn't really very knowledgeable and suggested we switch him to "quail...
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    Pet Coturnix Quail plucking feathers

    I'm a long time parrot owner and got a farm a few years ago. Lots of geese and ducks and chickens and a peacock. We have a coturnix quail and in the past months he has been pucking and chewing his feathers. He is a full blown pet and his favorite thing to do is sit on a human's lap. He...
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