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    Pavers for coop walls, suggestions?

    Nice thank you for the pointers
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    Pavers for coop walls, suggestions?

    That looks super cool! Has it been tested by snow? Ours won’t be in the shade so we’ll go with a solid tarp or roof during the summer months. We’re gonna leave one or two pavers out for the door, and the triangles on the roof will be hardware cloth for vents.
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    Pavers for coop walls, suggestions?

    Oh the pictures are awesome, we're indeed planning a hinged A-frame! We're considering whether to install a window either on the south side of wall or on the roof as we have lots of left-over window panes. The extra 4x8 space will also be their winter outdoor space when we inevitably get...
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    Pavers for coop walls, suggestions?

    Hinged roof should give us proper access (walk-in)
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    Pavers for coop walls, suggestions?

    We plan on getting 4-5 khaki campbells for eggs next year. we’ve been told to get their housing ready before even looking for ducklings. Our plan is to build 2 of these 4x8 paver sided garden beds next to each other, one for a house and one for a nighttime enclosure. We’re leaving one paver...
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    Strange Display from Male Quail

    Six!!!:eek: I think ours only had problems with hens that ran away from him. Well I've got 5 good adolescent males to choose from for his replacement :)
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    Strange Display from Male Quail

    You’re right it’s a temporary set up in our sun room right now. I give them “supervised” dust baths to make sure the dust all drops into the pan under it, can’t wait to move them outside to a covered porch (under construction) Play structures are removed in the evenings to allow eggs to roll...
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    Strange Display from Male Quail

    He did scalp one of the girls really badly, and never quite got the hang of crowing properly. If he knew what freezer camp was he should be walking on eggshells really.
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    Strange Display from Male Quail

    He's my first ever male, I'll reserve judgement until I see if the new males are more...friendly.
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    Strange Display from Male Quail

    He's in there with 5 egg-laying ladies, is he feeling threatened by the adolescent males next door? (they're full grown now, going into freezer camp in 2 days)
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    Feed supplements to quail? ? Herbs?

    I’ve only given them dandelions so far and all they do is lay on it while pecking furiously 😆 Our kale isn’t in the ground yet but there will be plenty when they’re planted! Thanks for the tips!
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    Feed supplements to quail? ? Herbs?

    I have loads of oregano and rosemary from the garden! Will see what they like 😊 Do you find these alter the taste of their eggs at all?
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    Feed supplements to quail? ? Herbs?

    🦟 I collected a lot of flies from our windows and the quail go nuts for it. We get so many mosquitoes here I was thinking of setting up one of these fan traps and feeding the victims to our quail. 🌱Are there safe herbs I can feed my Japanese quail? I saw some articles on feeding them small...
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    UGLIEST crowing from 8 week old roo

    What! ... does that mean it’s a male chick?
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    UGLIEST crowing from 8 week old roo

    He is cute, but also a jerk. He hogs the dust bath and won’t let the ladies have a turn...... until one of the ladies taught him a lesson
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