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    Baby Qauil keep dieing HELP!!!

    When I hear tub, I think problems. I have many wire cages, some were intended for rabbits and others for canaries. For quail, I use the double canary cage which has a removable partition and wrap 3/4 side in cardboard. No bedding and place a paper towel down in one corner with a mash spread on...
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    quail eggs - to friends

    It's the opposite here, lol. $1 doz for hatching and about $3 for eating. Maybe they figure they spend money on containers and refrigeration. I have seen them go at the local livestock auction for as much as $10/doz., don't know what the intended use for the auctioned ones were.
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    48 hours...should I see this?

    wait a few more days, 7 is usually the standard, and candle again.
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    Setting up for a more successful hatch

    Your thermo is "supposed" to be at the top of the eggs. Most (not all) bator thermo's are a small glass bulb stapled to a thin clear plastic that you simply lay on top of the eggs. Surface temp and air temp will vary slightly so you should just rely on one. I have used the bulb, a thermocouple...
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    What a newbie needs to know about hatching eggs

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    Hens are 28 and 29 weeks old and still not laying

    If it fits in a pot its never a waste of feed.
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    Hens are 28 and 29 weeks old and still not laying

    I bought my hens (chicks) in mid-April and they did not start laying until mid-December. They are leghorns,rocks, and RIR's. They all began laying the same week. I changed the feed in early December (brand not protien) and added 5 pounds cracked corn per 20 pounds crumble. Coincidence? IDK, but...
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    Mixed flock age feeding needs?

    I planned on putting them in one of my rabbit cages with food and water and placing that inside the main coop for a few days then releasing them and watching what happens. That way they are protected the whole time and everthing has a full view of each other. My bigger concern was the feed. The...
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    Mixed flock age feeding needs?

    The pullets will be 10 months old when I add the 8 week old chicks. Aside from building a holding/rearing coop, I will be putting them all together. I dont really have the footprint to build another coop right now as I am adding another duck pen and expanding my rabbit pens. When we were little...
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    Mixed flock age feeding needs?

    My current flock is around 8 months now. I want to get another group together soon so I have a staggered laying flock. My concern and question is if they are all going to be raised together then how do I ensure that the chicks are getting grower and the pullets and hens getting layer feed? Or do...
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    Mallard Q's

    There are other Pekin females, just the one mallard female though. For some reason the drake pekin is just plain ol mean.
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    Should I give my Mallards away?

    So let me get this straight... the lady who "rescued" feral cats ( feral meaning wild ) is giving someone grief about truly rescuing something that would have most likely perished had a human not intervened. Did the cat lady re-release those wild cats into their natural habitat or did she...
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    Mallard Q's

    I got 3 juvenile mallards in a Pekin trade at the local feed store and was wondering what anyones experience is in regards to breeding them out. Two of them are male, their colors came in, and one female. Should I barter away the extra male or find him a new home? Or will the extra male not...
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    I've noticed these large holes in the dirt under my raised coop and got the shovel out to investigate. What I found where these large 2" grubs. After Google'ing them they are Green Fruit Beetle larvae aka June Bugs around here. Needless to say my hens and ducks love them. I harvest only a few at...
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