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    New to Quail

    I was talking to a large scale quail breeder yesterday and he said at 73% it was too low. I see so many different variations on what it should be. I have four that hatched and are fine. It’s a learning experience for sure
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    New to Quail

    I don’t think I can salt test this one. It’s digital. And at lockdown the humidity was in the mid 70s
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    New to Quail

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    New to Quail

    I have a thermometer and humidity guage but it’s not sale tested. It’s just a tiny little black unit that displays temp and humidity
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    New to Quail

    Of the three chicks two are jumbo Pharoah and will be feather seizable. The other is a Texas A&M
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    New to Quail

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    Why cant i peel an egg?

    Try steaming them for about 20 minutes instead of boiling. Shells come right off. I use an instapot and the eggs fall right out of the shells.
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    New to Quail

    Hi all, I am just getting started with obtaining and raising coturnix quail. We just had our first hatch last night. Unfortunately it wasn’t a great one. Half the eggs were not fertilized and of the remaining 12, only had 3 live hatches. A couple pipped but died before they hatched. In the...
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    Should I?

    if the duck is a female and was raised with the hens, she should be fine without another duck. However if it’s a drake, you’ll need to get other ducks and keep him away from the chickens. Drakes can kill chickens trying to mate them. Drakes have large, coiled penises and hens will be badly...
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    My flock

    i have 21 chickens. 20 hens and one accidental rooster. He was in a “pullet” bin but you know how that goes. Anyway, I just combined my 12 week olds with my 6 month olds. No problems at all. Now all want the top perch. The two on the middle perch took their time getting into the coop and...
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    New member

    Thank you! I do plan to plant shrubs and build a dust bath plus a covered feed/water station.
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    New member

    Hi, my name is Stephanie. I got my first 13 hens in November and fell in love. So in February I got 8 more. One of them turned out to be a roo so we are hoping he behaves. The first 13 are laying and last night we put the newbies into the coop with them. Very little squabbling between the...
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