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    Broody Mama Hatched Chicks Within Unfriendlies

    Thank you! I'm assuming that these hens will stay with the eggs and abandon the babies. At this point, I guess we will just stay vigilant and snag the chicks as they hatch.
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    Broody Mama Hatched Chicks Within Unfriendlies

    This is regarding bobwhites, but figured the concept is similar. I've got a pretty large covy (40ish birds). Recently I've had two females turn broody for the 1st time. They both have a fairly large clutch of eggs (16 and 28). We woke this morning to a newly hatched chick, barely alive, a good...
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    Mama hatched chick amongst the covy

    I've got a pretty large covy (40ish birds). Recently I've had two females turn broody for the 1st time. They both have a fairly large clutch of eggs (16 and 28). We woke this morning to a newly hatched chick, barely alive, a good distance from either nest. We grabbed him and placed him in a...
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    Bird Flu in bobwhites?

    I should have been more specific. We wouldn't be eating the random dead birds. I just plan on butchering the younger covey and was hesitant to eat the meat if that was a possibility. My two covers are about a 10 ft distance from one another. No other birds (besides 3 ducks). They both are fed...
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    Bird Flu in bobwhites?

    Oh, I should have been more specific. We wouldn't be eating the random dead birds. I just plan on butchering the younger covey and was hesitant to eat the meat if that was a possibility. As far as age span, I'm unsure. I thought I read when we first hatched these, that 5 years was typical. But...
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    Bird Flu in bobwhites?

    I've got a covey of 16 bobwhites that were born April 2022. In the last few months, I've lost 3 or 4...when I haven't lost that in total for the last 2 years. I feel like that's pretty young for them to start dying off. I also have a batch of about 30 young ones that I've raised for butchering...
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    Pipped at the bottom

    Thanks!!
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    Pipped at the bottom

    Two fold question... Day 25 in the incubator for my bobwhites. The majority are hatched and in the brooder, but I still have several cheeping and pipping. I have several that have pipped on the wrong side of the egg. It's more of in the middle or towards the point of the egg. 1. What causes...
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    Chick pipped/rocked mysterious death

    Were your humidity levels where they should be? I hatch bobwhites and day 16/17 are earlllly. I have had them start pipping on day 19 but not earlier than that. But I don't know about other breeds. 60-65% humidity is good for lockdown. However, I am on day 23 with 50 eggs. I accidently goofed...
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    Female? Male?

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    Female? Male?

    Fuly matured Bobwhite. I'm calling it female?? Not seen a gold head and white patch. What say you?
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    Worms in Coop

    Thanks for your help!
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    Worms in Coop

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    Worms in Coop

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    Worms in Coop

    Great idea.
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