Recent content by tbone
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sick gobbler i think...
my 4 year old eastern gobbler has developed a purple spot on his waddles just wondering if anyone know what this could be??? -
My favorite roo broke his beak - UPDATE HE'S GONE :(
thats one reason i raise all browns i cant tell them apart and dont get attached.. sorry for your loss..... -
single wild eastern turkey
it prolly doesnt leave but just flys up in a tree . the ones that winter here never go very far at all....... -
preserving quail eggs- Miss Prissy?????
why not just use an incubator that way you wont ruin a good jerky machine with egg stink should one explode..... -
Made my first Video Movie thing for coturnix :P
cool video.......definately need some commentary... -
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well so far so good....lol
after killing all 42 of my last hatch waiting for them to dry i was a bit apprehensive about todays hatch ......so far 30 have hatched and been moved to the brooder so they already have made it longer than the last ones...lol.... these quail even dried right in the incubator but seem to be... -
watering newborn coturnix
what do you all use to water with the first few days to keep them lil buggers from drowning???? -
gonna give 200 eggs the hot bath......
i have been eating alot of blt's lately since my home grown tomatoes started getting ripe and i always crack a few quail eggs in the bacon grease when i am done they are like egg sliders....lol -
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gonna give 200 eggs the hot bath......
thanks for the replies i had been boiling them for 12 minutes with no problems but i knew i had read on here that i could get away with alot less....... -
my 17 day setback is almost over
after my whole last hatch died in the bator while i was waiting for them to dry. i am wondering if that happens again on wenesday can i take wet chicks and put them into the brooder to dry????my chicks always came out nice and dry when i had my sportsman but dont think my forced air hova will... -
gonna give 200 eggs the hot bath......
how long do i need to boil coturnix eggs for???? -
laying again!
Quote: you know i have noticed that the quail seem to have more energy and seem to try and fly more with the 28% feed.also it was mid 90's and very humid the week i changed the feed . and the day after they quit laying we cooled way down upper 70's so i guess you could count heat stress as a... -
laying again!
well they started laying again after the addition of new birds and a feed switch 10 days ago.heres what adding a few new birds into the pen and upping the protein in the feed from rual king 20%meat bird crumble to 28% buchheit game bird starter(non medicated) did to my girls egg production...