Recent content by Tomqhill
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Mouse in the house
was doing my evening check, collect eggs, and freshwater - to my surprise, there was a little mouse running around in the coop - will that become a problem? pretty difficult to set a trap or poison.. what happens if his friends move in.? ideas? thanks tom -
something to Share for Quail Coop
an update.. SE Minnesota is -13 c or -18 c with wind chill keeping the two sides of the coop at just above 0 and -1 c.. had to add some plastic the wind was brutal.. - however I noticed the Quail just seem to congregate in the center there is plastic blocking the wind but not... -
just for fun.. how can 360 camera and live stream for coop - limited time or when battery is out..
https://vuze.camera/camera/vuze-xr-camera I like this one, they have another one that is much larger -
Keeping quail outdoors in winter?
I am in southern Minnesota, I'm keeping mine outside, i setup a timed light and a heating to keep the water area above freezing. covered the exposed area of coop with plastic - to keep the drafts and wind out - so far are doing ok -
just for fun.. how can 360 camera and live stream for coop - limited time or when battery is out..
two whites, the rest just the greyish brownish white -
just for fun.. how can 360 camera and live stream for coop - limited time or when battery is out..
Youtube live stream with Vuze XR camera from the coop - all in the name of science? -
Thinking of quail
i can't speak to keeping with other birds, - but the number of times I have had to run around the neighborhood because one flew away - you might never see them again if you free-range quail -
something to Share for Quail Coop
Quail Coop Keeper (Version 1.1) or QCK'er find my self working too much and associated stress - my wife suggested I find some sort of hobby to keep me busy instead of TV (I had Finished Game of Thrones ) Being in Minnesota and the weather turning into fall - I decided I will need to... -
Two more hatched.. but.....
thanks :) i will give that a try tonight.. -
Two more hatched.. but.....
how did you make the little shoe? like almost like just something ridge folded over? -
Two more hatched.. but.....
Neck looks ok , almost seems to be one leg , toes curled. Tries to move around but goes in circles , -
Two more hatched.. but.....
thanks, i will look when i get home, other than the legs, he seems alert - and tries to move around.. yes, the toes are curled - when i pick him up - seems to try and to straighten legs -
Two more hatched.. but.....
i have two more that hatched - just last night. - one us up moving around exploring the incubator - seems healthy and active - the other seems to just push himself around without standing up - not sure if his legs work(?) sometimes gets on his back and just flops around - if I pick him up... -
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