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    Breed vs color for local fair exhibition

    I don't know that there is one that everyone would agree on. https://coturnixbreeders.com/standard-of-perfection These folks claim to have a working draft, but I'm not sure how much weight their organization carries. I also don't think they'll show you their draft without becoming a member...
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    Hi Chicken people!

    Welcome aboard!
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    Hi everyone. Exited to be here. We have 40 chickens of different ages. Have Had chickens off and on since childhood. This is a great forum. Thanks

    Welcome aboard!
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    Are Opossums Misunderstood?

    Mary is right. This is a common misconception, that Didelphis virginiana is immune to rabies. It doesn't seem to happen often, but they absolutely can contract it. Unfortunately the normal defense posture, assuming it doesn't play dead, is gaping mouth, tons of teeth, drooling everywhere...
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    Breed vs color for local fair exhibition

    Ideally, yes.
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    Breed vs color for local fair exhibition

    Hmmm, yes, which do you find more attractive, 8 entries of 12 week old coturnix or that one 8 year old peacock that some crazy person manages to drag onto the fair grounds? Seems a perfectly fair competition! :lau
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    Breed vs color for local fair exhibition

    The OP lists their location as Midwest US, and I would imagine the county fair is also US. I suspect the NPA system, logical or not, applies here. But anyway, the OP has quail, and the authority most interesting to them will be the fair grounds. Call them up. Ask if they can put you in touch...
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    dirty eggs in incubator?

    I've incubated some really filthy eggs and had them hatch just fine. Unfortunately the filthy ones that don't develop seem to be the ones most likely to explode, so proceed with caution.
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    Ring of death??

    That looks like a viable egg to me. I'd keep it in the incubator.
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    Show king pigeons as meat birds?

    Giant Runts and Kings are different breeds, but the difference between "show" and "production" are similar for both breeds. If you are reading this and show pigeons or other animals, I may give offense here. It isn't intentional, but I haven't shown animals since the youthful 4H days. The show...
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    Baby Chukar Care

    Wow, that's crazy! Thanks for pointing that out! I saw the post from @123Kamal on Sunday and I didn't realize they weren't the OP. So, yeah. My question about the quail is completely irrelevant. My apologies!
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    Baby Chukar Care

    You don't mention which quail you have. Buttons / kings and coturnix / japanese are really quite domesticated compared to many game birds. Chukars and ring neck pheasants in particular may come from a line bred more for flight and hunting than as "pets". Make sure they have some quiet. Cats...
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    My lovely yellow goldens.

    All intersting questions, particularly comparing jungle fowl to modern chickens. My success with shipped Chysolophus eggs hasn't been good, and that's been confirmed as typical by others here. I've done well with eggs where I was able to meet in person and not use the post. But other than...
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    My lovely yellow goldens.

    If you're not hatching them, I can't imagine a reason not to eat them. It's been a while since I ate duck or goose eggs, but I recently had an emu egg (scrambled it, if you're interested) and it was nearly all yolk. Guineas seem to have a more chicken-like yolk / white ratio. Maybe it is a...
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    Have any of you chilled incubating eggs during a power outage?

    Last week (week of April 28) I lost power on two separate days for a total of about 27 hours. This week 3 of 3 golden pheasant eggs hatched. However two of them are demonstrating leg / curled toe issues. One will likely pull through, in pretty sure the other is a loss. Also 1 of 1 white faced...
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