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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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    Worms in Coop

    Darn. I thought I attached a video, but it wouldn't work. Thank you for your help.
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    Worms in Coop

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    Worms in Coop

    We raise bobwhites. We've had several rainy days. My daughter came in from collecting eggs and said they were covered in tiny worms. She showed me that the floor is covered in these tiny, almost microscopic worms. They could have been there forever and I've never noticed them. Are they a threat...
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    Khaki Campbell nest

    Our KC is laying her 1st round of eggs. However, she's laying them right outside our quail pen (high traffic area). We are hoping she continues to lay and sit. But I'm afraid that once she starts sitting, we will disturb her while we tend to the quail. I don't want her to abandon the eggs. Do we...
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    Not hatching from certain day

    We had a low of 57. It's just peculiar to me. It's been so interesting to track.
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