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7x California Quail + hutch, Bay Area, CA
Sorry, long gone. I need to figure out for to delete this listing...- amaurer
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Male killed two hens now!
I posted up here that my male (living with 6 females) had nearly scalped one... https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/653538/yayay-first-egg-and-a-problem That bird ended up dying, despite separating her and treating the wounds. I just came home to find another one dead today, also with... -
YAYAY FIRST EGG!! and a problem... :(
Thanks. I'm looking around right now for some BlueKote locally. Being hard to find... -
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Kelly managed to snag her without anyone escaping (:)) so we've got her in a separate pen for today. Will try some neosporin this evening. -
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Holy ****, he's in! Your finger-crossing worked!! Now, for the hen... nothing to do but isolate her? -
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I assume I'll be trying all of the above... but I'm not hopeful. These guys are still pretty wild, he won't let me get close. -
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Mr. Genius is back... no idea how to get him inside tho if he doesn't choose the chute on his own. -
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...worse... ... the male escaped when we were trying to isolate her. None of these birds are smart enough to use the recall chute in the side of their pen (thats how we lost the other males) so he's probably a goner. So much for my grand quail experiment. ******. -
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Well first happy news - my California's laid their first egg today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... but also some bad news; one of the hens has been BADLY pecked. We have 6 hens and 1 male, and for whatever reason he just really likes (or hates, I guess) this one hen. Shes missing... -
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7x California Quail + hutch, Bay Area, CA
No you'll need a pickup or trailer.- amaurer
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7x California Quail + hutch, Bay Area, CA
Thanks, but no - part of my goal here is to find someone to take the coop off my hands. :)- amaurer
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7x California Quail + hutch, Bay Area, CA
Los Gatos; South Bay/Peninsula.- amaurer
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7x California Quail + hutch, Bay Area, CA
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When will my californias lay??
I have 6 female, 1 male California quail living outside here in CA. When about can I expect them to start laying? . They're all 1 year old this month.
