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    Will a muscovy drake provide some protection against a fox?

    A muscovy drake can get to 7kg, the same weight as a red fox. Would a fully grown drake fight off a red fox? Would a fully grown drake be able to be housed outside the coop at night?
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    ISA brown egg numbers

    Thanks for the info. It's almost winter here so things are slowing down. I just picked up 5 rescued hens. They are 12-18 months old. So I can expect at least an egg every second day.
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    ISA brown egg numbers

    I'm sure we've all heard that ISA browns can lay +300 eggs in the first year. But, in backyard environment, how many eggs will an ISA brown lay in the second and third year? Thanks in advance.
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    brooding standard eggs with bantam eggs

    Hi all. I plan to brood some eggs for the coming Spring. I am hoping to brood 4 brahma eggs and 6 pekin eggs. Would a silkie hen be able to brood large and small eggs together? I could brood them one batch at a time but it's a damn long drive to pick up the eggs and I was not keen to make 2...
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    Need help breeding meat quails

    in case anyone is still following, Stallone is 270grams and an excellent stud male. i have 70% fertility with 1:14 ratio!!!
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    Anyone tried outrageous male to female ratios?

    I have a 98 egg incubator. I only have 1 breeding cage which is 100cm x60cm. Hence why I keep only 1 male. Perhaps I will split the cage into 2 compartments and have 1 roo with 7 hens for each. That way, I will still be able to fill the incubator within 7 days.
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    Anyone tried outrageous male to female ratios?

    I have had my first hatch with a 1 male, 10 females ratio. I have had people tell me that I should expect 50% or higher hatch. My result was only 25%. I'm not sure whether to introduce more males or try my luck again. I need a source from veteran breeders that is reliable. Has anyone here...
  8. birdmandan

    Chicks keep running from me

    They are a month old now. I have transferred them to a coop. They are much friendlier now. New friends are easily made with a handful of mealworms.
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    Chicks keep running from me

    Hi all. I incubated 18 eggs and 14 hatched just 2 weeks ago. They are currently in the brooder. Everytime I open the brooder to feed, clean or water them, they all run, flap and scramble. They are frizzles, pekin and silkies. I heard that they become friendlier after 6 months or when you...
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    Stunning before slaughtering

    Yeah but you don't eat the sparrows. Throwing may bruise or damage the meat.
  11. birdmandan

    How to successfully use a cheap chinese plastic incubator

    Pics of the incubator in action.
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    How to successfully use a cheap chinese plastic incubator

    Alright folks. I had the fun of not doing my research before buying an incubator and getting myself the fast easy option from ebay for $72 including auto turner and delivery. Many of my friends frowned upon the decision but I was not keen on spending $500 for a machine that I might only use...
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    Amy, you are a champion. Great articles, particularly on humidity!

    Amy, you are a champion. Great articles, particularly on humidity!
  14. birdmandan

    quail names

    Naming animals that have short lifespans seem pointless. None of my birds seem to live past 8 weeks for some reason.
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    Coturnix Quail - temperature tolerance

    My heat bulb blew when my batch was 10 days old. The temp was below 40 degree F. The chicks were only 50 grams but all survived the night without any problems. I quickly replaced the bulb when i noticed in the morning.
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    What is the lowest humidity you have used to hatch quail?

    Funny story. I had major issues with my humidity so incubated at 70% with 85% at lockdown. I hatched 22/24 fertile eggs. I removes 6 infertiles before lockdown. That is my best result so far. I might throw the dry hatch out the window and stick to the insanely high humidity.
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    Need help breeding meat quails

    Nope. 220 was week 5. This is week 6. 239 grams. After eating 150 grams of feed for the week, the bird put on under 20 grams. Growth has slowed to where the food/meat trades off poorly. It's dinner time!
  18. birdmandan

    What is the lowest humidity you have used to hatch quail?

    I'm having a hell of a time with getting good humidity with my rubbish incubator. I incubated at 70% humidity for the entire hatch. Will let you guys know the results.
  19. birdmandan

    Need help breeding meat quails

    220 grams at 6 weeks. Next week will probably be the last weigh-in. They will probably all go to bird heaven.
  20. birdmandan

    Can I feed bantams with game bird starter?

    Good feeckback and suggestions. Well, I wasn't planning on feeding just 100% GBS. Kitchen scraps, bread, rice, vegetable scraps, forage and bugs. I think it's a viable option to feed GBS and throw in a few things for variety. I raise jumbo quail hence the 33%. My house/land is only 165m2 or...
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