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    Question of the Day - Saturday, October 18th, 2025

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    Question of the Day - Saturday, October 18th, 2025

    6-7. The H and the E are brutal without having the backboard. Edit: Just realized I’ve probably been playing a weird hybridized version of HORSE/Around the World my entire life. 😅 Edit x2: Around the Horse??
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    Open Contest BYC Pets & Livestock Caption Contest 10-17-25 Pic by thecatumbrella

    Not an entry, but wanted to say thank you for picking Dory's photo. This was taken almost 20 years ago, when she was about 2 months-old. She really loved that plastic crate! Captions are cracking me up.:gig
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    At the end of my rope with 3 1/2 week-old chick.

    You know, I'm a little afraid to ask. I handed her over saying, "She's a bit hyperactive..." Understatement of the century.
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    At the end of my rope with 3 1/2 week-old chick.

    For anyone curious, Tilly turned out to be a pullet. Here she is in all her frizzly glory, up on a perch in her new home.
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    Building an 8’x24’ coop (pictures)

    Your son did an amazing job! I can see the appeal of painting the whole thing red, but the patchwork look is endearing in itself. What a fantastic space.
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    BYC Member Interview - BoundlessLove

    Great interview, Amanda! It's nice to formally meet you. I can't believe the chickens went up the ladder to roost... that is unreal! 🤣 I snuck a peak at your newly completed coop, and I'm in love with the eclectic look. I'll have to look through the build more thoroughly later.
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    Profitability

    I'm pretty sure the recommended ratio is something like 1:8-12, but I've also seen people with a single rooster for flocks of 30. You risk having altercations with multiple roos (if they're not separated), but it also increases the likelihood of fertilized eggs. Are you thinking of keeping the...
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    What made you happy today?

    Spent my lunch break reminiscing about 90's wrestling with my husband. Haven't laughed that much in a while. We're also planning to get quail eggs and meat this weekend to see if it will be worth eating our future pets. I'm pretty excited. Even bought a cheap pair of egg scissors!
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    What veggies do chickens like?

    Someone may have already mentioned this, but many chickens will be reluctant to puncture through fruit/vegetable skin to get to the good stuff. Mine really got into cucumber once I cut it into large chunks, leaving the open ends exposed for pecking. Same with apple (though apple should be a rare...
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    Profitability

    Hi Rose! Welcome to BYC :) I don't have any firsthand experience in trying to make a profit, but I can share the bit I've learned from someone that does. It really helps if you can utilize all aspects of the bird: eggs, meat, and breeding. They primarily use Buff Orpingtons. Fantastic layers...
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    Washing clean eggs??

    I wash them. Not sure how much it buys me on an egg that's pristine clean, but it makes me feel better if a piece of shell ends up in my food.
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    Confessions of a Chicken Keeper

    You’re such a scamp. Shoo, shoo! 🗞️
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    Things you wish you could say

    I’m so sorry, Blue. I said a prayer for her.
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    I'm a little bit confused. I definitely posted on Susan Skylark's page, commenting on a bird...

    I'm a little bit confused. I definitely posted on Susan Skylark's page, commenting on a bird painting. But Jimmy is adorable! I'm sorry for your loss.
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    Where do you get your quail eggs?

    Wow, learning quite a bit of detail from this one thread! Thank you everyone! Sounds like local is the way to go, if I can, just to keep them stable. I'm working my way through the BYC quail articles, as well as every questionable YT video I can find. 🤓
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    Where do you get your quail eggs?

    Oh that is so unfortunate about the Thieving Otter order! Do you happen to remember which eBay shop you got your eggs from? I'm starting to learn how accident-prone and homicidal quail can be, so I'm making encouraging my husband watch all these butchering videos to mentally prepare. 😅
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    I'm about to reply to your post, but I had to take a detour to tell you your profile photo is...

    I'm about to reply to your post, but I had to take a detour to tell you your profile photo is GORGEOUS! Is that something you painted yourself?
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    What made you happy today?

    I'm sitting in my fall-themed office, looking out the window at fall foliage while the sun winds down for the day. Think I'll grab a sparkling cider to enhance the mood. Also, the kind folks on BYC are helping me with a few quail questions. I love this community so much. Thank you, thank you.
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    Where do you get your quail eggs?

    Are these the $15 bluetooth ones? Because I've got plenty of those.
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