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  1. ChickenChaps

    Incubating in my bra

    This is so interesting! Ive heard of people doing this, long time ago. but its super fun to read it unfold as its happening! I have no idea how in the world yall can sleep with an egg in your boob. I sleep on my stomach alot, so ... lol that just wont work.
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    still unsure of sex

    Neither of them have beards yet. I think the one you are talking about it just a week or so younger. He/she seems to develop the snood, carnuckles etc slower, later than the other. Otherwise, they look very similar, legs same thickness and length, about the same size overall as well. This...
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    still unsure of sex

    Oh dear... I was afraid of that. dang. First thought was 2 hens, now 2 toms. Thanks for your replies!
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    still unsure of sex

    I posted a while back asking what sex my turkey poults were. 2 replies both said they were hens. Now they are alot bigger (bigger than a chicken) and I am still unsure if they are hens. One in particular gobbles and struts. Both have though. They look so much alike, I just am not sure...
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    sex my turkeys?

    Cool! Thanks for the help! Guess I need to find a tom for them. :)
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    sex my turkeys?

    Thanks! How can you tell? Someone said the male will have a redder head. But its strange, they will both change their head color more or less red. I keep looking for differences and they are so much alike I wasnt sure. Educate me please? :) Thanks folks! Are they black slate?
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    sex my turkeys?

    Ok, another what sex are they. lol I think they are black slate? Is that right? They are almost 2 months old I think? or not quite... Any idea what sex they are? First time for turkeys for me. :) Thanks in advance!
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    rats!

    Do rats kill quail?
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    rats!

    I have guineas. Maybe thats why there are no rats in the chicken coop! lol I cant put guineas in with the quail though, right? That would be perfect if I could do that. I know probably not good idea though...
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    rats!

    Thanks for the ideas! I will try the lye too. Will that harm dogs and cats? I tried the bucket with water trick last time I had rats and never caught a one... I have dogs and cats, but the rats have too many escapes... Which also makes it impossible to shoot them. I could potentially...
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    rats!

    Thanks! I will try the cayenne. Id be afraid still the rats could carry the poison out of the bottle and drop it someplace else as they have done before. I have too many free range critters (horses, chickens, guineas, goats, cats, dogs) I have a huge coop/run for the quail. It would cost a...
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    rats!

    Any clever ideas on how to get rid of rats? They have the free buffet of food in the quail coop, so baiting them into a trap just doesnt seem to work! I have 2 cats. One I feed in the feed room, so he basically lives out there just for this purpose. He has killed 2, but Ive got more than...
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    Incubators... what are you using??

    Is there warmer/cooler spots in the big cabinet incubators? I would think with the heating elements at the top, even with the fan there, that area near there would be warmer than the shelf below, and the bottom would be even more cooler. Is this true? If so, how much temperature difference is...
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    fertility observation

    Oh well... was just wondering. So, if the hens have almost ceased laying - is it too late to start putting light on them to get the 14+ hours? I though I remembered reading that there is some anomoly of having to wait some amount of time before adding light once they already go into winter...
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    fertility observation

    I am wondering if this is a true observation, if any one else has noticed it to be true or not? My coturnix quail that are not supplemented with extra light have stopped crowing. Would you assume then the eggs are not fertile? or at the least, not really good fertility rates? They are not...
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    First Attempt at Goat Cheese (PIX)

    Can you share the recipe? please???!
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    Shelf life of eggs

    Would quail eggs go bad sooner than a chicken egg?
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    are your guineas still laying ?

    My guineas are just now 19 weeks old. I expected that they wouldnt lay until next spring, being so late in the year. But I swear I got a guinea egg! It was in the nest with some chicken eggs, but really it looks just like a guinea egg. Is that possible??? Course I am in Florida where its...
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    my new incubator

    Ok. Will do. Thanks! I still need to find a really good thermometer/hygrometer too.
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    my new incubator

    Quote: and how's the temps holding? I havent run it yet other than just a few hours. The test runs it held temp perfectly! Thanks for the great comments.
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