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dogs and chickens
We have two dogs, ~3 years old. They are pound dogs, but have some kind of pointer in them. We live on 10 acres of woods, and have about 1/2 acre of grass. The dogs have the run of the grass and about 2-3 acres around our house (invisible fence). We got a couple outside cats about a year...- oskizzle
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Coturnix quail - no eggs yet!
I purchased 6 female quail approximately 4.5 weeks ago. The individual I bought them from said they were current egg layers, and I have no reason to doubt him. They have had plenty of food/water, are on a Purina Game Chow Growth and Plumage food. I recently put a cat litter box in their pen... -
Quail pen idea
I recently added 6 quail to our homestead, and had a crazy thought after seeing all the droppings under the pen after just one day...so I thought I'd throw it out there and get some opinions. My quail pen looks similar to this. I'm curious about doing some composting and having a worm bin... -
Door/entrance question
I have been building a quail pen similar to this , and am curious how big I need to make the door/entrance for quail to get through? I'm looking for a height/width. My goal is to maximize protection/warmth in the wood enclosed area as we get cold winters in the midwest, so I want something... -
Door/entrance question
I have been building a quail pen similar to this, and am curious how big I need to make the door/entrance for quail to get through? I'm looking for a height/width. My goal is to maximize protection/warmth in the wood enclosed area as we get cold winters in the midwest, so I want something that...- oskizzle
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Quail Enclosure Ideas
I'm in the very early stages of research and decision making about raising quail. One thing I'm looking into is what type of enclosure to build. I'm a DIY kinda guy, so I'm handy and can build something from scratch. I've been going through the sticky link that shows different pens, and have... -
japanese quail food consumption - check my math please
Could someone verify that my logic and math here are correct? The final amount of food cost for the last 6 weeks of a Japanese quail seems way too low... Info: quail were fed Starter Feed for first 10 weeks 1 pound = 453 grams Assume quail eat 18 g per day (high side of average that I've...