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    Quail vs. Chickens

    Hi, Not looking for a war about quail and chickens. I want facts about the differences between them. For example I just saw that quail hatch in 17 days instead of 21. And they start laying in a single digit number of weeks (7-9?). Wow. Also apparently the chicks are more frail (more...
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    New Roo in quarantine... Help me identify him?

    Please help id "Dinky Roo" we got him today. He has short feathered legs & toes, guy said he's 3 years old. Thank you!
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    Does she miss her eggs?

    I have 4 banty hens, and 1 (I think it was only 1) started laying a week ago (7 eggs in 8 days -- there were 2 on the first day, which probably explains why that hen was so uncomfortable!). Today, I got an egg in the morning. Later, a different hen (Brownie) was back in her coop while the...
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    Integrating New Chicks?

    I have 9 incubated bantam chicks born on/about Memorial Day (2+ weeks old). They're pretty advanced in their development from what I can tell -- neck & head feathers coming in, they fly to the top of a roost or the top of the draft cardboard in their cage (about 12-14 inches high), and the...
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    Slimy, yet satisfying...?

    I have been trying to train my 2+ week old bantam chicks to eat bugs. First, on any introduction of bugs to the brooder, half the chicks run screaming like girls. A few will gladly eat armadillo bugs, ants, etc. and they ALL go crazy over freezedried mealworms -- when I hold one out it's gone...
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