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    Golden Sex Link--did they mess this up?

    I like to joke that I'm cursed with boy-picking hands. I inevitably get a rooster in most batches of chicks I pick out from sex-sorted bins. I thought I'd get a sex link this time as wouldn't it be fun to KNOW it's a hen? I think the feed store might have messed up their labeling or something...
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    Respiratory Distress

    One of my hens had been crowing for a couple days. Everything I looked up said that it was a behavioral/hormonal issue. Then, last night, I found her on the floor of the run, struggling to breathe. We rushed her to the emergency vet, but they couldn't determine what was wrong from an external...
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    Easter Egger - Pullet or Roo?

    We picked up a couple of chicks at the end of July, both supposedly pullets, but since sexing is only 90% accurate... I have the sinking feeling 'she' is actually a roo. About six weeks old, named Leiliana. Leiliana has grown very very fast, to the point where we had been thinking there was...
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    Large size differential between two chicks of the same age.

    We bought two chicks from the local feed store a couple weeks ago - one Ameraucana and one Australorp. The Australorp was always slightly smaller than the Ameraucana, but now, a couple weeks later, she doesn't seem to have grown much at all. I picked the biggest Ameraucana I could find, and now...
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    Dog attacked the chicken

    One of our chickens got out of the pen today. Unfortunately, it was the smallest and most skittish one. Both my husband and I were at work, but I know what happened - the chicken hopped over the fence, ran, and the dog attacked. She's a little dog (see avatar - 1/2 jack russell terrier 1/2...
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    Questions about Muscovies

    My husband and I are considering getting ducks in the next year or so. We do live in a suburban neighborhood, so the Muscovies really appealed to me due to the low amount of noise. Our neighbors are pretty much rightthere (i.e., I can see into all of their windows). Everyone's been very nice...
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    Butler Bobwhites?

    So, I JUST heard about these. Can they really get over 1lb live weight? Our coturnix are doing us just fine for eggs (we just hatched a brood from our own quails, for the first time!), but they're on the small side for meat. They're yummy, no doubt, but a bit sparse! Is there a reason more...
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    Double Yolker!

    My stepson was making himself breakfast this morning. He's still learning to crack open the tiny eggs, so he picked the biggest eggs out of the carton. He cracked open an egg from "Godzilla" (our biggest quail) and it was a double-yolker! We all admired it for a while before running out the...
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    My Quail Update

    Thanks again to everyone who answered all my silly questions through this process! We have eight laying birds right now, have eaten five, and one has died by mysterious means. We have the lower pen filled with younger birds that should start laying in the next week or so. So far, we have not...
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    Jumbo Coturnix Quail growth rates & egg size

    I moved our 3-week-olds out to the hutch last night, with my fiance's help. Lifting them, I was startled to find that a few were significantly larger than the others. Do some quails grow at a different rate than others, or do you think these few will continue to be the largest quail? I was...
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    WTB - 40 Jumbo Brown Coturnix Eggs

    My fiance and I just finished hatching a batch of jumbo brown coturnix eggs. Now we'd like to do it again! I live in zip code 95691, would prefer to pay through paypal, and don't mind if they're shipped. Anyone have any?
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    OMG! Hatching Day!

    Today is day 16 of incubation for my jumbo coturnix quail. I chatted with my stepson when he got home from school, and he told me that there were no chicks yet - no sign of anything. On my way home (I ride my bicycle to and from work), I got a call on my cellphone. I was really annoyed...
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    Candling Coturnix Quail Eggs (did I do it right)?

    I tried candling the jumbo cortunix eggs I have in the 'bator right now. This is my first time hatching, and I built the 'bator and the candler (box with aluminum foil on the inside over a halogen lamp). So this is all very new to me! I candled four of them tonight - the lighter ones with the...
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    Aw shoot - temp fluctuations, any chance?

    I got my quail eggs yesterday and popped them in late at night. I'd already run the 'bator to make sure it was working. BUT, I didn't run it with my homemade turner in there, or with any eggs. It turned out that my fan wasn't strong enough, so with the extra obstructions, the temperature...
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    Eating mailed quail eggs?

    Ok, so I got my quail eggs today. The seller sent 12 extra, none are broken (she packed them super-well!). That's 12 more than will fit into my incubator. Sooo...what to do with them? Can I eat them?
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    Turning eggs in homemade 'bator

    I started making a turner for my homemade incubator (modeled after MissPrissy's), but it was all starting to get very complicated. If I put the eggs in a carton and tilt the whole 'bator, would that have the same effect? Would it be ok? Or is there any reason the homemade turner (not...
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    Building a Quail Hutch **UPDATE** Finished! Photo-Heavy

    Thanks for everyone's advice and help so far! I've built an incubator based off of MissPrissy's, and we've got an old terrarium we can use for a brooder. I've held off on getting eggs because we wanted to get the quail cage built! We started it this weekend. I drew out the design beforehand...
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    Quails and Heat

    So I'm moving along slowly but steadily in my plot to acquire and keep quails - thanks for all the help so far! I'll be keeping jumbo coturnix most likely. Now, I've seen a lot about how they tolerate the cold. That's fine, it doesn't get very cold here. But it does get hot here. Do they...
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    Cleaning a quail cage?

    So, my fiance and I want to get into raising quail. We've built an incubator and have an old terrarium that would make a great brooder. I have some specific ideas for their adult enclosure, and am probably going to be building that from scratch. Since we're going to be keeping them outside...
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    New here with some questions!

    A couple of my friends, who live in Sacramento, recently purchased and are raising a few egg-laying hens. This set off my curiosity (and I'll admit - jealousy!), especially since my fiance and I are interested in more sustainable living. I've seen some lovely suburban coops by browsing through...
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