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    Red cap quail question

    Hi! I hatched some jumbos and the seller gave me some extras of different kinds. And so I hatched a little nice man with a red head, and seller told me its a red cap quail. I tried googling and searching byc but found little about them. Are they a seperate breed, or is this only a color variety...
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    Mareks, will it help to cull my hens?

    I recently lost two pullets, one I culled when she had a progressive paralysis in her leg without any obvious cause, the other lost her balance a week thereafter and I culled her too. They were 18-20 weeks, so pretty likely mareks :cry: I had a live chicken from a friend this summer, only living...
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    Maran chicks, true breed? And sexing help

    Hi! I have tried almost desperately to hatch some maran pullets to give me deep dark brow eggs for next summer and to start step one in my olive-eggers project. I have unfortunately been relying on post eggs for this. First hatch I got only 3/10, all cockerels. I keot the prettiest and biggest...
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    Desinfect eggs during inccubation?

    I know some disinfect hatching eggs and some dont. Personally I have been a non-disinfecter for a while, but I have grown abit paranoid when it comes to contagous avian diseases. I ordered eggwasher (for hatching eggs an dfood eggs) and also Virkon S to start disinfect eggs. I see it is...
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    Maran chick, roo or hen?

    First time hatching maran chickens, and I unfortunately only got 3. Now at 3,5 weeks they all seem alike. Combs and behaviour (fighting) all like, so probably 3 of the same sex? I took a close up pic of ones head, would any give me an opinion or is it just too early to say? (gotta learn me...
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    Do female quails really crow?

    Edit: Youtube video here: Hi quail people! Me and my sons have very recently started up with quails. I had 4 quails many years ago but they were sold to me already sexed and I never bred on them so all in all I am pretty much a noob in all this. My quails are 3-4 weeks ago, I have coturnix...
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    Hi from Norway!

    Hi everyone! I have been a lurker here for weeks, finding lots of useful information and funny stories here at Backyardchicken. Thought this morning it was time to introduce myself and make a profile here, I live in northern Norway with my big family and all of our chickens and quails. We have...
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