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  1. Cowboy Joe

    website - Small Flock Management Resources

    Did a search but didn't see this posted anywhere. This page of links is from the North Carolina Co-op and has many links: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/poulsci/tech_manuals/small_flock_resources.html Definately a good page to bookmark. Enjoy
  2. Cowboy Joe

    WTB: Bantam Orp eggs

    Looking to buy a dozen or so (depending upon price) bantam orpington hatching eggs. Color not important. Please drop me a PM. Located in western NY if that helps with calculation of shipping. Thanks, Tony
  3. Cowboy Joe

    Indoor aviary anyone?

    Anyone have an indoor aviary for quail or small birds? I over winter a few coturnix in the basement each year as it is too cold in these parts to keep them outside. I've kept them in brooder cages in the past but thought I might build something a little more aesthetic for the upstairs. Nothing...
  4. Cowboy Joe

    The Keystone Cops...aka quail in the brooder

    Who needs TV when there are week old quail running around the brooder like the Keystone Cops. Sigh, but they grow up so fast...their primaries are already coming in. Before you know it, they'll be at that homely, teenage stage with half their feathers...
  5. Cowboy Joe

    Almost lost them all

    Hasn't been a good year when it comes to hatching eggs. Lost an entire set a few months ago to low incubator temps after multiple power outages. The last set was doing great. Almost 60% of the set had hatched by last night and the little fuzzy ones were running around like the Keystone Cops...
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    Thermometer tip

    Just an FYI. I see some post with folks talking about digital thermometers and differences in temps between thermometers. All digital thermometers are not created equal. I did a quick experiment using 2 el cheapo digital thermometers, one from Radio Shack, the other from Wallie mart, an...
  7. Cowboy Joe

    Elvis is in the building

    Yep, "There's a whole lot a shakin' goin' on' in the incubator. Some of the eggs are motoring around pretty good. One jumbo coturnix hatched early last night. Worked out perfect as my youngest DD and I were there to watch...I never get tired of seeing the miracle of a chick hatch. It's even...
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    what do you do to ward off predators

    I was think about this the other night as I worked on designs for my portable critter tractor and the expansion of the rabbit colony. Motion lights work to some extent as does good fencing, especially if the fence is extended into the ground. Electric fencing is one of the better deterents but...
  9. Cowboy Joe

    Swaps in NY

    Anybody looking to swap? I don't have any eggs right now but the hutches are full of rex rabbits. I'd be willing to swap a breeding pair or trio for eggs or chicks. BTW, I'm in the Rochester area.
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