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Crumbles
I've been feeding my quail the Purina layena for game bird crumbles. They throw a lot out into the tray, where it is promptly pooped on, and then attracts thousands of flies. Does anyone feed anything besides crumble to their birds? Am I the only one having problems with the flies this year? -
Raising meat birds...
I have a question for those of you raising your Jumbo browns for meat. I have 3 large cages for my birds once they leave their brooder cages. I am going to dispatch at 6 weeks. I've not been separating the males from the females. In order to do this I would need to put dividers in the cages, and... -
How much to charge?
I've had several people ask me if they could buy some birds. What would be a reasonable price for 3 week old chicks? 6 week old chicks? What age is best to sell them? -
Birds' backs are bare...
My hens backs are all picked bare... The roo is looking pretty bad himself, but his back is not naked. Is there something I can do to stop them from pulling each others feathers out? -
Bumblefoot?
I have noticed that some of my birds have sores on the bottom of their feet. Is this a sign of Bumblefoot, or could it just be from the cold weather? -
Roos are plucking my hens bald...
I know I've seen this conversation before but I can't seem to find it now. My roos are really getting mean with the hens in one of the cages. I had 2 roos to 8 hens in each cage. But today I ended up pulling out the roos in one of the cages. The heads of the hens are picked bald, but so are a... -
Raising quail in the winter
I'm raising my Coturnix Jumbo Brown quail in stacked rabbit cages outside. I had planned on hatching some more eggs and raising the chicks for meat, but now that it has turned cold I'm wondering if that can be done with chicks in the cages. Do any of you successfully raise the chicks outdoors in... -
Egg cartons
I purchased some egg cartons from a sponsor for this site (I can't remember who it was, now). My eggs are too large for the cartons. Does anyone know of cartons that would fit for the large eggs produced by the Jumbo Brown Coturnix? -
Prolapsed hen
This morning I noticed an egg hanging from one of my hens. I thought she was in the process of laying it, but she never did. It just hung on her. I went to take a closer look and noticed blood on the egg, so I took her from the cage and into the kitchen to see what was going on. I realized she... -
Aggressive roos...
I went out today to weigh my 6 week old roos. Tomorrow I’m dispatching them and I want to save the largest 3 or 4 for my hens. I found one of the largest with a horrible gash on his head. His feathers on his head were missing too, so I knew what had happened. I cleaned him up and put some... -
Grow out cages
Okay, today I'm putting the Pet Lodge rabbit cages together to be used for my quails grow out cage. Y'all say to use the 1/2x1/2 hardware cloth for the bottom of the cage. I bought some Blue Hawk 1/2x1/2 galvanized from Lowes, it just doesn't seem that sturdy. Would you put this on top of the... -
Using a battery for Hovabator
Does anyone have experience with running your Genesis Hovabator on the 12v battery? Is this for temporary power, or can you actually run it long enough to hatch out a batch of eggs on the battery? -
grinding startena
I've ground the Startena like I've seen advised on different threads. I went in to do a search to see how long we need to grind the crumbles before they can be given the crumbles without grinding and though I couldn't find the answer to that, I did see that people warned about grinding too fine... -
light for incubator
My chicks were going to be hatching soon so I started putting my brooder box together last night. This morning I noticed a few eggs rocking back and forth so I knew it was going to be soon, so I turned the red heat lamp I bought from Orcheln's. When I came in later to check on it I noticed the... -
Quail cage
I have purchased some Pet Lodge rabbit cages (30x36) and am getting ready to put them together for my quail. (They should be hatching on Sunday or Monday, so I have at least 3 weeks) I have some questions for those of you who are experienced with quail (these are my first). The first cage will... -
light for brooder
I have eggs in my incubator that should be hatching Sunday. I need to get a heat lamp and stand for my brooder still. What kind does everyone recommend? -
Resting quail meat
Does quail meat need to rest after you dispatch the bird? I know with rabbit you have to or it ends up tough, because of rigamortis. -
Incubator question
I have a question about different incubators. I have a Genesis Hovabator. If I were to take my eggs from the Genesis and put them into a Little Giant still air incubator for the last 3 days during lock down (so that I could continue using the Genesis with other eggs) would it affect the hatch... -
Genesis Hovabator 1588
My sister bought a Genesis Hovabator. She is having problems with it keeping the humidity high enough. The problem didn't start until after her first batch, but since then she has noticed that the humidity drops quickly. She went to bed last night with it at 55% and woke up this morning to it...