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    Coturnix quail eggs 2doz.+

    24+ coturnix quail hatching eggs assorted colors pharoah,tibetan,white,tuxsedo & golden.these are large & jumbo size My flock is a collection of 5 different bloodlines for stronger healthier quail.
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    March Maddness

    March Maddness has infected the quail pen they are playing basketball with the eggs.
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    another idea for cabinet incubator

    My DIY cabinet incubator is collecting dust,just thought I put it to use growing tomatoes till spring comes. I have used it to make starter for salt rising bread . What uses have you thought up ?
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    my pet quail

    Had only 2 eggs hatch out of 180 the cold weather didn't produce fertile eggs. 1 quail made it,got him fixed up to spent the winter indoors with me. Named him Clint tin I think he is a he sures likes the tv shows with music in them,he sings right aloud. Clint tin is a tibetan his color now is...
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    what tracks are u finding in the snow

    Now there is snow cover and I can see what visited my yard,besides alot of rabbits tracks in the snow there was fox tracks right up to the chicken yard gate. then some coyote tracks cutting across my farm and deer. exspecting Santas deer tracks on the roof soon.
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    lavender,porcelain,splash

    Lavender, Porcelain,&splash are not these just colorful words to call plain grey or dirty white.Then we had the Black color renamed purple,or blue. I prefer the older adjectives pitch tar black,Ace of spades black,black berry,black top. Notice black berry is making a come back in colorful...
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    My quail are hatching

    Today is day 17 have 30 of ugly ducky eggs ,12 have hatched 10 goldens& 2 brown quail,don't want to count my chicks before they hatch,so I am not watching to to how many have piped,I am sure more will hatch. rrsmith set some of her eggs about 3 days earlier hoping to hear how his hatch is going.
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    who is raising earthworms?

    I started with 500 4-5 inch earthworms however they are so slim they wouldn't fit on a bluegill hook.Bought them from unco worm farm,hope they will fatten up or I am going to need more fishing buddies.
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    New Quail Subdivision coming soon

    I have a grumpy group of Quail tenants demanding more closet & office space,so starting quail projects of 2 more units. I need to learn to let the incubator rest.
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    rehoming lady bugs

    Sunshine brought the lady bugs out there must of been 2 thousand on my truck,I took the truck for a drive to rehome those bugs after reaching town 15 miles away I had a few left some went shopping with me in the store,those I brushed off they could buy there own groceries.
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    free fruit fly/ close auction

    Free fruit fly to owner of a well insulated ,hurricane proof home. Must have enclosed yard with baloney trees.
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    16GA. skunk remedy

    Had company over forgot to close hen house door,of course that's my fault. The skunk ignored the nite guard flashers so at 3am I am hearing chickens squawk. Time to get out flash light & 16ga. Found skunk eating a pullet,shot skunk solid no spraying thats why I prefer a shotgun. That's how we do...
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    weight of your big quail egg

    Got out my reloading scale thought I would see what quail eggs weight. Well my largest egg weighted at 182.5 grains = 30/06 elk bullet my smallest weighted 115 grains=.270 win.110 hp there are 7000 grains in lb. & 437.5 grains in an oz. big egg=.417oz small egg=.2628oz. eggzact weight no poop...
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    worm farming

    I going to try mutipling some earthworms for quail & chicken feed.I understand they double around 3 months. Is anyone trying worm farming or has done this? http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library/oliver/balfour_intro.html
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    Hayfever

    The chickens are not going into the weeds & neither am I. Wish those chickens would cut more grass for me. Well time to get the mower started,then again could wait another week or 2 and get the bush hog out,no can't let the weeds take over. I recall an old saying keep your friends close & the...
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    FS Quail chicks coturnix in IN

    Quail coturnix hatched sept.1&2 colors are brown chocolate Tuxesedo (black & white) also white. pickup only 55 cents each/located in Arlington,IN.
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    Good Mourning America

    Good Mourning crows the king
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    fs/ coturnix quail In.

    Have coturnix quail chicks hatched out 12 august ,colors brown& chocolate. 55 cents pickup only also have some 2 week chicks at 75 cents each
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    Isa Browns

    Has anyone raised this breed Isa browns or hubbard browns? What are your likes and dislikes of this egg laying chicken. I just purchased 25 pullet chicks to get the eggs rolling in. Do they ever go broody? I intend to cross them to rhode island red roosters & some to white rocks to continue my...
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    most beautiful breed

    I was viewing chicken breeds at featherSite came across the most beautiful hens I've even seen called Chamois campines they are colored yellow and white barred. I like to know what crosses made this breed?
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