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.
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 ?
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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?