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    What do quail taste like?

    I have been reading this section for a while now, and I am thinking I might want to try raising cotournix for meat. I have never had it though, and was wondering what it tastes like. Please don't say 'delicious' as that won't actually help me very much. Does the meat have a very distinct...
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    Did they kill it?

    Out of my 6 eggs set, all 6 pipped. Yeah! But the last one was pretty slow and the other chicks rolled it around quite a bit, and it ended up pip side down. Now there is a clear yellow ooze coming from the pip. It has been a day and a half since the last one hatched, and there hasn't been any...
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    Who could my mama be? Pics

    This little one hatched from an egg from a mixed flock. The roos are Buff Orp, Barred Rock and Speckled Sussex. The hens are RIR, BO, RSL, Speckled Sussex, White Jersey Giant, Barred Rock, and one BSL. She has a dark beak and pink feet. Her down is a deep chocolate color. She hatched from a...
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    Please help me sex my 'little penguins' Pics.

    Yesterday my 4 little Light Brahma Bantam chicks arrived. They are straight run, and I am hoping I got at least one girl. Is it too early to tell? The only difference I can see is the amount of white and the size of the headspot. The combs are all nonexistant as far as I can tell. The...
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    Eggs all dark inside when candled, what does it mean?

    My eggs are on day 16 today. I candled and out of 8 eggs, pretty much all the same shell color, 1 is clear, 2 I can see a definate embryo shape ( I think I saw movement), and the other 5 are all dark except for the air cell. None of them smell or look any different, what does it mean?
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    Auctions In East Central Nebraska?

    Hey, I have seen a couple auctions in NE or IA, but they are all 4+ hours away. Does anyone know of any livestock/poultry auctions near Omaha or Council Bluffs?
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    Can a chicken brood quail eggs?

    I have been reading on the quail section, and I would really love to try raising quail. I don't have an incubator, but eventually I will have a broody hen. Can a chicken brood quail eggs? Will she smoosh them when they hatch? Could she raise them or will they be too small? I assume I would...
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    Mottled, Splash, Jubilee, Spangled and Speckled?

    What is the difference between all of these terms? I've read on other threads here that Splash is blue and white. Is that correct? Is Mottled black and white? My guess for speckled is white 'spots' on a dark background? Please feel free to correct me, as it was only a guess. So what are...
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    Inherited Temperament

    This is just my own thought, but if you breed mean, flighty, ect chickens, wouldn't their offspring be more likely to be mean, flighty, ect? And would the same hold true for nice, calm, friendly chickens? Of course always taking into accound the 'individual variable.' Does that make sense?
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    Skunk in the Henhouse!

    This evening we heard some squawking in the henhouse after the girls had gone to bed. We ran out there and came face to face with a skunk. Yuck. After much squawking and flapping the squnk crawled back out of the coop through the hole it had dug, back under our fence through the hole it had dug...
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    Feedback from Dorking, Speckled Sussex, and Faverolle owners?

    Hi All, I am planning my next flock and am considering Salmon Faverolles, Speckled Sussex, Dorkings, Brahmas (not sure which color) and Delawares. My DH has grudgingly agreed to 5, and I have other candidates, but I am having a hard time finding much about the first 3 breeds. Here...
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    Egg size Substitutions?

    My recipe calls for 3 large eggs. I only have extra-large eggs. Sould I just use two extra larges? Is there a formula for figuring out egg size substituitions? I read somewhere that 3 bantam eggs equals two 'normal' sixed eggs. Does that mean two large eggs? Ok, last question, how do you...
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    Chicken Breeds in Books and Movies - Does anyone else do it?

    Does anyone else stop and re-read book passages that mention chickens, or rewind movies that show chickens to try to figure out the breed? Am I alone in this? Ok, while I'm asking, has anyone here read "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver? Can someone PLEASE tell me what kind of...
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    Feather Eating?

    My girls eat feathers. Is that bad? Does that mean they need calcium or some other nutrient? I was holding off on giving them oyster shell until they got closer to laying age, but do you think they need it? Also, how much 'shedding' is natural? Could they be picking at each other? I've never...
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    Propagating Chickweed?

    Does anyone here know how to get chickweed to grow and spread, or how to get seeds? My girls absolutely love it, they shear the one little patch in my yard down to the ground every time I move their tractor near it. I would really like to figure out how to grow more. As an alternative, anyone...
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    Sick Mole or Ground Squirrel?

    When I went out into my yard this morning there was a little fuzzy beast sitting there on top of the ground eating my new grass. It didn't stop or run away when I approached, just sat there. There was a fresh hole about a yard away, and dirt flung all over, but no actual 'mole-hill' It has...
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    Which of your hens sounds the best?

    One of my girls makes the sweetest sounds. She coos, and sings, and talks. She's a Buff Orpington. The sounds she makes are quiet. Another one screams shrilly all the time. She's a Black Star. So my question is, which of your chickens is the best sounding? Is it consistent to the breed or...
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    How many eggs can a broody hatch?

    I'm sorry if this is in the wrong area, I wan't sure if it should be in Brooding and incubating, but the posts there seem to all be about brooding with incubators. Anyway, my question is, how many eggs can a standard size hen handle? Is a dozen too many? What about bantam or heavy breeds...
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    Orpingtons-- Buffs vs Other Colors?

    I love all the pictures of your blue, black and splash Orpingtons! So beautiful. Maybe someday, when I can have more I will get some. But in the meantime, I have some questions; Are the other colors as sweet and friendly as the Buffs? Do they lay through the winter as well? Are there any...
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    Honey water? and other newbie questions

    My chicks should get here tomorrow, or Friday! Yay! I'm so excited. I have some questions though.... I've read that when they first get here I should dip their beaks in sugar water for extra energy. Has anybody used honey instead of sugar? I'm not a big fan of refined white sugar, and I...
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