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I think i have a disease running through my flock??
Came home form work today and went to do the usual feeding routine of the animals. I get to the hen coop and there is a hen down, i thought "uh oh" the introduction of our older hen into this pen didnt go so well, as this hen was beat up. Then i noticed another hen in the corner of the shelter...- cawooduck
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Not happy with USPS right now.
So i have a very nice lady that bought two pairs of Ring Teal off me and i ship them off last Monday morning, early so they would make the first truck out to the airport. They were due at her P.O no latter than Wednesday at 3 PM, i figure thats fine with the cool weather. I check the tracking... -
I have an Auction for some Ring Teal!
I dont know if i am allowed to post this, but if anyone is interested, i have a pair of Ring Teal up for Auction in the "For Auction" section of BYC!! Take care and if you have any questions, feel free to ask away!!................Jason -
A pair of Ring Teal for sale!
I have a pair of Ring teal for sale. These birds are 3 years old and are prime breeding age. They are fairly docile birds, they wont eat out of your hand, but love to have meal worms tossed to them which they eat very willingly!! They are small ducks so they dont need a large enclosure, just...- cawooduck
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One pair of wood ducks, 2008 hatch.
Up for bid is one breeder pair of 2008 wood ducks. These birds are very beautiful and well kept. I only raise these ducks for a hobby so i only like to keep 3 pairs on hand and these are one of the extra pairs i have left. The shipping price includes a bio-filter box as well!! Take care and if...- cawooduck
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Mandarin ducks, one pair, 2009 hatch unrelated.
Up for sale is one unrelated pair of mandarin ducks, these are beautiful birds and are very healthy. I am a hobby breeder so i try to keep my flock small to three breeding pairs per species which is why i am selling this pair. The shipping price includes a bio-filtered box! Take care and feel...- cawooduck
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I have some wild type waterfowl for sale in the classifieds!!!
Hey all, just giving a heads up that i posted some of my birds (woodies, mandarins and ring teal) in the classified section of this site!! Take care!!.............Jason -
Wood ducks, Ring Teal, Mandarins for sale by S.F Bay area, CA.
Hello everyone, I have the following wild type ducks for sale: wood ducks - two pairs - $65 a pair, 09' hens and 08' drakes. 09' hatch unrelated mandarins - one pair, last of this years hatch - $70 for the pair 07' hatch ring teal - two pair - $60 a pair, these are breeders that produced...- cawooduck
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Just when i thought i was done with CQ!
A co-worker/friend of mine said his 7 year old daughter really wanted to try and hatch some eggs, so i mentioned to him that i had some fertile quail eggs and an incubator set-up that he could borrow so that she could have a go at it, he agreed and his daughter was very happy!! Just before i... -
Well, i'm done raising Coturnix.
Decided today that with coaching two soccer teams with practice four days a week and games on Saturdays, hunting seasons starting, needing more time to fish with my kids, its time for me to downsize the birds on my farm. I love the little quail, but i dont have much use for the eggs that i am... -
Well, my kids took First through Fifth place with their Coturnix Quail
The kids took some of our breeder stock since finding out that they could enter Coturnix Quail in the local fair!! They ran the show, of course they were the only quail there!!!LOL The Tibetan Hen took First place and the Tuxedo Rooster took second. We took a variety except for A & M's, so the... -
High Protien Feed for Chicks, my conclusion.
Through experimenting with feeds and such i have come to a conclusion, chicks need a 28% protien ration. Why do i think this? My first batch of eggs i hatched in February i fed the chicks 28% protien gamebird starter and had no problems what so ever. This time i went the cheap route and fed 20%... -
I had a funny looking quail hatch, can you I.D it?
If it quacks like a duck, it must be a duck right!! LOL I pulled my Ring Teal egg from under the broody bantam Thursday evening and set it in the incubator since it was due to hatch Friday, well, it was a day late and ended up hatching with the quail!! Some of the chicks are like "what the heck... -
Coturnix Quail Chicks For Sale- S.F Bay Area, California
Hello, i am currently hatching Coturnix quail chicks and will be selling them locally only, i am not shipping any. I am thinking about selling them after they are a week old so they will have a good start when going to their new homes. They will be $2 each. I will have tuxedo's, goldens, browns...- cawooduck
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***Alright, my quail are hatching!!! PIC's Added!!
Well, its happening, my babies are having babies!! I took 105 eggs from my quail that i hatched in the spring and i stuck them in the incubator to see what happens, well, its happening, the first chick just popped!! The funny thing is i just took them out of the turner last night as they were... -
Well, fired the incubator up again!!
I used eggs from my own flock to see how things go fertility/hatching wise and set a little over 80 eggs in the bator tonite and i will be setting tomorrows bounty in there as well for a little over 100 eggs, im looking forward to a successful hatch!! Wish me luck!!............Jason -
Incubator is shut down as the result of a successful hatch!!
This week has been hectic as ive had three different species of wildfowl hatch in the incubator! I had 4 mandarin eggs, 3 ring teal eggs and 4 wood duck eggs that i started under banty hens and finished in the incubator. I lost 1 mandarin baby and one wood duck baby and one mandarin egg that... -
My run in with a skunk!
So i go out to candle the progress of my duck eggs i have under a banty hen last night and while reaching under her i only pull out 3 eggs, im thinking, what the heck, she had 8 under her? So i candle them and things look good. The night before i left the hen house door open, not a common... -
I hate pepe' lepew!! (aka skunk)
So i go out to candle the progress of my duck eggs i have under a banty hen last night and while reaching under her i only pull out 3 eggs, im thinking, what the heck, she had 8 under her? So i candle them and things look good. The night before i left the hen house door open, not a common... -
To Many Eggs!!!
Hello all, My quail have settled in good (except for the dang roosters, they are cannibles!) and are laying eggs like mad!! I am getting between 20-22 eggs a day, including a couple HUGE ones, bigger than iver ever seen before, i feel sorry for the poor hens that are laying them! I am keeping...