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  1. NotTheMomma

    I have a sad moment I feel the need to share... GRAPHIC!

    I have a broody hen. The eggs are due to hatch this coming week. Each week she has moved from one nest into another. The first time it happened, the eggs were only three days old. My daughter gathered eggs that day, and didn't know she had moved nests. So she brought them in. I knew the...
  2. NotTheMomma

    Cakes In A Jar Caution!!!

    http://www.recipelink.com/mf/0/63107 While looking for more cake in a jar recipes, I came across this site that says it is NOT SAFE. It also says for people to not buy cakes/breads in a jar. Botulism is not killed by the methods in most of the recipes. Anyway, I just bought 3 cases of the...
  3. NotTheMomma

    Beet pulp

    I know this is wonderful for horses, but does anyone feed it to the chickens? The pellets need to be soaked for horses, but the shredded is ok to give dry. We use it to put condition or weight on the elderly horses here. All our horses LOVE it! Also, anyone know if rabbits can have some?
  4. NotTheMomma

    Pictures of molting??

    I keep reading about molting, and there being lots of feathers in the coop then. About 2 months or so ago, we had feathers everywhere. The entire coop flooring was covered in feathers. However, none of the chickens looked like they had lost feathers. They were just as fuzzy butts as ever...
  5. NotTheMomma

    Young Broody Hen

    I have a White Rock that is broody. She's only been laying a few weeks. Less than 6 months old, closer to 5 months old. For a few days I noticed her staying on the nest. Each day she stayed longer. Yesterday she was on the nest most of the day. Not sure when she started on the nest, but...
  6. NotTheMomma

    Ornery Red Roosters

    This was posted on our area craigslist. I don't know why it has be laughing so hard!! "I have two roosters about 10 months old that are too ornery and mean to hang out with my flock. I wouldn't recommend THESE two as pets. They're fine with other chickens, but not socialized with people...
  7. NotTheMomma

    Rabbit care and other ?s

    We have two dwarf bunnies now. A male and a female. Not together in the same cage, but they can see each other and smell each other. I have an aviary that was initially suppose to be for quail, but that plan didn't materialize. The rabbits take turns being in the aviary, and running about...
  8. NotTheMomma

    Just thought I would inform you....

    I GOT AN EGG TODAY!!! WOOHOO!!! All that reading, threatening, finally paid off!
  9. NotTheMomma

    My aviary was a failure...

    The quail just loved it. Enjoyed running about among the tall grass and small tress I planted for them. Flying on occassion but rarely, they typically stayed on the ground. They slept in an igloo dog house, and just sang most of the day. I told you about losing a few a week or so ago...
  10. NotTheMomma

    This is NOT a good morning

    SOMEONE, namely my husband!, forgot to shut the quail pen last night. This morning I only have 5 quail left!! I know that one is dead. My dog killed it, and I saw him do it. Poor little quail was trying to get back into the aviary, and couldn't. Two are in the hay field. I can't catch...
  11. NotTheMomma

    Ok, probably a silly guestion, but here goes....

    can chickens be prejudice? I have 6 white rocks, and they hate my BA rooster. Is it just that rooster? Or is it because he's black? Will they ever allow him to mate them? Or am I going to have to find another roo?
  12. NotTheMomma

    Netting for aviary

    What's the opening size in the netting that I would need to keep the quail in, and other predatory birds out? Aviary dimensions are 16 ft by 8 ft for 11 bobwhites. Will that be big enough for them? They are 3-4 wks, and outgrowing the rabbit hutch. They need room to fly. Aviary walls at 8ft...
  13. NotTheMomma

    Wasting feed!

    I thought chickens could be messy eaters! They were NOTHING like these quail. They raked out every bit of the food, and THEN start eating! Problem is, their cage has a wire bottom, all the food ends up on the ground! What can I do to prevent this? I'm afraid I'm going out there one morning...
  14. NotTheMomma

    Snakes as rodent control

    Many times I see it posted that snakes shouldn't be killed, rehomed, etc., because they are great for keeping the rat/mouse population under control. I question this though. If a snake only eats once a month, and a mouse/rat can breed rapidly, then explain how that snake eating a mouse or rat...
  15. NotTheMomma

    Color of Bob White Quail beaks...

    Yes I'm still trying to positive identify what kinda quail I have. I was certain they are bobwhite, but the more I look at photos of other people's quail, I'm starting to doubt myself. All I know is when I bought them, the teenager selling them said that they COULD be released into the wild...
  16. NotTheMomma

    building a cage for quail

    Can someone please help me? I bought some 1/4'' (one roll of 10 ft), and 1/2'' (2 rolls of 10 ft) hardware cloth to make me a quail cage. I have 2x4's I can frame it with. What do you use to connect the wire? Are there special wire clamps? I've seen some cages where there was no wood used at...
  17. NotTheMomma

    feathers, feathers, feathers....

    everywhere feathers! Best way to get them out of the coop or just leave them in? I'm doing the deep litter method, and haven't cleaned out the coop at all yet. About 5 inches deep, dry, and no odor, so really don't want to clean the entire coop if I don't have to. Will the feathers hurt...
  18. NotTheMomma

    Crop Issues and DE

    I wish this forum had a poll option. If it does, I haven't found it. Now, I want to ask a simple question and try not to get into a heavy debate about the pros and cons of DE. I realize there are MANY posts on this forum about DE, and the claims made about it's use. I really don't want to...
  19. NotTheMomma

    OH GUESS WHAT???

    Yes I'm yelling!! We heard some bob whites calling this evening!!!! We were outside finishing up the chicken's new stadium roosts, and heard the wonderful sound several times! I hope it's a bunch of them around! We've left one field with tall grass (think uncut hay field) with hopes the...
  20. NotTheMomma

    Show those quail chick photos!

    I just love to see the babies!!! They are sooooo tiny, and just the cutest things. But I guess you all know that or else you wouldn't be hatching out that darling eggs! Sooo, in order to help my craving of wanting a bator now, and because deep down I realize heart ache, and tears would come...
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