Has anyone ever used elastomeric paint to coat the floor of a coop. It is supposed to be waterproof and forms a thick coating. Im not sure about the toxicity though. any comments or suggestions welcome. Thanks, Dave
I've just incubated a total of 62 chicken eggs. Of the total, 11 of them did not begin to develop, 22 of them were later found dead in the shell without piping, and 29 hatched. Not sure what could have caused so many of them to fully develop and not hatch. Any thoughts would be greatly...
Just sold (and ate) the last of my quail for the year!!! I plan on starting back at the beginning of March with some new stock. I've always raised Coturnix, both brown and A&M's, for the meat and eggs. I was wondering if anyone knows of a place to get good hatching eggs or chicks. Im...
Make sure that you secure the latch on your cage after tending to your birds!!!!!!!! I fed my birds last night and forgot to secure the latch. I have one of those spring loaded hook and eyes. Found 11 out of 23 that escaped but also found one dead and several small piles of feathers! Not a...
Hello everyone, I was wondering if it is ok to combine day old coturnix quail chicks with 4 day old coturnix quail chicks in the same brooder? thanks for any input