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    Free ranging quail with gps trackers?

    I have heard about people using gps tracking devices on falcons and racing pigeons to keep from losing them. I was wondering if you could do this with quail and allow them to free range, using the gps to track them down when they wander too far?
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    Best broody hen?

    So I want to cut electricity expenses, and I'm opting for getting a broody hen to replace my incubator and brooder. What's the best bird for hatching and caring for chicks? Preferably one that will be able to take care of other species, like ducks
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    What should I do? Chicken tractor?

    Hi, I've had bobwhite quail, pigeons, chickens, and a duck for about 2 years now. I've been keeping them in those small little premade coops you buy at Murdoch's, and I'm just about fed up with them. I have a lot of problems and I'm trying to figure out the best way to solve them. First, I'm a...
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    is it ok to eat a bird killed by a predator?

    Today I went out to feed my birds and found that the door was open, half of them were gone, one was on my roof, one was lying in there dead, there was a little bit of blood inside but otherwise very little evidence. I don't know what killed the birds. I processed the one dead quail, it looked...
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    quail chicks dying

    I had 7 bobwhite quail chicks and one died, others sick, tired, diarrhea, chilled. I suspect from contaminated water, it stunk pretty bad. It could also be from some plants they ate. I moved them and gave them water with white vinegar and put garlic in their feed. What else should I do?
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    Quail acting weird

    Today I went to collect eggs from my bobwhites and one of the cocks was sitting on them. I had to pick him up and move him (and usually they don't let me handle them) and then he slowly walked away. A couple minutes later he started flying around like crazy, banging into the side of the cage...
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    Looking to get some doves or pigeons! ornamental, meat, racing....

    I'd like to add some nice doves to my coop. I have bobwhite quail eggs and jewelry for swap plus money. I am just looking now, but intersted in some giant runts. If you have some doves for sale, please post photos and price
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    is this ok?

    I'm new to ducklings and chicks and I have them in a brooder with a shallow dish of water. Do I need pebbles in there to keep them from drowning? Is it OK for the duck to wade in there as long as he wants? The temps are in the 90s here without the heat lamp, so they looked very hot, and I want...
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    Do ducks and chickens prefer different incubation conditions? also, assisted duck hatch?

    I had a horrible first hatch, only 1 of 60 hatched. So I decided not to put all my eggs in one basket, and I bought a second incubator. I adjusted temp best I could and had a dozen duck eggs and a dozen chicken eggs, and I set half in each. In the first incubator, all the chicken eggs hatched...
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    Early chicken hatch!

    I was expecting the ducks to hatch today and not the chickens for another 3 days at least, but today one is pipped and peeping and the other is rocking and rolling!
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    help, dead chick?

    I had about 50 quail eggs in the incubator with some duck eggs and some chicken eggs, and only 1 hatched, assisted. I know your not supposed to have them together because of disease, but i removed the chick immediately and put it in the brooder. It seemed very healthy at first, although it had a...
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    Help! Duckling still alive, but incubator not right temp?

    Emergency! As I posted in my last thread, I had some quail eggs in the incubator with some duck eggs and chicken eggs. I added the quail eggs first, but they all died before hatching. I concluded the temp must be off, and I can't find an accurate thermometer for the life of me. I candled the...
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    None of my eggs are hatching!

    I have 40 quail eggs in a still air incubator,along with some chicken and duck eggs. The quail eggs were due to hatch 2 days ago. I just float tested half of them and they were all developed, 2 showed obvious signs of life. But I'm a little concerned-why haven't ANY of them hatched? Do you think...
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    impeyans?

    I'm thinking about getting impeyan eggs. Does anybody have these? How hard is hatching them? Can you keep them with peafowl?
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    deep litter system

    I don't know anything about composting but the deep litter system sounds interesting. What's the proper way to do it? Can I just add a layer of grass clippings every week?
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    what do ducks eat?

    I'm getting ducks soon and planning to mix my own feed for them. What do your ducks like t eat and what do they eat in the wild? I'd like to give them a well balanced diet.
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    making my own feed

    I'm planning on making my own feed to give to my birds. I have mainly quail, but soon getting ducks and chickens too. The feed I'm giving now doesn't meet their dietary needs for protein and calcium as is, but its all I can find in store. I want to plant some grain and mix my own feed. So I...
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    growing plants for feed

    I'm planning on making my own feed to give to my birds. I have mainly quail, but soon getting ducks and chickens too. The feed I'm giving now doesn't meet their dietary needs for protein and calcium as is, but its all I can find in store. I want to plant some grain and mix my own feed. So I...
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    Whats the best chickeen breed for me? long tailed chickens....

    I don't have any chickens yet as I'm really more of a game bird person, although I've had a couple in the past. Ive been thinking it would be nice to have a few for bigger eggs, and by a few I mean maybe 6 or less. There are few breeds that really appeal to me, but I was really impressed by...
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    Quail egg recipes?

    Does anybody have any good recipes for quail eggs they know?
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