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  1. Mini Meat

    Moving forward...

    ...With my big plans In this thread I hope to document and discus my projects and plans. I am an “outside of the box” kind of person and BYC is a very diverse place so I am sure some folks will disagree my plans, while others may like them. That’s okay. Feel free to bolster or blow up any...
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    Turkey pop hole size?

    How big should I make the pop hole door for a turkey coop? They are Bourbon reds. Thanks
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    Predator deterrent Idea?

    I picked up a few cheap solar spot lights on sale at the hardware store to day and it got me thinking If I got some adhesive reflective tape, the red and white kind http://www.harborfreight.com/10-piece-reflective-tape-97562.html and cut it into eye shapes and stuck it on to surfaces around...
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    Game cam question

    I posted this here because most people on this forum get started with game games due to predation it seems. My game cam say in the instructions "Do not use rechargeable batteries." My neighbor say that is ridiculous and rechargeables are fine. This cam goes through batteries and is often...
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    First loss to a hawk... got me thinking.

    So, today I had my first loss by hawk. I free range, and will continue to free range, as it is important to me. I know that has risks. It got me started thinking of ways to deter the hawk. I did some research and came up with the usual ideas, scarecrows, shiny scary, things ect. Then, I got...
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    Are my quail sick or injured?

    Were to begin? I have 36 quail all 6 weeks old. I have 3 groups of 1 male + 6 females that I separated as breeders about a week ago. The remaining males are in a grow out pen. 3 days ago I noticed that 3 of the females in one group had blood at the top of their beaks, right at the "hair"...
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    So... Just a funny Coturnix story

    My frist batch of quail are now three and a half weeks old. I guess they are feeling like big boys and girls now and they are getting fractious. I am so amused, by the way they get their "hackles up" when agitated, that I can't help teasing them from time to time. I waggle my finger at them...
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    Breeder pens... Please.

    I have searched the site and read every thread I could find on breeder pen designs. I saw some good ones, but most of the threads where old and many of the images are no longer available. So if some of you folks would be so kind as to post pictures of your breeder set ups, I would much...
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    What to do with 2, 5 week old runts

    I have 86 5 week olds, 25 of which are Dark Cornish the rest are Cubalayas. 2 of the DCs' are obviously runts. Smaller than the smallest Cuba. They compare to a 2 week old DC. and not really feathering out at the same rate as the rest. It may sound cold, but I don't see the point in raising...
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    Huston, we have a problem.

    So, I just went and did a closer inspection of the ground where I plan to grow out my project birds. Looked under the grass and leaves in one area. It is loaded with broken glass. Why? Hellifino, but it is. It seems to be tempered automotive glass. I can probably rake up most of it but no way...
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    Processing work load?

    I will, when the time comes, have about 60 DP birds to process. I am wanting to plan out the scheduling. We will be a three person team of first timers. We will be equipped with only a homemade drill plucker for plucking. My question is how many should I reasonably expect to process in say...
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    The Wheaten effect?

    I am curious to know what effect crossing wheaten over black and/or red will have? Also wheaten under black and/or red? I am getting some BB Red Cubalays and am already dreaming up mad projects. # 1 one on my list is to cross them over/under Dark Cornish to see if I can get a nice DP...
  13. Mini Meat

    Greetings From CA

    Hello all. I have had a mixed breed flock of free range, feed store purchased, layers for years... until recently. My aging dog is no longer able to keep the coons at bay and they broke in to the coop and wiped out all my birds in one night. So I am going to take this bird-less time to...
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