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    new chicks!

    I bought some Orpington Bantam eggs. So far 6 have hatched. Hopefully a couple more will hatch.
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    Tips on shipping eggs.

    I am going to ship some banny eggs for the first time. Does anyone have tips or know of a place to buy foam egg containers?
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    Mountain Quail chicks are Dying.

    One minute the look good and running around the next thing I know another is dead. I have no idea what is going on. Still in the brooder and good temp, plenty of food, eating well, then one dies. I started with 10 now 5 are alive. Any suggestions?
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    Mountain Quail Hatching!

    One has hatched and several pips. I have read some info on the web and heard they are harder to get started on feed. Any tips?
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    Valley Quail legal in Oklahoma?

    I have heard that some quail require permits in certain places. What about Valley Quail or Mountain Quail? Where can I look this information up?
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    Butler Bobwhite Chicks?

    After PMing JJMR794 for advice I bought some Butler Bobwhite quail eggs on Ebay from the following http://cgi.ebay.com/20-BUTLER-BOBWHITE- … 27b0aa9f7f. I bought 20 and received 6 extras. All but one hatched. I was only hoping that about 10 would hatch. I was thinking of selling or giving a...
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    Free Quail in OK.

    Please post your free birds in the required auction format.
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    Oh no! Rooster started crowing today!

    I hatched a few eggs a couple months ago and 4 out of 7 were roosters. I planned to process them soon before they start crowing since I have an outlaw flock in my yard. This morning when I went to feed them they were crowing their heads off. They don't seem to have perfected the crowing so it...
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    Egg shipping advice.

    I am looking at buying some eggs online and having them shipped. Is it safe since the weather here in New Jersey is in the 20s and below? I will be able to meet the postman so they won't be sitting out long, but I wonder if they might freeze in the truck or during shipping. What do you guys...
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    Merry Christmas! Wii remote through the TV!!!

    The kids were playing the Wii and managed lose control of the remote and broke the TV scree, 52" Samsung LCD. I wonder if there is anything that can be done short of buying a new TV.
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    Anybody have chickens that hate pellets?

    My chickens will not eat pellets. They only eat crumble and scratch. If I leave it out there will they eventually get hungry enough to eat it?
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    Keeping Bobwhites?

    I have a chicken tractor that is 4'x8' and I think it would work for quail. Can a mix or male and female bobwhites be kept together?
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    Heated Waterer?

    This sucks! We are getting in the 20s now. Any suggestions on a heated waterer? I went to TSC and didn't see any. Any good ones online?
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    Roo or hen?

    Here is one of my Ameracaunas.
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    Marans eggs have pipped and are squeaking!

    Eggs from Bargain are starting to hatch
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    Processing feed question.

    I have a few extra chickens I would like to process. They are about 15 weeks old, but they are just Easter Eggers not meat birds. What type of feed should I use to fatten them up a little for the next few weeks?
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    Button Quail price?

    I am overrun with button quail (about 1 month old). I have 11 that I need to get rid of...how much should I sell them for on craigslist or should I just give them away?
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    Finally got two eggs this morning.

    Woo hoo!!! After 20 some weeks and countless amounts of time and money I got two eggs this morning from my Easter Eggers. I attached a photo with the two eggs and a store bought egg for comparison.
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