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    svart hona chicks

    Finally received my sovart hona chicks and a few silverudd's blue from greenfire farm. hoping a few are girls. lost one chick a few days after shipping, was preety unresponsive when received and sadly didnt get better. but they were shipped across the usa, so thats preety good. I also have one...
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    possibly a raccoon?

    My property is backed by forest/blm land. I have a LGD that is more of a pet but she lives on about an acre and follows me around to do chores or on my day off. My goats are on 3 acres towards the front of the property and my birds/barn setup in on the right side of my house. I had to fence off...
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    bass flush-kleen rabbit cage setup for quail?

    someone on cl is selling this setup. Just wondering how well it would work for quail floor are 14 gauge GAW 1/2 x 1 inch and the sides are 1x2 inch before weld, i think there is 16 cages, so its a flush system type,
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    quail cage- i found someone to make a stack cage but what do i ask for?

    I figured the 2x3 foot was the normal size for stacked cage for quail. I asked for 8-9 inch height. 4 tier with plastic bins and PVC flooring. 1/2 x 1 flooring 1x1 sides and top roll out tray in two regular(grow out) style cage in the other two does that sound correct? with 1x1 im assuming i...
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    any suggestions on how i can make this feed good for quail?

    I feed the layer to my hens. i know quail need 24-28 protein as chicks so not sure how i can do that but as adults looks like 18-20 is good. and the grower is 18 so i dont think i need to add much more? I know i will have to grind all the food since its whole. But much easier to buy all the same...
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    Quail soy free feed? possible?

    I cant find any soy free feed unless its over $2 a pound and i cant afford that. Does anyone have a brand they like that is soy free? and will work for quail? I am getting hatching eggs late spring and trying to get ready for chicks when they hatch. i currently feed a gmo corn and soy free...
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    quail feed- modesto milling or hen up ? trying to find a non gmo,soy free

    having a hard time finding a feed for quail. would like at least gmo and soy free. but i cant spend $2 a pound either. i found modesto milling 22% is soy and corn free but some reviews on chewy are not great. Crude Protein 22.0% min Lysine 0.59% min Methionine 0.50% min Crude Fat 4.2%...
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    temu dog kennels? anyone try

    I thought i read a forum a few months back about someone buying kennels off of temu and working out well. But i cant find that discussion. anyone purchase kennels off of temu? or a lower cost kennel that would not rust quickly?
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    ordered the "new" jumbo celadon eggs from thieving otter farm-

    So hoping i will get some to hatch. ordered 65. so if im lucky 32 will hatch if im not lucky none will hatch and if im sort of lucky all get 10 or so. First time with quail. my friend has a large incubator and she will be incubating them for me. so hoping for better luck that way. Still on the...
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    getting some swedish black hen chicks this spring!

    Found a farm that sells swedish black hen chicks. Wont have an order until spring ish. My friend is also buying chicks so it will be a shared shipping. I am only getting three since they are so expensive(hoping for a girl). They do have culls i found out and will be getting any that hatch at...
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    looking for svart hona eggs or chicks-

    just purchased three chicks from greenfire, but wont be available until summer. Looking for anyone else who raises these birds? i seen that ewe crazy had a line but are they not selling anymore? anyone has suggestions on where to purchase? just thinking the three i get will likely be boys as...
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    best incubator- table top likely

    So i bought a brisnea back in the day and it was the basic model. could never get very good hatch rates and i think its the humidity issue. I live on the coast so my new incubator needs to be able to auto humidity. Anyone have suggestions? for chickens and possibly quail in the future.
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    still thinking of trying quail- recommended setup- ease of clean-

    i have been browsing quail cages. generally seems like they are 36-24 but looking for GAW so the metal will last longer. anyone have any? also how many cages should i get? it seems like three might work? for eggs and meat for dogs. I do also have chickens so dont need eggs that bad. I am looking...
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    yearling hen off balance, now not eating much

    My only dark brahma. She stopped laying but figured its normal since she hasnt laid many to begin with. She was hatched here and was the only female so kept her. Her feet and legs seem fine. but she was off on one side. So the following day, i put her in a kennel, i thought she jumped off the...
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    not an emergency- testing for diseases on new birds?

    So, i brought home some silkies. they are far.. far away from my flock (in my horse trailer). They were from a npip tested flock but then purchased by a fellow. They look very healthy(he was selling as he had too many birds and he kept the silkies separate). So, i was doing some research and...
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    another sluggish hen.

    I have a flock of 18. three are males and the rest adult hens. They free range 5 days a week. get a local layer feed and some milk every few days in the feed. The seldom get apples or blackberries as treats. This is the second hen from the same breeder who is slugish(not sure if that is because...
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    goat milk been giving to chickens but figured i should ask if i should continue

    I am milking my does and do not drink much milk and havent had time to figure out how to make cheese. My dogs get milk every few days and so does the farm cats but is it ok for my hens. I am mixing it in there feed once a week but would like to feed more. They still eat oyster shells like crazy...
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    looking for silverudds blue

    So, i bought a couple birds from mika and i love them. I tried to find nonrelative birds and purchased from crowing goat farm. problem is the resulting boys were ALL heterozygus. So still searching for a homozygus nice rooster and figured i would purchase eggs or chicks to up my chances of a...
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    hen with broken egg internally

    yesterday i found my young hen in the nest box, gave her time as i was planning on cleaning the coop and she was still there. Figured out she had a shell less egg and some of it was hanging out. Managed to get a bit more out, but i know there is more in there. Not sure what to do. This...
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    sadiegirlfarm- celadon quail?

    anyone buy quail from this farm? I have been searching for "true" blue quail and its quite difficult to find. also she has different colors which is preety neat.
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