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    1 in 10 collected eggs are bad?

    I collect roughly 55 eggs per day from my shaded aviary where I have roughly 65 Jumbo coturnix. Roughly 10% of the eggs are bad when I crack them open. The bad eggs are a milky, reddish mess. Frequently, they smell foul, too. At first, I thought that this was because of the summer heat, but...
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    Broken Arrow, OK, animal control visit

    Animal Control came to visit me today. They have received a complaint about my quail. They have given me roughly a week to remove the majority of my 75 birds and a second week to completely remove them. They did not issue me a citation, but they will be back next week to check on my progress at...
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    Procedure for growing out and harvesting?

    Does anyone have any recommendations on how to manage the growing out and harvesting of roughly 100 quail? I have an outdoor aviary where my all of my quail older than 2-3 weeks live. I hatch out a batch of roughly 30-35 quail every 3 weeks. So far, my aviary has my original batch from JMF...
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    hen unable to walk

    I have roughly 20 jumbo coturnix birds, all about 12 weeks old. They are all kept outdoors in a 10' x 10' x 8' covered dog kennel. Within the last few days, one of the hens has been found lying on the ground. She shuffles her feet a bit, but she is unable to get up and walk, let alone fly...
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    Hello from Broken Arrow, OK

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, I'm new to poultry. I'm interested in keeping mostly quail and perhaps some chickens. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Zero. I'm doing my research first. And since late-Fall through winter seems to be the...
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