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    Quails haven't Hatched!

    My group of nine quail eggs still haven't hatched... one hatched on day 17, three on day 18, but none after that... going on day 20 and still nothing... I opened the incubator to remove the four that have hatched for about a minute - a minute thirty. I'm worried this brief loss of humidity could...
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    Quail Brooding

    Hello, I recently ordered 12 quail eggs to try to hatch and start a little flock of quail for my backyard. Once they hatch, how long can they go in the brooder for? Half of them are probably going to be butchered at 6 wks, and the other half will not. Everywhere I looked said to keep them in the...
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    Chickens have stopped laying eggs!

    I have a flock of four in central Texas, and the weather has been quite strange. The winter has been very cold, then warm for a while and cold off and on. My plants seem confused and are budding to produce fruit, then lose their buds when it gets cold. My hens are doing the same. They have been...
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    Hawk almost got my chickens!

    Hello, Just a few hours ago, I was in the kitchen making dinner when I heard a commotion outside. I heard one of my chickens screaming and what looked like a hawk. I ran outside and saw a cluster of feathers fly up and a peregrine falcon (looked like a female) fly up through the trees. I have...
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    Chicken is not acting normal!

    Hello, I am fairly knew to chickens and just got my first flock about eight months ago. My four RIR's always stick together and are very alert, excited, and forage happily throughout the yard. This afternoon when I got home, my fourth chicken was no where to be found. I found her sitting in the...
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