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Is it okay to have an only chicken?
I just lost our big australorp hen, she was fine in the morning and just laid down and died in the afternoon.IDK it was very very sad and now I have only the one little Australorp left.She is a year and a half old and an excellent layer, they both were.Anyway I dont know that I can replace her...- cece4
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- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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My waterer just sucks!!!!
I bought one of those red chicken waterers you put a mason jar on.It gets full of crap and pineshavings in just a few hours.Whats the point of having all that water in the mason jar if I have to keep dumping out all the pineshavings and stuff...I have the waterer on a brick above the pine but... -
West Nile and quail?
Can Quail get this from mosquitos? what about diseases from Sparrows living in or flying and eating food in the shed? I guess last year I never even thought about my chickens getting something like this do we need to protect them too? -
keeping a pair of Coturnix in the house?
My son wants to keep the two smallest in a cage or tank in his room.Is this possible? Do they stink much? Will they tame down enough to be pretty good pets? I know people keep the button quail but does anyone keep a coturnix in the house? Will two be happy together? -
how long to grind food for hatchling coturnix?
I bought the gamebird growth and plumage crumbles.I was worried it was still to big for the babies to eat so I ground it up a bit in the blender.I notice they still dont eat the bigger pieces.They are now about 3-4 days old.How long do I need to blend up the food? Also I notice a big size... -
Getting baby Jumbos either tonight or tomorrow...
Ive looked up care for quail and its about the same as chicks so I shouldnt have a problem.But Ive never had 25 at one time.Ive only had at most 4 chicks to care for..I have had a pasty butt before, do baby quail get this problem? Also I think the only feed Ican get in town is gamebird pellets... -
about raising quail..inbreeding etc..
If I get a breeding group should the male be unrelated to the hens? How long before the main breeders need to be replaced with younger stock? Also do you ever cross breed like A&M to jumbos(if thats possible) for hybrid vigor(not to sell just to eat)? If I buy fertile eggs should I assume... -
Newbie has a few questions...
Hi all, I am very interested in getting quail.Ive bred meat rabbits for years and wanting something different.We live in Kansas so it does get hot in summer and cold in winter. This is what I have, I have a shed that stays decently warm in winter, draft free but gets pretty hot in summer, I do...