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    disgusting critters in my quail feed :/

    Five minutes ago I opened up the lid on the can where I keep my bird's food and noticed some stuff falling off the lid. I thought it was dust but it was dripping like water. Then I noticed that it was ALIVE. They looks like dust bunnies but they are little mite-like things and there are millions...
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    Interesting article...

    I was doing some research on different mutations from all the talk we've been having about different coturnix and bobwhite colours lately, and found this scholarly article that claims to have successfully hybridized coturnix with chickens, and makes reference to other studies which have done the...
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    Cornell Atlas of Avian Diseases

    http://partnersah.vet.cornell.edu/avian-atlas/ Just wanted to share this link with those who havn't been on it. I find this a really valuable resource for doing research and looking up clinical signs of illness in poultry. Anyone else use this?
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    More quail training :)

    Here is the latest of my adventure clicker training quail - I actually filmed this about a month ago but just got around to editing now as I have been away on a clinic practicum. As of today Brita and I are getting back at the training - we have a demo to do at the science night this weekend...
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    Commericially bred turkeys - how many eggs per year?

    Hey everyone, I'm doing a little presentation on commercial turkey production and AI and there's actually not a lot of info out there, i was wondering if some of you would have an idea... in a commercial, mass-production setting, how many eggs does a hen turkey produce in a year/season? (ie...
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    Quail Egg peeling machine (youtube)

    Saw this and the wheels started turning - no pun intended! It's basically two dowels being rotated under the eggs lick a ringer-washer and it just sucks the peels right off. I have spent HOURS and HOURS peeling eggs by hand for pickling and this looks mighty fine, if it works. Anyone evern make...
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    Quail Training :)

    Moby suggested I start a thread about this so here it goes :) I used to keep quail for years as a teenager and for a university project I built an incubator and hatched some coturnix in class, and grew them out at the school (I'm taking Animal Health Technology, ie Veterinary Technology) I'm...
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    Question: How to I add/edit a signature?

    Thanks, I've been looking everywhere for a FAQ that deals with this or a button on my profile etc but I just can't find it!
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    Hens laying poorly for MONTHS - mystery!

    Hi everyone! I am trying to get to the bottom of the mystery of why our chickens are laying few to no eggs. We have had chickens for several years now and have never seen anything like this. It is normal for our chickens to slow down on the eggs when they are molting once or twice a year, and...
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