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  1. DougDove

    Pecked Hen

    Hello. I started raising Jumbo Jap Coturnix quail 7 weeks ago. I got them when they were 4 weeks. I got 5 hens and 1 roo. I keep them in a 3x6 ground pen that I move each week. They are primarily pet/egg layers. 2 weeks ago I started getting eggs. 2 eggs average. All was going well until...
  2. DougDove

    Help. Roo or Hen

    Hey Group, I was told this is a Buckeye. It's about 8 months old. I'm thinking it's a Roo. I went out this morning, saw all the chicks out in the run except for it, and found it in the nesting box. I backed off, praying for an egg and I also had to go to work so I'll find out this...
  3. DougDove

    Quail Tractor

    I want to start raising quail this spring. I would like to keep them on the ground. I am looking for tractor ideas. I would like to start off with 10 birds, but would like to able to add more.
  4. DougDove

    Hutch, Ground or Tractor?

    I want to start raising Quail this spring. I was wondering which way to raise them. I will be raising them for eggs. I started raising Chickens in July and to me they are pets. I know I would become attached to them also.
  5. DougDove

    Revamping my Flock

    I'm still Green to raising Chickens. I've learned so much from this forum. I started out in July with 2 Bar Rocks, 2 Delawares and 2 Buckeyes. Was projected to have eggs by Sept/Oct but no layers. Mid Oct the flock started to mature and found out that 5 of the 6 were Roos. We first got rid...
  6. DougDove

    First Egg

    I just about give up on my girls for this year but to my surprise I had an egg waiting for me when I got home. Question. Will this hen continue to lay eggs this winter? Can this motivate the other 3 hens to get busy?
  7. DougDove

    Storing Fertilized Eggs?

    If and when my hens start laying how do I store fertilized eggs? Do I have to put them in the Frig or sit them out on the counter?
  8. DougDove

    Hens going thru Sex Change?

    I purchased 6 Hens in July. They we 3 months old when I brought them home. 1st week of Nov I went out early morning to let the chickens out of the coop, my Delaware came out and started to crow. After the shock, I did some surfing and read she could be turning into a he. I noticed small nubs...
  9. DougDove

    How Many?

    I have a 3x6 Chicken coop 3 1/2' tall. It has 2 nesting boxes. The Pen is 10x20. I have 6 girls now? They are 22-24 weeks. How many more can I comfortably add?
  10. DougDove

    The Girls sleeping on the Floor

    I have 5 20-22 week girls who haven't started laying yet. That's not what my question is about... I've had the girls for 12 weeks and no problems with them going in the coop by themselves and climbing up on their roosts. the last 2 evenings I go out to close them in and they are all in but...
  11. DougDove

    Chicken keeper since July 2019

    I am new to chickens. I have 6 Hens. 2 Delawares. 2 Buckeyes and 2 Plymouth Rocks. They are supposed to start laying any day now. I moved from a small city to the county. I have a 10x20 pen with a 3x6 coop for the girls.
  12. DougDove

    4 out of 5 Chickens wouldn't go in their House Tonight

    Hello. I am a Chicken Newbie. I bought 2 Buckeyes, 2 Delawares and 2 Plymouths. I've had them for 3 weeks. No problems with them going in at dark. Usually they would be in before dark. I've been letting them out around 630 in the morning. This morning i went out 630 and 1 of the buckeyes...
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