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    How long until quail are used to being outside?

    Hello group! I just put my quail in their permanent coop outside today, and none of them are moving from where I set them. I’m worried they’ll be too petrified to move to their water (less than a foot away). How long until they’re used to the coop? Is it normal for them to be stay still when...
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    What breed is my 2 week old chick?

    I’m thinking barred rock, but it was in the bin at TSC with the “Asian pullets”. The bars on her look more like spots than actual “bars”, but she looks so much different than my actual Asian pullet that I’m thinking I got a barred rock by mistake! Which is perfectly fine with me. “She” Seems...
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    Ducklings quacked..and haven’t again

    I’m not sure if I was mistaken to begin with, but I’m hoping I wasn’t. When my ducklings were around 3 weeks old, I heard each of them give a distinct “honk” sound now and again. I heard that this was females beginning to quack, but so far it’s been 2 weeks and they’ve all stopped honking...
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    Babies first day outside! Pics included

    I was so excited that it was finally warm enough to let my babies get a bath outside and “forage” in the grass for the first time. Unfortunately they don’t seem interested in foraging unless it’s grass clippings I throw in their tub..
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    Dead chick for no reason?

    I went to check on my 1 week old chicks today, and one of the Polish was lying on its side, obviously dead. I checked the brooder for bloody poop, and there wasn’t any. All of the others are eating, preening, and pecking around like normal. Two are even starting to fly! No signs of illness...
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    How often do ducks need access to head bathers?

    Hello group! I have two questions, if you don’t mind. I’m new to keeping ducks and I either don’t know proper key words to search, or no one has answered this before, but I was wondering how often ducklings need access to water deep enough to wash their entire heads? Whenever I put a washing...
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    Help!!Ducklings panting with clear nasal discharge

    I tried to include a video but I couldn’t figure it out. I’m unsure if I overheated them, but they were fine before I gave them a bath. I then put them in a warm brooder to dry off; warmer than it normally is so they wouldn’t catch a chill. Only one of them had a few sips of water since I...
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    I did it, I hatched quail!

    I’m so excited! I didn’t think they would hatch as it’s my first time hatching in an incubator, but so far there are 3 of them. I’m a little worried about them, however, as it’s only day 16 and they’re Corurnix quail.. Any advice for me?
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    New, eager member!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? -completely new; just moved to a new house and ready to get started (mostly with quail, but chickens too!). (Skip) (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? -being a producer instead of a consumer, raising...
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