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    Chicks of different ages, do I need to introduce younger chicks slowly to slightly older ones?

    Do I need to introduce my younger chicks slowly when there isn’t a huge age difference? I have two older chicks ~9-10 weeks who are outside, one is a bantam Wyandotte and the other is a legbar f/m respectively. I need them the share a coop with five silkies (not sexed) who are 5+ weeks old, I...
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    How to combine coveys

    I have two coveys of 6month old quail, I want to combine them into one hutch with only one of the males. Each covey is 4females and one male, I want to put 6-7 females in with one male and put the non productive ones in the freezer. I then have young quail (4 weeks) coming on as growers to make...
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    Latest hatch

    Latest hatch 54 quail eggs, 9 infertile, 39 hatch with 2 not making it. 37/45 not a bad hatch rate for eggs through the post.
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    3week solo chick is it too soon to remove heat?

    Hi have a 3 week old solo hatched mini Wyandotte, I have just moved her to a bigger cage with mix of straw and sawdust and a towel, up to now she has had a heat plate in a smaller box. My question is, is it too soon to remove the heat plate during the day? She is in front of the wood stove...
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    Solo hatch 6 day old

    I have a lot of quail but this is my first chicken, I think there was an incubator problem which has left me with just one newly hatched Wyandotte. She is obviously lonely, she is now 6 days old, we had a couple of times of pasty butt and she was back on her haunches for 3 days, but she has...
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    New coop build on hard standing

    I am about to start building a new coop for 5-8 chickens in the driveway, the build will be on tarmac/concrete. I want to build an integrated run and coop, which will be behind a fence, I also have rabbits and quail in self contained raised cages, which will also be behind the fence. I am in...
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    Hi new to BYC

    Hi, we keep and incubate quail as a food source for falcons, I have my first chicken eggs (mini wyandottes) in the incubator right now, first egg just pipped which is a relief as quail eggs are easier! We are from the UK but moved to northern Italy in 2020, just starting to expand our flocks.
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