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    Quail tank/aquarium?!

    So I've heard button quail could live in an aquarium, and I've heard they shouldn't... Well can they or not?! I have an empty 25 gallon tank I would want to put a trio in so I could get fertile eggs. What all would I have to do to make it a safe environment?
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    Prone to assisted hatches

    It seems every hatch I have there is at least one chick that gets stuck and just peeps and peeps and peeps! How can you just let them die without helping them at all?! I really REALLY hate assisting a hatch just because I know that there could be something wrong with the chick and I would then...
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    Gooey chick in shell!

    I'm on my second hatch, the first went great! One chick hatched mid day 19 and now it's 8 hours into day 20. I have 7pips and one zip. The chick that's zipped I can see its really really gooey in there and it's having a hard time getting out. What do I do? What do I do when it hatches? What...
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    Earthquake with eggs in the incubator!

    I woke up this morning to find my eggs scattered in my incubator... Turns out we had 5earthquakeslast night!! I guess they will be fine? I'm on lockdown day 18-19
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    Noooo..... My dogs.........

    I have two (Brother and sister) chocolate labs that are about a year old. They have been staying outside except they get put in their cages in the house at night. I'm wanting them to be indoor dogs but the problem is the chickens.... Right now I have two 2week old silkie chicks in the brooder...
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    Needing help with mini fridge incubator!!

    Well..... I have a hovabator 1588 and it awesome! But I kinda want to build an incubator myself just because... Lol I have an old mini fridge that's been sitting around that I want to use. I have recently removed the inside part of the door so I can remove the foam and creat a window and I...
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    Curled toes in the incubator

    I had 11 silkie/showgirl paint eggs in lock down. 3 showgirls and 2 silkies have hatched but one of the silkies appears to have a curled foot or at least toes on one foot. I'm not sure exactly what to do?! It just hatched an hour ago and I still have eggs pipped so I don't think opening the...
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    In the incubator...

    I HEARD PEEPING!!!!!!!!! I did I did I really did!!!!! At first I thought it was just my imagination but no!!!! It happened again!! Don't think any have pipped yet, but..... I HEARD PEEPING!!!!!!! Ready to get the hatch on! :)
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    Did I lock down to soon?

    I started my eggs on February 27 at 9:34pm I then put them in lockdown on March 17 at 9:30pm. Did I lock down a day to soon? This is confusing me!
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    Will this work for buttons? ~ raising, breeding, etc

    I originally built this for a chick brooder for my occasional hatchings, but am having other ideas... :) I want to keep the top floor a brooder for my hatchings but the bottom one I want to keep a pair of buttons in for pets and breeding. I live in the city so I sadly can't have rooster so no...
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    My Coop!! (Wichita Cabin Coop)

    This is my coop! Got plans from the Wichita Cabin Coop, It's still not done (nother window, ramp, paint) but so close!! It now has sand on the bottom and doors have handles. The one thing I want to point out is the lift door. I couldn't find plans ANYWHERE! It is a very simple consept that...
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    The construction of my coop! ~Wichita cabin coop~

    Well I decided to get chickens again and went into search for coop plans! I found a coop I REALLY like (Wichita cabin coop) and got to work! This what I have done so far! [/IMG][/IMG]
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    Shows in Oklahoma

    I know this has probably been talked about on here already but I'm not having any luck finding any information.. How do I find shows? I'm going to start showing next year 2013 how do I find show that are in Oklahoma 2013? Is there a list? Or what?!
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    Do they need to be NPIP tested to be shown?

    If I want to show, would my chickens need to be NPIP tested to go to a show? If so, what's it for? Who does it? And when to get it done?
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    Show placing meaning?

    How are birds (chickens) placed? Like champion, reserve champion, best of show? What does it mean?
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    Raising silkies for show in cages??

    I'm going to start raising silkies for show. What would be better to raise them in, a coop or rabbit type cages with wire bottoms? Awhile back when I went to buy some silkies from a lady that was selling them she had them in wire cages. All the chicks in one and 2 in another that were older that...
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    Post pictures of your BACKYARD coops!!!

    Wow. It sure does take a lot of time looking for ideas for a small coop! Going thru all the threads to see the coops take quite a long time! I'm wanting to build a backyard coop and run for 4 chickens. Post pictures of your BACKYARD coops ideas, suggestions, and comments are all welcome!
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    Showing

    I'm really wanting to start showing silkies. I've had them before and planned on showing but something happened and then I got rid of all my chickens. I've missed them so much and have decided to get back into them but this time not just as pets but as show birds for a hobby. I could only keep...
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    Showing silkies? What to do. What to do.

    Last night I bought a splash silkie and a white silkie. The lady said (I think, I don't remember exactly) that they were 6-7 weeks old. My question is if I decide to show them, do I need their exact dob?
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    They just came and got my rooster!!

    I live in the city so I can't have roosters. I put him on craigslist and they came and got him!! I raised him from an egg and he was my favorite! Now looking for some more silkie HENS!!
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