Anyone tried selling stuff on Etsy? I'm thinking of putting my blown egg shells up there. I've seen food items, but I'm not sure if I can sell eggs for eating. Anyone tried?
One of my quail has what I thought was an abscess. So I got some blu-kote, and today I went to drain it. Upon further inspection it seemed much more like an ingrown feather or feather cyst. Is this something I can fix at home? or do I need a vet. :-/
I'm double posting this here and in first aid. One of my birds has what I thought was an abscess. So I got some blu-kote, and today I went to drain it. Upon further inspection it seemed much more like an ingrown feather or feather cyst. Is this something I can fix at home? or do I need a vet. :-/
My quail must be happy, cause yesterday I got eight eggs outa six ladies . One of the girls produces these peach eggs that have a blue hue when you crack them open. Is this normal? or is it a sign of diet deficiency?
My quail are molting. I'm currently feeding them game bird layer crumbles. Can I increase the protein levels, to help with feather growing, by adding in Textured Vegetable Protein AKA TVP? I have a ton of it laying around because I use it for backpacking meals.
Poop keeps building up in the corners of my cage so tomorrow I'm going to take the girls out and do a thorough cleaning. What solution should I use to help me clean and sanitize? I know mixing ammonia (aka bird poop) and bleach is a big no no because of toxic fumes. I use vinegar on my rat...
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I've been looking to raise quail for a while, but I don't have a ton of space, and I only wanted 4-6 hens. Since eggs tend to come in 50's I kinda gave up for a while. AND THEN! Yesterday an ad was posted on craigslist by a fella looking to downsize his flock. I was so excited I ran...