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    Starting over

    Hey guys I'm back after about a three yr break. I'm starting to get my equipment lined up to start breeding quail again. I sold everything when I moved from FL to GA. Now starting over. Only thing I kept from my old stuff was a hovabato. And I have messed around a little over the summer and...
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    Newbie to Guineas

    Im a beginner on guineas. Ive hatched 100's of quail, some chickens, pheasants, chukars, and some new Gambels Quail I bought of ebay. Well I started noticing some bugs around the yard from all the feed and decided to try some guineas to help with the bug control. Well I won another ebay auction...
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    Dealing with the heat

    I think Im losing my quail 1 by 1 to the heat. I have them all under a metal roof hanging about 4' off the ground,. I've lost about 6 in the past 3 weeks. I put a couple of box fans on top of the cages to help but I dont think its helping a whole lot. What do you guys think ? Should I try a more...
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    Quail in house

    Hey guys I have a dilema, I had to move my brooding into the house until I get an air condition for the brooder shed. The temp inside was getting to 107*. And I lost a few baby quail. So I had to move the hatchers/ bators and newborns into the house. WELL we just had our 2nd child and were still...
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    Dang Broody

    Well Ive had a broody hen for anout a month so I decided to let her TRY to hatch some. I collected eggs for a couple days and placed 12 under her on the march 29th . I have had to move her back on the eggs twice in the process she seems to get up and someone else jumps in there and she goes to...
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    Car antenna turner

    Im having a hard time trying to figure out how to use a power antenna as a turner. I know someone used one for there turner but I cant find it now. I need some pics and instructions please help me... Tony
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    Quail in Gatlinburg

    Im up in Gatlinburg on vacation, Is there anyone local who has some quail for sale or eggs . Id Like to get some different bloodlines while im up here. Thanks Tony
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    Crooked neck

    Is there a disease that causes a quail's neck to suddenly go crooked? I have 1 thats about 1 1/2 weeks old and Its neck just went crooked. it looks like the huntchback of ND . it was fine for the 1st week but yesterday I noticed it really curved. I tried to see if I could straighten it out and...
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    Thats it I'll never help again!!!

    I know people dont help chicks out of the eggs and I know better, BUT I had a bad hatch this time ( new homebuilt bator) and only had 24 out of 124 hatch. Well I was going to clean out the hatcher today and make room for the next 124, But nnnooooo 1 decided to pip and it took it all day. it was...
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    Any body keep them in the house?

    Im waiting on my new brooder/hatching shed should be here in 10 days. In the mean time I have to keep the newborns in the house for a couple of weeks then they go out to the wire cages. God do they poop alot. I just made a bigger brooder and tried to make it look good while its in here.
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    week old chicks

    How do you guys transport and keep week old chicks warm? Im wanting to take some to auction but dont want them to get too cold. any ideas?
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    stored eggs

    Ok I have too many eggs to keep up with my bator. I have been storing them on the counter turning twice a day and I want to keep the fresher ones for incubating. they have been on the counter for 10 days and I know fertility drops after that are they safe to put in the fridge and eat after being...
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    Ameracana mouth open and liquid dripping out

    I got 4 birds a week and a half ago, all look good except one. Her beard is all wet and shes holding her mouth open. And I noticed liquid dripping from her mouth, shes Not really wanting to eat like the rest and when I try to catch her she runs fast like normal. Any Ideas
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    Another homade bator

    Hey guys in in the middle of building another bator. Im using an old evian water cooler. Im still fuzzy on the motor to turn the trays. Im wanting to use a motor I got off of a pair of xmas yard decoration. I think it was two dolphins dancing .. anyways I need some ideas on how to slow down the...
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    Newbie feeding quesion

    After an impulse buy at the auction I came home with a broody hen and 10 biddies. They look to be about a week old, but for 12$ I couldnt pass it. Anyways Im still building a coop and have them inside in a large plastic dog crate. Every one looks like there doing fine. Im using the long chick...
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    In the mood to build

    Ok after what I called a success hatch in my homade cooler bator, Im ready to move on to my mini fridge project. I need some suggestions on how to do it. Ive looked at all the bators in the contest and thats where I got the idea from. I already bought a glass front mini fridge. And Im thinking I...
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    Woo Hoo I got an egg

    Just wanted to share after the long wait of 4 weeks?? I finally have 1 egg. now what to do with it? eat it? save it? mount it? Is it true that you shouldnt try to hatch the first couple weeks of new egg layers?
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    My homemade bator

    Im trying to post some pics .this is what Im starting with
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    dispacthing quail

    Do you guys just cut off their head or do you wring the necks?? I have some roos I need to get rid of before they tear each other up.
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    Need a wiring guru

    Im in the mood to build a better bator than the one I have. What Im trying to do now is wire a turn motor. Its a small motor that says 21v ac on it. I know 110v come out of the wall plug. How do I wire i up so it wont burn up. Do I need a what?? I have no idea. I stuck the wires directly into a...
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