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I just started raising quail. I have a mixture of normal sized Tibetan and pharaoh coturnix right now in a cage that is 10 inches tall. I'm interested in getting jumbos but wondering what's the cage requirements are for height? Are they taller or just fatter than the normal coturnix, or both...

Last year I made a simple still air incubator and had a 50% hatch with my chickens. This spring I've got a bigger cooler, a new bi metal thermostat, and old computer fan. I have week old coturnix, so plenty of weeks to get ready. Question for you DIY'ers, what should I make or use to put my...

Its been a while, but at one time I was reading a post on this forum where someone had posted a link to a breeder of barred rocks. This breeder had been working on getting them back to a better meat bird instead of the egg layer that most hatcheries tend to sell. I remember it was a heritage...

I'm working on a DIY incubator. Last year I hatched 50% of the eggs in a still air that I made, this time I'm adding a fan and turner. I do have questions as far as the turner goes. 1. Is the idea to have the fat end of the egg up? 2. And to turn it, it just needs to switch angles with the...

Saw some 1/4 inch plastic hardware cloth at Lowes today. I'm building my quail cages and wondered if anyone has ever used this stuff for the flooring? I know if its outside where things could chew, this wouldn't be the best option, but in a garage? Here is a link to what they have on the...

A few weeks ago I kept half of my old flock in a new run with some of my new pullets and 2 turkey hens. Things went fine. Even when I let the entire old flock out, everyone seemed fine. Then after a few weeks I tried letting the turkeys have access to the coop. I expected a pecking order...

Hello Everyone, So I am on day 22 of my hatch. I have 8 eggs, 2 of which have been chirping for 2 days. I figured that my two hatchlings were having trouble. Today one of them did pip through the shell, but never unzipped. Finally I broke, and took off part of the shell hoping to help it...

Hey all, so I just thought I'd show off my roo and see what ya'll think. His name is Goldie. I got my flock in feburary and thought I was buying all pullets as thats the way the store advertised them all. None the less, I am very pleased to have this rooster. Goldie is a big brute. He's...

Hey everyone. Found the site every time I looked up something about chickens, pigeons, and quail, so I joined. Such a wealth of information here. I am raising 9 chickens. 5 black sex-links, 1 buff orphington, 1 california white, 1 production red, and a bantam. I'm thinking they are about 3...