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  1. daycaremom

    Need help with coop

    Thank you, CTKen, for your help. This is a new journey for me and I'm looking forward to it.
  2. daycaremom

    Need help with coop

    I am getting some Buff Orpingtons - if as planned, will have 3 hens and one rooster. The enclosed run area they will have is 16' x 16'. The area where the chickens will be has open farm field to the south and west, so it gets pretty windy at times. The questions that I can think of right now...
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    Button Quail, what do they need to be happy?

    Check out this yahoo group. I have found that I can ask anything and find an answer. Very nice group of people. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/buttonquailusa/ This site below shows how to make a brooder from a clear plastic storage container but you can also use it to house your quail...
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    Our Igloo-Bator **Turner pics added**

    Thanks soooo much. Makes perfect sense. Gotta get a box tonight and try to get temps settled. I have eggs coming and have been really sweating it.
  5. daycaremom

    Chic Chick 'Bator *UPDATED*

    I'm so glad to hear others are having trouble with temp swings, even using a water sink. I was about to give up. I can't find a water wiggler, so I tried the baggies w/water and even that temp swings terribly. Guess I'll just keep tweaking and see what I can do.
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    Chic Chick 'Bator *UPDATED*

    I haven't had it on that long, so I'm working up to it. I'll wait and see how it works. I tried the baggie thing to simulate the water wiggler before I found this thread, but it leaked all over. If the cubes don't work, I will try the baggie again in a yogurt container. I'm determined I am...
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    Chic Chick 'Bator *UPDATED*

    Yea, the probe says 97.9, the other says 96.6 and my other digital thermometer says 97.2.
  8. daycaremom

    Chic Chick 'Bator *UPDATED*

    I'm new here, but have been lurking for a while now. I live in west central IL and I just love this board - very knowledgeable and friendly people here. I hatched 5 button quail in July with a borrowed incubator and am going to try hatch some for our local pet stores. Both were interested, and I...
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