On the topic of scalping I just bought 10 quail and some of them are missing alot of feathers head neck one is missing half the ones on its back. Is this normal are do I have a problem.
Thanks for the advice. I did use a Rubbermaid box but with a 60w bulb the temps where fine. I had purchased the last three birds out of 400 and I think the where weak to start.
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michaelf
Golden Feathers
Enjoyed listening to the rain last night. We really need it in middle Ga
I live in north Ga and we have got more rain than you could shake a stick at. That tornado last week reeked havoc on our little town
I'm planning on building a similar aviary using the ground for a bottom. If run 1/2" x 1/2" wire about 6" into the dirt would that be sufficient.it just seems like it would be hard to keep clean with the mesh against the ground.and a pen that size would be hard a costly to lift. Any advice?
I found some goat houses on our farm that are unoccupied. I thought I could just wield a few stands so I would raise the height to about 7' but should I build the coops at ground level. I think this could work out well it would be about 16'x12'x7'
I have minimal experience with poultry but especially with quail but its something I would like to get in to. All advice is welcome. Since I need to start with a coop could somebody suggest some designs. I'm looking to keep it relatively small.just enough to supply a house of four with eggs.