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Hi guys, I have about 55 quails in a rather large aviary set up. Three of my quails went broody sometime mid-March. I marked 15 eggs and let them sit on it. I have not been to the aviary for the last two days, but this morning when I went to collect the eggs and check if there is the...

Can anyone have luck of getting their jumbo quails to hatch their own youngsters? Maybe some breeders have had a luck of getting wild genes introduced to the domestic birds to have their brood and hatch their own youngsters?

Hey guys, new quail owner here. Have 27 females and 9 males in the aviary. They were all hatched in April. I was getting up to a 30 eggs per day in June and July, but in August egg production started slowly diminishing. In the last three to four weeks I am only gathering 6-10 eggs per every two...

First-time quail raiser here. Before getting quails I read and watched videos that stated "quails are great for your backyard" because they are small and quiet. Yes, they are small, but definitely NOT quite at all. I built them an aviary - 20x40, it is half covered and half not, and they have...

My 2 years old guinea hen developed a large - baseball like swelling tumor at the rear vent. It is still laying eggs and behaves normally, but this tumor been growing for last three weeeks. We've tried giving her antibiotics, but every night I need to catch her in the coop it was soooo much...

Hi guys, one of my chickens decided to lay eggs coop free - outdoor. As they free ranging, i didn't see it a problem as I was collecting her egg every other day. Yesterday, during day time i hear her "screaming " of danger and running from the nest. By the time I approached her nest, I found...

Found these guys on the craigslist: https://atlanta.craigslist.org/wat/grd/d/leeds-jumbo-coturnix-quail-chicks/7601530881.html The guy was very responsive over the phone and the price is right for the Jumbo Pharaoh Coturnix quail. Supposedly it is NIPP certified, but I can't seem to be able to...

Looking for a reputable place to purchase jumbo brown/wild quail, either live chicks or fertile eggs. I understand that most places online (that I found through google) sell fertile eggs, but most of them are out of eggs for months and prices are super high. Craigslist is another option, but...

Hey guys, never before have I had the pleasure of hatching brand new chicks to this world. Well, finally after seating for quite a while on 4 eggs, one of them hatch this morning. I hope the rest will hatch today and or tomorrow. Questions: 1. How soon do baby chicks need to start drinking...

Hi guys, One of my chickens went into broody "mode". I figured it will be easier on me if hen hatch and raise young ones, to have better integration with the flock. I put 9 eggs under the hen one week ago, yesterday I checked and only 5 eggs under her. I looked all over the coop thinking...

Guys, I am looking for my first incubator. I would like to get one that is not too big, one that can fit maybe 20-40 quail eggs, 12-20 chicken eggs. However, I want one that is automatic, with egg turning and humidity controlling. There are plenty on ebay and amazon, but some are good for...

Guys, I am keeping about 8 chickens and 6 guinea fowls. My birds are free range all the time. Now, I want to get quails. I will build them a new enclosure and a coop, however, I am trying to decide how far from the chicken coop I should do it? I understand that main thing is to have a healthy...

Hi guys, One of my girls started to show swollen ear lobe. It has become a kind of like a little bag filled with liquid. I have no idea what happened, or why she got it in the first place, but I took her to vet who gave me $854 estimate to do the surgery. To say that I was speechless is not to...

Hey guys, I've noticed that more and more flies are swirling around and inside the coop. I've read many posts saying that to eliminate flies best is to use Vanilla car freshener. These car fresheners have very strong smell (at least to me) will I not damage my chicken's respiratory system if I...

Just wondering if people do that? Chickens I have "inherited" were "living" with the rooster for year and a half until last week when we had to remove rooster to a different farm. I only have chickens for the past two weeks so don't know much about them, however, I do see that one of the...

My dad told me that in his childhood he heard that chicken cannot be fat or it will not be laying eggs. Is it true? Is there a such thing as overfeeding chickens? They have food pellets available to them anytime and they roam in the back yard all day long and during the day I bring them...

Hey guys, if you have same door have you ever run into the issue of door closing at night? I've purchased coop with the Adore1 automatic door. At first it was working fine, however, now it stopped closing. It is opening in the morning no problem, however, at night it blinks red light and not...

Guys, I am new to chickens. I inherited 9 hens with a coop to fit them in freely. Hens are out of the coop into the fenced posture as soon as the sun is up and back in the coop when sun is down, so they only sleep in the coop. Floor is covered with the pine shavings. How often do I need to...

Hi guys, I have a flock of 9 healthy chickens, and my wife wants to add few more chicks. So, how old should the new chick be before I introduce him to the flock and leave him the flock and coop?

I was wondering if I can simply crush oyster shells and give it to my chickens instead of purchasing it from the store? How fine does it have to be crushed? Thank you.