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We already have a large coop and 30'x30' run for our standard chickens, pekin ducks, and pygmy goats, and that run will be expanded again by another 18'x30' soon. Now I also have an empty 10'x10' dog lot that I'm thinking of setting up for bantams or OEGBs (maybe not until spring, so I've got...

I have this solid wood desk that is about to be hauled off to the landfill, but I see a potential small coop or tractor. The wood isn't treated that I know of, so I would seal it with outdoor paint. I also would have to turn the top slot (for pc cords) into a vent or just put a piece of wood...

I have 1 that is pearly colored, two gray/slate, one white with black spots, and one light red. Does the "bib" automatically mean male? They are approx 8 weeks old. I'll try to post pics shortly.

I have 22-23 week old pullets that haven't started laying yet. Early Sunday morning and again early this morning dogs got into their coop and killed 9 each time. Will the trauma from all of this keep the surviving ones (16) from laying completly or just delay them? And, yes, we're working...

We just aquired two hutches that we're planning to use for coturnix quail but the former owner used them for bantam chickens. It's been several years since he had anything in them, but there are still some droppings and straw mixture that need to be cleaned out. After cleaning them out, should...

Out of 26 coturnix eggs (14 on day 17 & 12 on day 16), 5 have hatched & 2 more have pipped! They are the cutest, spunkiest little things I've ever seen. Watching them hatch was amazing! Unfortunately, we did loose 1 overnight last night due to a poorly placed waterer. It got wedged in the...

I only started with 7 button quail eggs, and I accidentally put a small indention in the top of one when clipping the thermometer on the side of a carton in the 'bator. Is there any chance it will still hatch? Will it hurt anything to leave it just to see? I'm on day 7 and damaged it on day 2...

I just set my first 14 coturnix quail eggs that I got from a friend. Now the wait begins...

What do you use as bedding for your button quails? I've heard pine shavings, non-slip shelf liner, and outdoor carpet. No hardware cloth, right? I know they normally don't perch, but will buttons use multiple flat levels in a bird cage if provided? If so, do I have to provide ramps between...

I have a mixed flock of bantams and standards who are 5-6 weeks old, but my roos are all bantams. How likely will my standards be to accept a bantam roo if he tries?

I'm hoping to start incubating some coturnix eggs in the next week or two - date depends on exactly where I get them from. I'm wanting to keep a very small number (less than 10) in two cages semi-indoors (closed in back porch with no heat or a/c - just windows to open or close for ventilation)...

I'm hoping to find 20 or so coturnix quail hatching eggs for local pick-up in or near Catawba, Lincoln, or Gaston counties of NC. I"m hoping for a mix of colors but not too particular. Please let me know if you have any available or know someone in the area who does. TIA!

I'm trying to decide what to use to create my homemade incubator, and I have an electric cooler/warmer (Coleman) that I could use. It is showing 93* without any other heat source, so I know I will still need to add all of the other parts to maintain a high enough temp. It would be nice because...

Could I keep up to 8 Coturnix in a cage indoors? Do they smell much, and how often would I have to clean to them from smelling? Daily? Weekly? Has anyone sucessfully used one of those tiny, yellow classroom incubators for quail?

These two are about a week and a half old. I'm thinking this one is a partridge cochin. Totally clueless on this one: TIA!

I just moved my 33 - 4 & 5 week old chicks to the new coop last night, and they did great outside their first night. I also have 6 - 1 week old banties that were in a mini-brooder that got to move up to the big brooder this morning once I cleaned it out from the other chicks. They just look...

I purchased 6 standard pullet chicks (red sex-links & gold comets) and 28 assorted bantam chicks from 2 different TSCs last week. I lost one tiny bantam that was weak from the first day last Friday night/Saturday morning. Then I went out this morning to find one of the gold comet chicks dead...

Oops! Put this in the wrong place to start with. Since I didn't see a way to check it out online, I was hoping someone had a paper catalog and could check something for me. If you don't mind, what breeds of bantams do they carry? Just trying to figure out what options I have for the...

UPDATE: Privett Hatchery which is where our TSC got chicks from) says they don't have pheonix or OEG bantams - only standard size, so what other options do we have for the 1st pic? I posted some last week, but now I added a bunch more assorted bantam chicks to my flock. Some of them I'm...

Hi, my name is Heather, and I'm a chicken addict! Whew, it sure feels good to finally admit that. We rent a house in the country from a family friend who has been kind enough to allow us to keep chickens (although we didn't ask first:hide). We currently have 12 laying pullets that are just...