I have only hatched quail 1 time from some eggs a freind gave me and out of 10 eggs 7 hatched and are doing very well. I did not add anything to the water I gave them. I have city water and have yet to have any problems with it. I hatch chickens a couple times a year and have had no problems...
Thanks for the help!! The chick starter I have been feeding them is 24% protien. I am gonna do some calling around and try to find a higher protien feed. Also this morning before I left for work(still dark) I opend the chicken coop and then checked on the Quail and found a broken Quail egg...
Thanks for the reply!! Maybe I will give them scratch grains once and awhile as a treat. How long do I feed them chick starter?
What feed should I give them as adults?
Randy
I give my chickens scratch grains once and awhile and was wondering if I can give it to the Quail? I have 6 Coturnix and 1 Tennessee Red and they are 2 months old,I am feeding them 24% protein chick starter when do I switch to a different feed and what do I feed them?
Randy
I have never hatched quail before and a guy I work with gave me 7 Coturnix eggs and 3 Tenn Red eggs to put in the incubator. So far 6 of the 7 coturnix eggs hatched and are doing well. I am still waiting on the Tenn Red eggs to hatch.(Hopefully today or tomarrow). So having never messed with...
I have 20 hens and I am only getting about 7 eggs a day. They range from 1-4 yes old. Is there anyway to figure out what ones are laying eggs? I need to thin out the flock before winter.
T-R
Ok for give me for a dumb question! I currently have 23 hens, 2 Buff Orphinton Roosters (numbers changeing weekly due to a very brave and lucky fox) and 6 baby chicks that one of my buff hens hatched. I want to incubate a bunch of my eggs so I can add to the flock but should I look at getting...
I noticed one of my RIR hens was limping the other day and got to checking her out and found a thorn stuck in the bottom of her foot. When i pulled it out some puss came with it. It has been a couple of days and her foot is still swollen and she is still limping. What should i do for her?
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I got eggs out of the coop last night and then accidentally left them on the counter in the basement all night. It is fairly cool there and was wondering if they are still good. I did the float test on a couple and they both sunk to the bottom.
Randy
Hello Everyone!! It has been awhile since I have been on here.
My first question is I have 10 3yr old hens and we got 20 chicks last week, what are the chances they will all live together in the same coop??Should I just build another coop?
Next question is the coop we have now is 8'x8' and the...
I have 6 red sex link hens that are about done laying. Should I get them butchered or not? I think they are about 2 yrs old. Are they gonna be good to eat?
Randy
Hi I have a Red Sex Link that is acting the very same way.Started early last week. Comb layed over and she lays around all the time. The wife said she has seen her drink water but not sure if she eats. Not sure what to do!
Randy
Yesterday I went out to give the girls some fresh water and retrieve the eggs when one of the girls was laying in between the water and food all puffed up sleeping or so I thought. I picked her up and she and she opened her eyes and the closed them. I set her back down and she slowly fell over...
Hello all! It has been awhile since I have been here. I am thing of adding some more hens to the flock and I was wondering how many hens would a 8x8 coop with a 6 foot high ceiling house comfortably?
I currently have 8 Red Stars and was thinking of adding some Buff Orphingtons or some Leghorns...