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I have recently used DE (in the event mites or other parasites were causing this) on the ground, in the hen house and in the nesting boxes and I have added more protein to their diets. They are totally butt bare and also some are bare on their backs (saddle) before the tail feathers fan...

I am so glad to see your bare butt Girl. I have been frantically reading so many posts trying to learn about their molts. Neck, backs, yes, but mine have never had butt molt before. I'm relieved to see that it is not abnormal, or something I'm doing wrong. It looks so bad and so sad...

Question: Is there an accepted definition in place that excludes chickens as livestock? My deed restrictions say "no livestock", and my position is chickens are poultry / fowl, not livestock. So far so good, but if it comes up again I need a definition that excludes chickens from...

Dear Strummer, I too am new to quail. Have had chickens for many years but first go at quail. All came about because we love to eat fried quail and grilled quail wrapped in bacon and they are hard to find dressed out. So we bought 30 Texas A&M Coturnix quail about 30 days ago. Have viewed...

My Aggie quail are very loud at certain times of the day, which I don't have a problem with. But the constant chattering and crowing at night is a real problem. Shouldn't they be asleep at night instead of making all that noise? What is causing them to be so loud and noisy at night? Any...

Thanks so much for all your suggestions. I too am preparing my hutches and Aggie Quail for Central Texas winter. I already have heavy duty plastic and will buy a few tarps next trip to College Station/Bryan.

Thanks so much for your reply. I have just found a great post by Monarch and plan to take my laptop to bed with me for some informative reading. I will post an update in the near future. Again, thank you. Linda.

Dear Therry, I have just purchased 30 TAM White Coturnix Quail. Plan to put most in the freezer but keep some out for breeding so we always have some going in the freezer. I know nothing about raising quail. Posted on another thread, asking for step by step instructions on how to go about...

I have 30 TAM Coturnix Quail and they are all very gentle and sweet. I can handle them all easily with no problem. So feel fortunate after reading the above story. Not sure what makes the difference, but don't give up on them without a try. Linda/

Hi, I am very interested in hearing and reading about Texas A&M Coturnix Quail. I have recently purchased 30 that hatched August 12. I am starting to hear interesting quail calls. No crowing, but something very musical indeed. No eggs so far. I am in central Texas, half way between...

Is it just one stud that is off? If one stud is too long use your reciprocating saw, if one stud is too short build it up using liquid nails and metal plate to attach. I know you are a perfectionist but there must be an easier way to fix the problem without tearing it all out and rebuilding...

Now that makes perfect sense. Thanks for the heads-up. linda/

Dear River Lizaard: LOL, your chicken coop is larger than my bedroom and coop put together. I am so envious of your lucky chickens. All that space. And I just saw a photo of a chicken coop with a gambrel roof that was torn out and rebuilt. All I could think of was WOW, what storage...

Hi R-L, I'm in Liberty Hill on the NF of the San Gabriel. I have just built my first coop, 8 x 4 x 6' tall and put air vent all along the top at the ceiling, and an attic vent on the South side. I also put in a plexi window so I could check on the girls without opening the door and have a...

I have seen so many great photos today of coops being built or completed. I can't help but laugh at myself because it took me the entire month of May to get to a point where I could at least move the girls in. To have accomplished this in 8 hours was incredible. I started May 1 and Memorial...

My pullets are 9 and 11 weeks old. When I finished my coop (finished just enough to move them in) Memorial weekend I was so excited and couldn't wait for the girls to move-in an start clucking about their new Coop. Was I disappointed. They didn't want to have anything to do with it. I...

I've found that DE will keep the flys from anywhere they encounter the DE, but it won't keep them away. They just buzz all around the pullets and the run where the DE is, but won't land. If they do land on occasion, they are gone again in less than a second. They obviously don't like it...

Dear Southern Gardner: The coop looks great. I know how you feel, mine is half the size and I have had no help. Everyone is "busy" when they find out what I'm doing. It's hard holding up a 2 x 4 by yourself and trying to predrill and hole, switch bits, screw it in and hold it all at the...

My girls just graduated from chick feeders & waterers to big girls utensils. I am currently using a 1 gal feeder and a 5 gallon waterer for 18 juvenile pullets. I have them hanging from the rafters on chains with huge S - hooks on each end. This allows me to access them easily for filling as...