I hatched out Jumbo brown Coturnix quail in the same still air incubator with my Silkie eggs. Had it setup so my quail hatched out 4 days before my silkies and 27 of the 31 eggs hatched. Not one died and have been doing just fine. They are 4 weeks old and going strong. It can be done with good...
I'm looking at raising superworms for protien for my quail and chicken. My plan is to freeze them then dry so they won't rot and mix this with different grains to produce my own feed off my property. Its theory right now but has anyone here used their mealworms or superworms in this type of...
Does anyone know if I can incubate cortunix eggs along side my chicken eggs since they hatch out sooner? Lady I boight my eggs from said her chicks died off being housed together do to chickens having a bacteria that cause the quail to die? I have this batch in a seperate incubator I didnt want...
31 Jumbo Cortunix Quail eggs. Bought some fresh hatching eggs from a local hobbyist today. Two incubators running and growing chicks out in the brooder!! What an exciting time
My barn isnt very well climate controled seeing as it was built back in the days that washington was president!! However bedding down thick with hay seems to be doing well for my layers and silkies. Even my young buffs and leghorn/barred rock mix are doing just fine. Can't wait until the move in...
It is a great idea!! One of the things I'm setting up on the homestead is fly buckets in our fenced off compost pile ( chicken run)
Left overs from butchering or road kill go in bucket with few holes drilled along the top to allow flies access to the buffet you set out they lay their eggs in...
I have found a lady near halifax that has some amazing silkies. Its where 2 of my boys came from. But at this time she is not releasing any hens. Ive started hatching out chix and have more in the incubator this week. So far I have a nice black partridge pullet that I have big hopes for.
Gracie...
Wingstone I'll be taking the Rhodebars up north to my farm in ulster Pa theyll be in bradfotd county in no time lol
Fisherlady 2 of my Silkie Roos have the most god awful unclear crow ive ever heard and my hens are full of little noise odd whistles and trilling chirps
They are neat little...