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  1. macmama

    Would this work for quail?

    We got Texas A&Ms (wanted Jumbos but beggers can't be choosers) and you're right-- 1 already got loose while I was transferring them into their new cage, and she just flew three feet away and froze-- I just walked over and picked her up.
  2. macmama

    Would this work for quail?

    Thanks guys-- it's plastic fencing, and we're in a very urban HOA setting with 6' block walls and no predators at all so far (5 months with chicks and chickens, and a total of one alarm call & no attacks when the neighbor's scaredy cat looked into our yard for a minute) We have two mini...
  3. macmama

    *Got our new quails!* Is it quail-ready? How many?

    We got 15 A&M this morning! The poor things are bare-backed because the 22 females were kept in a large pen with 13 males. Anyway, they settled in great-- and despite the "quail won't lay when they experience change" warning I'd heard, we have 4 eggs already! Well I put up garden fencing in...
  4. macmama

    Would this work for quail?

    Since I took the picture we added 12" boards along the bottom of the shaded area. I was thinking I could just nail up the 1/4" garden mesh fencing I have in all of the open spots (sides of shaded area, windows, etc) and they could live on the dirt? (With some bedding, perching branches and...
  5. macmama

    Would I be able to get away with covert muscovies in my backyard?

    Quote: I'll do that. I'm going to wait a little while, then probably look for some adult female Muscovies, though I'm still a bit hesitant because my girls took losing their chickens really hard. I would hate to have them fall in love with their ducks just to lose them too. The only...
  6. macmama

    Would I be able to get away with covert muscovies in my backyard?

    Quote: That's a possibility too... but I'd much rather something free-ranging and cageless to help with the bugs/weeds around our yard. Maybe that will be the third option if Muscovies don't work out.
  7. macmama

    Would I be able to get away with covert muscovies in my backyard?

    Quote: Possibly-- but the only people they play with are our friends that know and love our chickens too. I'm pretty sure it was the neighborhood golfcart-violation-citer or our neighbors behind us.
  8. macmama

    Would I be able to get away with covert muscovies in my backyard?

    Quote: The note we got said "during a routine neighborhood inspection..." So either the old guy driving around in a gold cart citing violations actually drove by in time for the egg song and turned us in, or it was the neighbor behind us. They have a 1-story house and can't see into our...
  9. macmama

    Would I be able to get away with covert muscovies in my backyard?

    After 5 months of having a backyard chicken flock of 7, my HOA somehow got wind of it and made me get rid of them. I was really annoyed, because the secretary at the HOA told me in the beginning it was fine, as long as we were careful of the noise and smell-- but I didn't keep her email, and I...
  10. macmama

    Broken Eggs in Nest

    Have you tried feeding their own shells back to them (rushed)? Mine think it's the best treat ever-- and it's free.
  11. macmama

    Silver Laced Wyandotte at 5weeks. Too soon to tell?

    I just had 5 SLW chicks, and I'd definitely guess roo on that one. I had 2 that were that red with that much comb development at about 6 weeks, and they got new homes.
  12. macmama

    I need some reassurance before I give these Delawares away...

    Quote: I picked these out as day-olds to add to the ones my broody hatched, and I picked all chicks with the most wing-development. Apparently that was a really bad idea. I'll try your way next time.
  13. macmama

    I need some reassurance before I give these Delawares away...

    7 weeks. Both roos, right? Absolutely sure? Ugh, I'm brilliant at sexing chicks. I just pick the friendliest, sweetest chicks I have, and they turn into roosters every time. (the 2 in back) Also, anyone want to tell me I have at least ONE LB pullet? I can't be unlucky enough to pick 4/4...
  14. macmama

    How long did you keep your flocks seperate? (free range)

    are you asking about letting 5-week-old chicks free-range with adults? If so, I know mine did fine-- but I have a small and fairly calm flock. Mama BO stopped "mothering" her chicks at 5 weeks, and all was well. They get chased by my grouchy BRs if they get too close, but the babies learn...
  15. macmama

    Can I just say, My chickens are rockstars!

    It has been downright MISERABLE here. Like 110-115, and humid. I keep hearing that chickens don't lay well in this heat, but I have 4 laying hens and I've been getting 3-4 eggs every day! Not only that, but the BO that has been raising chicks must have started laying again (her chicks are only 3...
  16. macmama

    money's tight... out of feed

    Mine are just fine without feed on my 1/4 acre lot. I had layer pellet out but they never touched it. They much prefer grass, bugs, etc. I did notice that before I started giving flock raiser the chicks were growing more slowly and I was getting less eggs... probably more equivalent to how...
  17. macmama

    Dark legs on a RSL chick?

    I heard back from the breeder. She thinks one of her RIR roosters has a gray-leg gene somehow, because she occasionally gets female RSLs with gray legs. I was a little bummed that she's not an EE, but I'm happy to hear that she's still definitely a girl!
  18. macmama

    Help me weed out roos: 5 1/2 week Dels and LBs

    Oh thank goodness-- maybe hope for a pullet then. I'm still holding a little bit of hope for one of the Dels, but "she" definitely has a tint of pink this morning.
  19. macmama

    Help me weed out roos: 5 1/2 week Dels and LBs

    Darn it... I'm thinking you're right on the Dels, and I was so hoping for at least one to keep! I'm a little worried that both LBs are boys too-- I just read that if they have 3 rows on their comb they're roos-- is that true? Both of mine have 3 rows, though the side ones are super tiny and...
  20. macmama

    Dark legs on a RSL chick?

    Is there any white hen that might be used for sex-links that has slate legs? I know Dels and SLWs don't. Hmm. Such a little mystery... I'd hope for an EE actually-- I'd love some colored eggs-- but I'm 100% sure she hatched from a brown egg.
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