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  1. Small town chicken farmer

    Sudden quail deaths

    I know I’m a little late to this conversation but I raise bobwhite quail as a business and 6 feet is about perfect. You either want less than 2 feet, or more than 6 feet. Less the 2 prevents them from building up vertical speed, and 6 or more allows them to slow down or change course before...
  2. Small town chicken farmer

    New to Muscovy ducks

    Hello all, I am getting muscovy ducks next year and had a few questions 1) how many muscovies would fit into an 8x16 duck house if they free ranged during the day 2) do they need water inside the house if I lock them up at night and let them out early in the morning 3)how many chicks can I...
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    HELP!! I could see my quail’s spine! Breeding ratio issues? PLEASE HELP!

    Planning on starting pheasants next year so it’s a relief I won’t have to deal with as much of this with the pheasants
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    HELP!! I could see my quail’s spine! Breeding ratio issues? PLEASE HELP!

    Time for the rest of the story. I have 8 males currently living outside and 7 inside for breeding this winter. I have 5 females inside and 2 males but one of the males is super aggressive. I’m wondering if this is because I have 2 males for 5 females. If I need to change this, I will kick the...
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    HELP!! I could see my quail’s spine! Breeding ratio issues? PLEASE HELP!

    As you can see by one of my pictures above, she is very skinny and feels fragile. She has been eating in her quarantine. Here are some pictures of the rest of the breeding group.
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    HELP!! I could see my quail’s spine! Breeding ratio issues? PLEASE HELP!

    This happened the night before and I don’t have pictures of the original wound as I was focused on separating the bird. I will post the pictures I just took (the night after) below. This is a female bobwhite who was living with 4 other females and 2 males. Not sure how obvious it is, but the...
  7. Small town chicken farmer

    Uncontrollably violent birds? (Bobwhite Quail)

    Wild bobwhites pair up for a whole season but domestic bobs will rarely stick with a partner for more than a few weeks before they start fighting with other pairs to get more females
  8. Small town chicken farmer

    Time Limited Turning Quail Eggs

    In my personal experience, I can have the lid off for up to 15-20 minutes while I turn eggs and I do not lose any significant hatch rates.
  9. Small town chicken farmer

    How do I get my quail to lay?

    The guy who gave the original eggs to me trains dogs with the quail he buys, but doesn’t need the eggs so i also get ~45 eggs a day from him in the springtime but I will need to start breeding over the winter for more breeding stock
  10. Small town chicken farmer

    How do I get my quail to lay?

    Sorry I should have specified. I will obviously be buying more quail but I need these quail to start laying ASAP.
  11. Small town chicken farmer

    How do I get my quail to lay?

    I understand this but I need more birds before spring so I can scale up next year. I have a list of buyers who will need 1200 birds next year and 4 females are not going to get me the size of breeding stock that I need unless I start now. I do have a small group that are still living outdoors...
  12. Small town chicken farmer

    Anyone had a chicken get stuck on its back??

    Most chickens can reach up close to their necks with their legs and scratch/backpedal until they get enough grip to flip over. Next time you notice this, maybe setup a time lapse and don’t help him. See what happens (check frequently but see what he does when you can’t help him up)
  13. Small town chicken farmer

    I need help!!!

    From my experience, the more you pay for an incubator, the longer it lasts. But for just 5 eggs almost anything will work. Also, it’s important to find out why she died so other quail don’t suffer the same fate
  14. Small town chicken farmer

    How do I get my quail to lay?

    Thought I should mention the light is on a timer from 530am to 830pm. Should I adjust this?
  15. Small town chicken farmer

    How do I get my quail to lay?

    I have 10 bobwhite quail (6 male and 4 female) I know the ratios of male/female are messed up but they live outside in 4 foot grasses and aren’t breeding this time of year. That being said, I need chicks to increase my breeding stock and brought 3 female and 1 male inside a cage in an unheated...
  16. Small town chicken farmer

    Neighbors Dog is Digging Into My Yard!

    I agree and I would never use this option first. This is a last resort I have only ever used in extreme cases with foxes in my area. This option is only if all else fails.
  17. Small town chicken farmer

    Neighbors Dog is Digging Into My Yard!

    If your worried about your neighbors getting mad at you spraying or zapping their dog, a tack strip for carpet works very well for digging animals! You can place it directly under the fence and kind of bury it a little/ sprinkle loose dirt over it. When the dog begins to dig.... well take a look...
  18. Small town chicken farmer

    Storing eggs in a fridge?

    In my previous hatch of 20 remaining quail eggs, 19 made it and are doing well. However with the temperatures in my region rising, I can no longer store fertile eggs in my garage as they will be 80+ degrees throughout the day. However I was given a great condition vaccine fridge from a local...
  19. Small town chicken farmer

    Should I help the eggs? PLEASE HELP!!

    I decided to partially open the eggs so the would still have to push themselves out. I had a mini humidifier and a spare heat lamp that I set up to do the operation and it went smoothly. I opened up some area around their beaks, but I found it interesting that even thought the shell was pipped...
  20. Small town chicken farmer

    Should I help the eggs? PLEASE HELP!!

    I have 7 quail eggs in the incubator right now. All have externally pipped but that was 36 hours ago. I have seen progress in some, but very little. My humidity has not dropped below 65% and I lowered my incubator temperature to 99* (F). Should I think about helping them? What should I do?
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