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In my quest to learn more and be prepared to be a better keeper of my still young and growing quail flock I read the "Common Gamebird Diseases" flier from Texas A&M (linked below). It mentions Ulcerative enteritis, (Clostridium colinum) "quail disease", as one of the most common for quail, and...

Having just lost ~85% of a hatch as they reached the 5 week mark to a suspected coccidiosis outbreak, what can I do to help protect/prevent it again in the future? I have read that apple cider vinegar can help, but I am not sure how I feel about dosing with that every day (I don't even like...

I hatched out 28 coturnix, reared them in the brooder for weeks. Slowly raised the heat lamp, lowering the temperature over several weeks. Moved them into a permanent cage, inside the garage for a few days first with no heat lamp, then moved them outside right next to my adult breeding flock...

I went with the deep litter method this winter and it seemed to work good although a few of my hens decided half way through to start laying eggs on the nice deep litter as apposed to the boxes. I have since removed the deep little for the spring cleanout, but they continue to lay in the same...

Do you need to train birds to using nipple waterers, or do they just peck at them and figure it out right away?

Can I add a couple of 2 week old chicks to a group of five, 6 week old chicks? There is plenty of space for them, just don't want to have a blood bath. If not, how old before they can be added together? Thanks

NH State law requires that you purchase 12 chicks at a time. I don't want 12 more chicks, and I am looking for someone to split a chick purchase with me. I am in the Sea Coast region and would prefer to meet someone in this area. Thanks

The title says it all, but the story if you would like it is... The chick is now two weeks old, it did not have an issue for the first 5 days then developed what I guess is called splayed legs. Technically the leggs are not splayed out to the sides, but instead the chick can't keep them both...

One of my barred rock chicks I recieved last Wednesday (so 7 days old today), today isn't able to stand up or walk around. It seems to not have control of it's legs, instead it sits on the ground like it is sleeping but peeps and doesn't move much. When I went to pick it up, it flopped around...

I got my 6 fuzzy butts from My Pet Chicken on Wednesday, 2 RI Reds, 2 Easter Eggers, and 2 Barred Rocks. So far all are great, except the two RI Reds are pasting up. What causes pasting up? Why is it just the RI Reds? How long does this generally last (wiping chicken butts isn't high on my fun...

What is the best and easiest way to predator proof the bottom of an on the ground chicken tractor. I have thought of putting 2 X 4 fence wire on the bottom but wonder about it getting rusty, snagging on the ground when I move the tractor, or preventing the chickens from scratching well. My...

I already have a electric fence 6V solar charger and battery in the remote area of my lot that the coop will be going this summer. I would like to install an automatic coop door but can't seem to find any auto doors that use 6V, they all seem to run on 12V. Does anyone have a suggested...

I contacted our State Fish and Game Dept. and found out about the license needed to keep quail at home. So thinking next steps and farther down the line I thought, wouldn't it be nice to sell/trade some processed birds to the local restaurants our at farmers markets. So I looked at their...

The mealworm thread made me think of this. I raise confused flour beetles to feed the larvae/worms to my dart frogs. As the larvae are similar to very small meal worms, and I already grow them I am wondering if anyone has tried feeding them to quail? For those interested in culturing these...

I am curious if anyone knows of research, or has conducted their own data collection as to the production costs of quail for eggs and meat (similar to the data that can be found for chickens)? So for example it takes X pounds of food to bring a quail up to X weeks of age for butcher... Or it...

How often/how many generations before you need to add new genetic stock to your breeding programs to prevent genetic depression within your lines from to much inbreeding?

This is a follow up question to my eating fertile eggs thread. How long can fertile eggs be stored in the fridge and still be hatched at a later date?

I have questions about fertile quail eggs for the eating market. Are the eggs taken straight from the bird pen and into the cooler, or are they allowed to develop for any quantity of time (if so how long, hours, days, week...) before being placed into the refridge for later consumption? Do...

Hello from southern NH. No chickens yet (still convincing my wife), but soon! This past fall when our neighbors chickens quit laying and we had to buy store bought eggs again she realized what a differance there was. Since then my lovely wife (who puts up with my all to many hobbies!) has...