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Where do you buy bulk quail egg cartons? My son wants to start selling quail eggs to the neighbors. Thanks!

Help fellow quail keepers! :) I'm so excited - my female coturnix quail went brody a couple weeks ago and I finally went out and grabbed a few of her eggs to candle. I couldn't see anything with two, but one of them, I could see the faintest bit of light flickering on one side and I realized I...

Hi there! I want to buy an incubator for under $100 that works best for quail eggs and I can't seem to find the thread on recommendations through the search box or in the FAQ sticky. Sorry for the inconvenience but if anyone who is more proficient at navigating the forum could find it for me...

Hi all! My little coturnix cuties are around 3 weeks now and I am just about finished with their hutch construction. It's turning out great, but before I am finished, I think I want to add a feeding and watering system. What does everyone use for their feeding system/watering system and what...

Tomorrow, I'm heading about an hour away to pick up 4 breeds of Coturnix (Tiebetains dark and light, brown, A&E) - 8 total. My hopes are to keep one male and 3-4 females. Do you think this is enough to end up with that ratio and sell/eat the extra males? Also, when do you think I will need to...

So I am very excited to get quail this year! I've decided on Coturnix because I will be raising them for eggs but I was wondering how I could get the most variety of egg color. Do the different varieties lay different color variations or do you they all lay relatively the same looking eggs...

I'm thinking about raising some quail for eggs and I'm really getting excited about the possibility. I would love to know before I get in too deep, what are the cons? Are they higher maintenance then chickens? If so, in what aspects? Thanks in advance!

Can anyone give me tips on how to keep my watering station cleaner? The chickens are so messy and the area around the water station is muddy and the water gets filthy to the point of almost turning to mud so we need to change it almost every day. Any suggestions on ways to make the water stay...

Hi all! I recently integrated three more birds (6 month pullets) into my flock of three so we now have a flock of 6. Well, these new birds won't have anything to do with my nesting boxes and my 3 original chickens are not laying in the nesting boxes either. I am finding some eggs in the run...

I have a 2 week old Gold Star and I thought they were sex linked so I wasn't worried about getting a rooster, but now I am getting paranoid. It's huge compared to the other 2 chicks and it's a lot whiter than what I've been reading a female gold star should be. What are your thoughts? Also...

We have 3 chickens that are 11-12 weeks old (pictures taken about 2 weeks ago) and I heard some crowing going on the other morning. Now, I know that females can crow, but I want to rule out that my Dolly Brahma isn't actually a roo. My Easter Eggers are most definitely female so she is the...

Hi there! This pic was taken at about 8 weeks old and I am suspicious that this Production Red may be a rooster. It is a lot bigger than the other pullets and has a wider comb, but I am hesitant to jump to conclusions yet because I don't know if it's the breed (I don't have any other...

Hi there! My chicken coop and run are almost finished, I am so excited! I just need to paint, stain and attach all the doors and shutters. I wanted to see if anyone here has an idea for an alternative material for the run's roof area. I was first going to use chicken wire, but now I am...

Hi, I'm hoping someone has some advice on ways I can keep my little chick alive. It is a Barred Plymouth Rock that is about half the size of all the other chicks (all the same age - 3 1/2 weeks). I am horrified to say this, but I think it's my fault. I checked their water before I went to bed...

Hi there! I am getting some high quotes on materials for building our coop so I am now looking into purchasing an already (or partially) made chicken coop. Does anyone have any good links to share to buy a neat chicken coop via the internet? Thanks!

Hello! What are some design tips you can think of to make cleaning and maintenance a cinch? I'd rather design with cleaning in mind and save myself the headache later! My coop will be 4'-0" x 7'-0" and I want to do a raised coop. Also, how high should I have it raised? I am so excited to...

Hi there! We are new to the chicken world but hoping to build our first coop by this Summer. I love this forum - so much info!! We are in a coastal suburban town north of San Diego and have two small children and a hubby that can't wait to get our chickens. I am sure I will be posting a lot...

Hi there! I am new to the forum and very excited to build my first chicken coop. I have been scouring the forum's threads and learning so much so now I have a few questions: 1) I have determined we want a raised coop with a construction cloth bottom to let the poop fall through. We live in...