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    Cracked Quail Egg = Quick Snack

    Still averaging 8 eggs a day even with this heat. Dropped an egg and cracked it a bit. Decided it was time for a snack anyway. Quail egg easy over with cheese on top resting on a whole wheat cracker seasoned with a bit of Tony's.
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    Egg Wisperer

    Any egg wisperers here? I've got 10 hens and 2 roos in the cage, this is week 9 and best I can figure I only have 3 ladies laying eggs. Any secrets or am I being too impatient? No signs of bullying. I've just culled 8 roos could that change have stopped production? Game Bird Starter and...
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    Meat and Eggs - Progress of 8 week olds.

    Here's what I've gotten so far from my 8 week old birds. Started with 20 and ended up with 10 girls and 10 boys. Culled and processed 8 boys tonight. I've gotten 4 eggs so far. I hope for more now that the ratio of boys\\girls has gotten better.
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    Fly Controll - Success.

    My 20 quail were attracting more flies than my backyard could handle. It was getting so bad I was going to stop raising quail if I couldn't get it under control. For two weeks I tried Vanilla scented air freshers. These helped a very little bit but were $$$$ long term. Then I tried the...
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    Anyone ever see this happen with an egg?

    Double egg?
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    Easiest Setup to Grow Quail - Egg to 5 Weeks Old.

    Trying to put together a setup that will: Last a long time\\lots of use Hold at least 50 eggs - I only plan on doing smaller runs just back to back. Built for successful high yield hatching. Bullet proof Easy to maintain...
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    Quail Heaven - Sandboxes.

    5 weeks old. Playing in the sand. Man they all wanted in the first and it was getting ugly so a second was provided.
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    The Quail and Bunny Farm - Small Back Yard.

    Here at MateFrio's Ranch and Farm.
  9. matefrio

    Double Checking - Sexing Coturnix Quail 3.5 weeks old.

    Just double checking as this is my first go. boy, boy, girl, girl in below pics right?
  10. matefrio

    My New Quail Brooder

    Here is the new brooder that I setup last night. 8in deep 36in by 24in. Cost: Plastic Tub: $14.00 Peg Board : $6.00 10' of 1\\4 caging $13.00 Existing Heat Lamp keeping it at 90 degrees. 1 week olds are all over the place so they're comfy. Only bad thing is wood chips in the food\\water.
  11. matefrio

    Quail Inside the Feeder

    Anyone else have this issue? Found three one week old quail inside the feeder this morning. Happily eating. They couldn't get out.
  12. matefrio

    Quail For Eggs - Questions

    I've gotten into quail because I'd like to have a source of eggs that flys under the radar of my HOA. That said I'm a city boy and have a couple of questions that have been nagging me. 1. I've been feeding the two week old quail Game Bird Starter. What feed should I use once they've grown...
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