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Below is a summary of an A4 cheat Sheet I would like to give to people when I sell my birds. The main selling point people seem to like Japanese Quails for is the eggs and then secondly for the meat. I remember JJ mentioning something about the Quail law on to the reasons why Quails would...

MAKE SPONGE CAKE!! It was so tempting that a giant rat took a big chunk out of it. One chicken egg is equivalent to 5 quail eggs.

Hi There, My Old man got some old egg layers (3-4 years old) and wants to use them to make soup. Is there a way to make old chicken more palatable when you process them?

Can anyone tell me if they bought a R-COM 20 Incubator (from Rcom) in march 2011 and if they got: a) the three egg trays b) the three egg trays and the universal egg tray..

Hey does anyone have a picture of what they have in their water nipples that prevent the metal bits popping out?

Here are some pics of my quail shelf unit in progress. The top when attached will parallel with the top so that bottom slopes 290mm to 320mm with a roll out egg space of about 30mm. The eggs should hopefully roll out onto an extended wire base. I hope to make a total of four shelves. But will...

Can someone please check if I can tell a male from a female by feather colours of the coturnix correct they are either 2 or 3 weeks old (getting my days mixed up) or should I wait longer before guessing.

Okay I know that Quails and chickens shouldn't mix.. But what lv of quarantine do you need? Ie ... I wake up in the morning and I stuff the pin cushions all their feed and check their water. Then I go to my chicken pens and clean up their poo... I go to work .. come back from work and...

When can you start giving quail treats (these are japanese Quail by the way?) And what kind of treats do you give?

Just wondering how often do you get the automatic settings to turn the eggs since they are so small. Options are: a) one hour b) two hour c) three hour

Now let the fun and games begin... Below is a diary of Mek's Journey to have quails.. Please correct Mek if you see any issues to anything below so far or if there is anything I have missed. Preliminary stage: Find and sort feed protein issues Find and source fertile eggs and arrange best...

Hi There, What is the minimum height dimensions for a cage to house cotunix? How much area for one bird is required? I know I read this somewhere but I can remember the link. I am thinking of turning some premade shelves into a towering cage..

This one pipped on day 19 and hatched day 20. It was lying around going omg I hatched and now I am really tired, its asking me, "when will I find my land legs?" It was wet at 5:30am and seems dry now at 9:24am but when is the best time to take it out? (ie running around jumping on its...

I made a phone call to our local vet ( who is prolly more for dogs and cats than birds) for a quote on vaccine for mareks. I could get up to 1000 doses for $311.70 she mentioned that the last case of noted mareks was maybe an hour drive from where I am and was three or four years ago. at the...

I cant tell they just look so pretty that I had to get them. Can someone confirm the breed please? I think I was lurking on BYC and they looked similar to another breed of chickens I saw on this site but cant remember the link but I couldn't find the camera to ask. I just want to make sure...

I should be getting my incubator any time today So i have been collecting eggs from my chickens. But some of them are a bit porus... do you think they will do okay in the incubator?

Umm just wondering if there are any problems keeping Japanese Quail in a fish tank... (minus the water of course) Also I am in Australia and I am wondering if there is any brand of feed that is higher than 23% the only one I can find so far is: http://www.lauckemills.com.au/poultryfood2d.html

Hi Everyone, I just made some home made soymilk from dried soybeans and I want to make sure they are safe for my chickens to eat. Has anyone else fed soybeans to chickens? ie the process of making soymilk is to soak the beans over night then grind them and then add water to extract milk and...