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    HELP! Momma duck was slaughtered!

    I appreciate the feedback. I was hoping someone would say it is ok to put them in an incubator tomorrow!! I am studying for a final exam I have in the morning and I can't leave the house, lol. My poor ducks were killed by the neighbor's dogs. There was more than one dog it was determined by...
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    HELP! Momma duck was slaughtered!

    So I looked at the eggs and they look pretty uniform in color inside. With a little bubble or something at the bigger end. They are in the box nest outside still. What to do? Kinda hard to run out and buy a warmer tonight, but could swing it if I absolutely need to.
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    HELP! Momma duck was slaughtered!

    Thanks! I will see where they are at, then go from there. Maybe I will have to go buy an egg warmer tonight...
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    HELP! Momma duck was slaughtered!

    We were horrified to find all of our birds (7) killed when we came outside today. Bottom line is we have some wood duck eggs and no more momma duck. Should/can I leave them outside tonight? Do you think she was actually sitting on them yet? there was only 3 eggs. Problem is I dont have an...
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    Cross-breeding?

    We have one female coturnix quail, one female valley quail, and one male valley quail. The male is a wild bird who was called in by our female and we caught him for a mate. It appears he might be gettin frisky with our female coturnix as well as the female valley quail. The coturnix has...
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    brooder help. real quick

    Quote: I agree. I just adjusted the height of the bulb/hood if they were too hot. If they huddle under the light they are too cold, if they are as far from it as possible, they are too hot. And listen to them; a whole lot of cheeping usually means they are too cold (for mine anyway). They...
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    broody coturnix, help!

    Thanks for the tips everyone. My birds have never had the idea to break eggs and eat them on their own. They ate some that were stepped on, but that's it. I thought they may be too stupid to recognize the whole eggs as food. But I wasnt sure if I gave them more if they would turn into egg...
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    broody coturnix, help!

    Thanks. They have never eaten any on their own. I know this because I obsessively count the eggs to see if they are done laying and should be spending time on the nest. But they will fight over an egg if I break one. I guess I will just let them feast...it seems so cannibalistic. I hope...
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    broody coturnix, help!

    Thanks. I will stop getting all crazy about protecting their nests! I thought once they had a nest full of eggs, rather than floor eggs, that we had made it over the hurdle. So, another question...Is it horrible to let them eat the eggs? I broke one accidentally once and they go crazy for...
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    broody coturnix, help!

    If I can figure which female owns the nest, should I block the bird and nest from the other 3 quail? The momma sits on the eggs but kind of gets chased away by the other birds. From what I understand, momma should sit on the eggs sporadically until they've laid a full clutch, then she begins to...
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    broody coturnix, help!

    I have 3 females and one male. I haven't marked them so I don't know who is doing what. There has been 3 or more established nests with eggs laid every day and a female sits on them occasionally until the nest is full. Once there is about 9 or 10 eggs in the nest, they ignore it! I seems...
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    looking for pic on how to clip wings

    Is it any different to clip wings on California Valley Quail? My Coturnix dont want to fly anywhere anyway...
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    I want valley quail chicks!!

    I am not having any luck with finding valley quail chicks. I live in the TriCities WA, I moved from the Enumclaw area. I am only looking for pets, I do not need 100 chicks! Can someone direct me to a gamebird farm near either city? We have Coturnix quail but really want some cute little...
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