It’s dry. Moisten it so it can hatch.
Water? Oil?
i believe coconut oil is preferred??
Either will work. I use water on my finger, then lay a moist paper towel over it to keep it moist.
I think the boots are making it worse. It can't stay off its back with them on. I'm going to give him another day, but I don't think it's going to make it.
It's actually against an unheated shop. No residual heat and I wanted to start breeding pens. I had a lot of frostbite on chickens last winter. It was nasty up here. Hopefully this winter won't be so extreme. I was thinking of putting my breeding pens in the duck coop. I'll build a poop board for the ducks to lay under and hang my cages above that. Hopefully it's enough with being inside a coop and the body heat from the ducks. The coops are usually 10-20° warmer unless it's -40 or more.View attachment 1843839
Bergamot is a probable hybrid of lemon and bitter orange. And here was me, thinking it was a type of mint.Technically Earl Gray is black tea flavored with essential oil derived from the zest of the bergamot fruit, but I suppose someone might add in lavender and call it “Lavender Earl Gray.” I learned something! Thanks.
What about enclosing your aviary for the winter? Rigid foam insulation is ugly, but it’s fairly cheap and aside from blunt trauma nothing seems to damage it. Or you might find plywood is good enough and easier to store in summer (or cannabalize for another project) though it’s pricey. The aviary is right up against the house so will get some heat that way. You could even install an outlet if you like... I would definitely do it that way, I think, if it was me.
I understand they’re pretty tough really. They’re quail. I’d worry about rodents and rot though, if you stacked up a lot of deep bedding in there.
Nice weather for sure. I have to live in a free state, though. We’ve even talked about buying in the WY Black Hills because WY is better than SD regarding freedom (plus we’d like something lower in elevation thus longer growing season, but that’s beside the point.)
