➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[muddy75]

Yes, no different than eating dog.

thinking of it in those terms makes it more difficult to eat. but I am a believer in utilizing meat whenever possible from hunting even if it’s a predator control situation. the rattlesnake probably would have gone in the freezer as well! it’s all good until someone starts “barking” at dinner!!

 

[Kiki]

Kiki, how do you calibrate the thermometer on these AccuRites? I don't use them for a thermometer, only a hygrometer. So I'm asking, how someone would calibrate the thermometer...it's not like you can calibrate them in the conventional manner, boiling water & freezing water.
I can compare it to a known accurate thermometer but that's not the same as calibrating.

I salt tested it only.
I find that it has been within a degree or two from my calibrated thermometers.
I think it is good enough for a brooder uncalibrated.

 

[Kiki]

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[el dorado quail]

I might have to put hwc along the floor of my aviary under the dirt...all kinds of mole and gopher tunneling evidence is appearing. Uggggh. If I do that should I still sink a skirt all the way around?

 

[Kiki]

I might have to put hwc along the floor of my aviary under the dirt...all kinds of mole and gopher tunneling evidence is appearing. Uggggh. If I do that should I still sink a skirt all the way around?

Do it. Put hardware cloth every where.

 

[el dorado quail]

Do it. Put hardware cloth every where.

I'm putting concrete pavers and rock down too. Hopefully it will be impenetrable

 

[R2elk]

thinking of it in those terms makes it more difficult to eat. but I am a believer in utilizing meat whenever possible from hunting even if it’s a predator control situation. the rattlesnake probably would have gone in the freezer as well! it’s all good until someone starts “barking” at dinner!!

They still eat dog on the reservation here. The stray cat population took a big hit when the Vietnamese people moved into town. One fellow that I worked with told me that I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a cat carcass and a rabbit carcass but he was not aware of how much I know about their anatomies.

 

[ketojenn]

I'm in favor of people using all viable meat sources if it's a need or part of their culture, but most people only see cute, fluffy pets and would likely tar and feather me for mentioning it. Meanwhile, shelters are overrun and euthanizing is mean.

Cows are sweet, affectionate animals and pigs are more intelligent than a typical dog, but we eat those. I digress...
I get it, I'm having a hard time seeing my ducks as meat right now.

 

[RUNuts]

I'm in favor of people using all viable meat sources if it's a need or part of their culture, but most people only see cute, fluffy pets and would likely tar and feather me for mentioning it. Meanwhile, shelters are overrun and euthanizing is mean.

Cows are sweet, affectionate animals and pigs are more intelligent than a typical dog, but we eat those. I digress...
I get it, I'm having a hard time seeing my ducks as meat right now.

We'd go the zoo. I'd call it grocery shopping. Surprising the number of looks I'd get when I'd ask for recipes.

The Houston Zoo has some Easter Eggers running around outside the cages. Shocked and tickled me. Didn't get an answer from the staff on what they were doing with chickens. Guessing, fresh, warm eggs for the reptiles and carnivores? Or just keeping the bugs down? All that manure goes somewhere.

They did tell me the ostrich eggs were used for enrichment purposes for a lot of the animals. Glad to hear they aren't going to waste.

 

[ketojenn]

It wasn't that long ago that horse was the preferred meat, beef was considered junk. We ate all sorts of critters growing up, that's what you do when bullets are cheaper than food.(at the time)