➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[ShrekDawg]

Aww noo!! I’m so sorry Kiki!

 

[RUNuts]

I had an accident today.
I lost 13 quail but the dogs only ate 6.

Breeders are laying 2 eggs a day. I will put the aggressive male in with the hens and get you fertile eggs. When do you want them?

I don't think all the males are mature yet. Not seeing the foam I'm accustomed to. So let them grow.

 

[mixedUPturk]

I have an abundance of eggs Kiki jus say the word i wouldnt think twice.

 

[muddy75]

went to menards for supplies today for the separation panel. going to get started tomorrow morning by harvesting what’s left of the garden, pulling off top boards and redistributing the dirt. the bottom boards will remain as a split playground/dustbath. I got a second sail canopy so each side will have its own. the 2 areas will be separated with the heavier netting that we have around the garden currently and the gate is a pvc design (as it is an interior gate) i don’t have to make more supply runs. (as i’m sure there will be lots of beer involved in this project)
also got the netting fly traps to replace the plastic ones we were using....they were becoming more stinky than the birds!! will post pics as we make progress!!!

 

[CindyinSD]

went to menards for supplies today for the separation panel. going to get started tomorrow morning by harvesting what’s left of the garden, pulling off top boards and redistributing the dirt. the bottom boards will remain as a split playground/dustbath. I got a second sail canopy so each side will have its own. the 2 areas will be separated with the heavier netting that we have around the garden currently and the gate is a pvc design (as it is an interior gate) i don’t have to make more supply runs. (as i’m sure there will be lots of beer involved in this project)
also got the netting fly traps to replace the plastic ones we were using....they were becoming more stinky than the birds!! will post pics as we make progress!!!

Flies are so little... it’s amazing how disgusting they can smell once they start rotting.

 

[BReeder!]

We are up to 17 quail so far! The hatch is coming along well.

 

[el dorado quail]

Threw the 11 chicks in roofless aviary while I worked on it/cleaned the brooder. They love the ultra fine clay dust and one caught an earwig or something similar. One of my dumb bucket water cups leeaked(or ground was too uneven?) and the 2 charcoaly ones decided that mud clay is way better than dust clay...had to unclog their nostrils AND 2 others were zooming around backwards carrying leaf pieces. They're all insane

 

[room onthebroom]

I had an accident today.
I lost 13 quail but the dogs only ate 6.

I went ahead and took apart my too heavy first ever cage build.
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The accident was this:

The stand thing I built to hold the cages folded/broke on me which caused the cages to come crashing down. A door got flung open and the dogs ate.

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I'm so sorry Kiki! This sucks so hard! Did the other 7 that weren't eaten run off or get crushed? To make it worse, I bet your dogs butt is going to be doing some terrible things the next couple days.

 

[007Sean]

I had an accident today.
I lost 13 quail but the dogs only ate 6.

I went ahead and took apart my too heavy first ever cage build.
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The accident was this:

The stand thing I built to hold the cages folded/broke on me which caused the cages to come crashing down. A door got flung open and the dogs ate.

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Can't 'like' that, Kiki chalk it up as a learning experience. Sorry for you having to learn the 'hard way'!

 

[muddy75]

I had an accident today.
I lost 13 quail but the dogs only ate 6.

I went ahead and took apart my too heavy first ever cage build.
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The accident was this:

The stand thing I built to hold the cages folded/broke on me which caused the cages to come crashing down. A door got flung open and the dogs ate.

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of course I can’t see everything from this pic, but the fence in this pic looks like a great start to an aviary......