➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[The Farmers' Daughter]

On another note, I was up all night moving furniture because my friends bought a TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLAR SECTIONAL and hated it- they couldn't return it so they sold it to us for less than 1/20th of the price since they had to get it out of their house asap.

Niiice!

 

[NanaKat]

Now might be a good time to get the brooder ready.


I was going to put them straight outside but I've changed my mind. I will keep them in until they all hatch...maybe two days.

Here are some tips from experience...I hatched 150 baby quail over the time I had my Coturnix.
Your brooder needs a cover. Even taking them out of the hatcher, those bit ties are fast.
Pay attention to the water container. Most of the quail babies I lost were from getting wet and then chilled. They begin running and bouncing around very quickly. They would bounce into the little water trough around the chick waterer. I solved most of the problem by filling the trough with clean pea gravel (fish tank gravel).
Quail skin is very fragile, tears easily so no wire screen.
A couple of feather dusters tied together and hing into the brooder make a good substitute for a mom.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Here are some tips from experience...I hatched 150 baby quail over the time I had my Coturnix.
Your brooder needs a cover. Even taking them out of the hatcher, those bit ties are fast.
Pay attention to the water container. Most of the quail babies I lost were from getting wet and then chilled. They begin running and bouncing around very quickly. They would bounce into the little water trough around the chick waterer. I solved most of the problem by filling the trough with clean pea gravel (fish tank gravel).
Quail skin is very fragile, tears easily so no wire screen.
A couple of feather dusters tied together and hing into the brooder make a good substitute for a mom.

I never would have thought of feather dusters. Neat. Only thing is, they're all synthetic and bright colours these days. Does that matter?

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Strolling through Craigslist and I found this ad. Is this you, @littleprairieheartsfarm?
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Yes ma’am.

 

[Glitterchicks]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a couch that costs that much!

Neither have I. In my line of work, I have seen people pay a lot of money for furniture and it blows my mind but never have I seen someone pay that much for just one piece of furniture. It's insanity!

 

[Kiki]

 

[Glitterchicks]

Newborns don't flip flop around like nut balls either.

Mine used to choke and turn purple. It freaked me out to high heaven! I didn't want to take the chance that he would choke in the middle of the night without me noticing so I slept sitting up with him laying on my chest for a solid 6 months. No joke.

 

[Glitterchicks]

Too squishy?? They're nuts. Congratulations on your lottery win.

NUTS. And thank you!

 

[Kiki]

Mine used to choke and turn purple. It freaked me out to high heaven! I didn't want to take the chance that he would choke in the middle of the night without me noticing so I slept sitting up with him laying on my chest for a solid 6 months. No joke.

Oh my I would have died. That sounds scary!

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

I see light shining through the pip!