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

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

I figured I would post this over here so if anyone wanted to see it they could.

I won’t be home until close to 4pm central so hopefully nothing happens!

 

[Kiki]

HOW EXCITING!
I can't wait!

 

[Morrigan]

They were the best 3 of the 6 cockerels and I was still hoping to rehome them. At least they had a nice if short life.

It's so hard with the cockerels. Even if the crowing is not an issue, what to do with all the little guys? I've got 4 left and have slated today for culling one more. He's starting to get into staring contests with Duke and I've already decided that he is not going to be my replacement roo. But he's a nice little guy, and it's hard. Whelp. I eat chicken. I'm going to put his meat in the "for sausage" bin, as it's easier for us to eat the extra boys when they are turned into something that doesn't remind us so strongly of what they once were.

I’m with you, why should people be punished for housing animals that make them more self-sufficient and provide such a wholesome hobby? Why are people allowed to chain a dog up outside for hours and blast patio music until 2am but they can’t handle the sweet music of a rooster crow?

Could not agree more.

New coop is almost finished

So cute!

 

[Sara L]

Look at all my girls. 3.5 weeks. They still aren't making any noise. Zero. None.View attachment 1525946 View attachment 1525947 View attachment 1525948 View attachment 1525949 View attachment 1525950 View attachment 1525951 View attachment 1525952 View attachment 1525953 View attachment 1525954

Second from the bottom, with the solid brown chest, that's a boy. The picture with multiple quail and one in center in sandbox with tan and speckled chest, that's a girl.

I think there might be 2 or 3 with this rusty color:

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• Kiki
• Sep 5, 2018

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• Kiki
• Sep 5, 2018

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• Kiki
• Sep 5, 2018

The rest look like this:

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• Kiki
• Sep 5, 2018

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• Kiki
• Sep 5, 2018

Rusty/brown means boy. Speckled is girl, although I did have some boys that started out with slightly speckled upper chests.

What about the three that are white in the chest...automatic girl?

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• Kiki
• Sep 5, 2018

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• Kiki
• Sep 5, 2018

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• Kiki
• Sep 5, 2018

I might have 9/10 girls and 3/4 boys. Unbelievable.

White chest means you have to wait until their behavior tells you boy or girl. Either wait until they start laying eggs, or watch how the definite boys interact with them. Boys will try to mount the girls, but if they can't get at a girl then they will mount each other. So behavior sometimes doesn't help as much.

 

[Kiki]

Second from the bottom, with the solid brown chest, that's a boy. The picture with multiple quail and one in center in sandbox with tan and speckled chest, that's a girl.

Rusty/brown means boy. Speckled is girl, although I did have some boys that started out with slightly speckled upper chests.

White chest means you have to wait until their behavior tells you boy or girl. Either wait until they start laying eggs, or watch how the definite boys interact with them. Boys will try to mount the girls, but if they can't get at a girl then they will mount each other. So behavior sometimes doesn't help as much.

I haven't been able to separate each one yet but I think of the 10 regular color quail I am only seeing 3 max that may be boys ..the rusty color chest...maybe only 2. The other 7 all have light spotted chests.
The 3 white chest ones...I'm going to guess that one or two could be boys and all white will be a girl.

 

[Kiki]

Second from the bottom, with the solid brown chest, that's a boy. The picture with multiple quail and one in center in sandbox with tan and speckled chest, that's a girl.

Rusty/brown means boy. Speckled is girl, although I did have some boys that started out with slightly speckled upper chests.

White chest means you have to wait until their behavior tells you boy or girl. Either wait until they start laying eggs, or watch how the definite boys interact with them. Boys will try to mount the girls, but if they can't get at a girl then they will mount each other. So behavior sometimes doesn't help as much.

Also...you see the rusty color in his face here:

I'm wondering if that too means boy.

 

[Kiki]

Quail Chick Color Identification

 

[RosieR]

Also...you see the rusty color in his face here:View attachment 1526678I'm wondering if that too means boy.

Often the red on the face is a boy trait as well.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Look at all my girls. 3.5 weeks. They still aren't making any noise. Zero. None.View attachment 1525946 View attachment 1525947 View attachment 1525948 View attachment 1525949 View attachment 1525950 View attachment 1525951 View attachment 1525952 View attachment 1525953 View attachment 1525954

 

[Kiki]

I think I need to build a walk in quail cage so I can put my current quail cage inside it and use it as a brooder.