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

[Kiki]

Construction starts today!!





Soon the real work will begin.

This is fabulous!

 

[Kiki]

@Sara L @RosieR
Which one of you wants to add lights for your quail?
I forgot.

I'm wondering if my quail will lay through the silly winter we have or if I will need to add lights too.
My chickens first year they did lay through our silly winter so I'm guessing that once my quail start they will continue this year. I also don't plan on keeping them very long...once I figure out how I am going to continue to hatch and rotate them.

 

[adrikeen]

Texas....Winter.....

 

[Sara L]

@Sara L @RosieR
Which one of you wants to add lights for your quail?
I forgot.

I'm wondering if my quail will lay through the silly winter we have or if I will need to add lights too.
My chickens first year they did lay through our silly winter so I'm guessing that once my quail start they will continue this year. I also don't plan on keeping them very long...once I figure out how I am going to continue to hatch and rotate them.

Umm...my quail live in my basement/garage, so they are on artificial light already. It's a pain because I have to manually turn it off and on each day. I didn't change their schedule last winter and they laid throughout the winter. They seemed to have a long molt in the spring/summer though, not sure if it was related. If you cycle your quail through fairly quickly though you probably won't have to deal with them molting.

 

[RosieR]

I want your dog! I would hug-him-&-kiss-him-&-squeeze-him-&-love-him. I would name him George.

No. I already want to steal him. He is mine.

He sure is a cuddler! I need to clone him!

 

[RosieR]

@Sara L @RosieR
Which one of you wants to add lights for your quail?
I forgot.

I'm wondering if my quail will lay through the silly winter we have or if I will need to add lights too.
My chickens first year they did lay through our silly winter so I'm guessing that once my quail start they will continue this year. I also don't plan on keeping them very long...once I figure out how I am going to continue to hatch and rotate them.

It was me that was talking about it. Mine stopped laying, and I’m trying to figure out why.
I read they need 14 hours of light to lay consistently.

 

[R2elk]

Umm...my quail live in my basement/garage, so they are on artificial light already. It's a pain because I have to manually turn it off and on each day. I didn't change their schedule last winter and they laid throughout the winter. They seemed to have a long molt in the spring/summer though, not sure if it was related. If you cycle your quail through fairly quickly though you probably won't have to deal with them molting.

I use a hanging fluorescent light fixture for my plants through the winter. I do use daylight bulbs in the fixture. I plug it into a timer that is readily available at any hardware type store. You can set the timer to come on daily and turn off daily at set times.

Such a set up should work well for your quail.

 

[Kiki]

It was me that was talking about it. Mine stopped laying, and I’m trying to figure out why.
I read they need 14 hours of light to lay consistently.

Hurry up and add a light so I can know if it works to get them back laying.

 

[Tesumph]

I only have pictures of the boys right now, but the Brahma and other Langshan look to be girls.
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So handsome. I don’t have updated pics of mine, maybe I’ll grab some today. What are your future plans for them?

 

[Tesumph]

@KikisGirls are you at the gym yet? Shredding some weights? Feeling the burn?