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[farmgirl360]

I have 30 chickens around 5 weeks old and 2 baby nigerian goats! I live on about half an acre of grass and a little less that of woods.

i have 3 nigerian drawfs and not alot of people have heard about them

 

[farmgirl360]

MERRY CHRISTMAS hope you all had a good one!! how was your christmas

 

[waddles99]

i have 3 nigerian drawfs and not alot of people have heard about them

Do you mean the breed in general? Around here they are very popular, most of the people in my 4h club own at least a couple.

 

[farmgirl360]

Do you mean the breed in general? Around here they are very popular, most of the people in my 4h club own at least a couple.yes

yes i guess you could say in my 4-h there is only one other person with them that is interesting

 

[waddles99]

yes i guess you could say in my 4-h there is only one other person with them that is interesting

That's strange, in NJ they are very popular. I guess in different regions they are not a popular breed.

 

[farmgirl360]

That's strange, in NJ they are very popular. I guess in different regions they are not a popular breed.

i guess i always thought they were a smaller species which is why people didnt really hear of them i guess not i just learned something for sure

 

[farmgirl360]

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[Ozarkhomesteader]

ya i know what you mean about dogs having a serious prey drive i lost turkeys, chickens that way

roosters are never my fav chickens arent but roosters are especially not

i know what you mean bout it being crazy around here i live in a house of 4 with 3 in and out cats a 1yr old puppy and a 13yr old dog ; 2 outside dogs , chickens, ducks, goats, donkey, pigs(i am going to have about 3 litters soon ), rabbits;i used to have fish, turkeys, and a horse

i have always wanted to raise a few quails are they hard to raise

sorry i didnt see your post earlier i have been duck hunting and i got home cleaned birds, fed the animals and fell asleep

quail arn't too hard IMO, but they can have this annoying habit of pecking each other. They are pretty sensitive to change, but their eggs are great, they are cute, and they taste good I'm no expert on them...my friend dumped a bunch on me so i was totally unprepared, but after a bumpy start, everyone has settiled in and i want to expand (there is a huge market where i am at for quail to train hunting dogs).

Sorry it took so long to answer...it has been a busy week

 

[farmgirl360]

quail arn't too hard IMO, but they can have this annoying habit of pecking each other. They are pretty sensitive to change, but their eggs are great, they are cute, and they taste good I'm no expert on them...my friend dumped a bunch on me so i was totally unprepared, but after a bumpy start, everyone has settiled in and i want to expand (there is a huge market where i am at for quail to train hunting dogs).

Sorry it took so long to answer...it has been a busy week

na it's ok i understand and o goshh i already feel like i have to check every chickens butt (cuase they pick) we got and we got about 20-25 chickens i think

have you ever had a duck or turkey egg is so which is better duck/turkey egg or quail

 

[Ozarkhomesteader]

na it's ok i understand and o goshh i already feel like i have to check every chickens butt (cuase they pick) we got and we got about 20-25 chickens i think

have you ever had a duck or turkey egg is so which is better duck/turkey egg or quail

haha, bummer, i know how ya feel
duck eggs are my favorite...i've never had a turkey egg. Quail eggs don't taste too much different than chickens eggs, but they fun to cook cause they are so tiny. I like to hard boil them and make little "quail poppers." Duck eggs are probably more useful, because they are not so tiny. Though, the nice thing about quail is once they start laying, every girl will give you one egg a day, and they mature really quick (like 6 weeks and they are laying).