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Good morning everyone! I'll have some of that coffee!

We switched our rooster and cockerel for a few days. I keep getting broody hens, but no fertilized eggs. For some reason Cooper goes for the old ladies who don't lay eggs anymore. So Ralphie had a few days with them. Now I have a new broody and I'm hoping she has a few fertilized eggs. I sure do like it when the hens raise their own chicks for me.

When we made the switch back, the girls were so happy to have Cooper back! We do the switches at roosting time, so they were in there just cooing away when he came in. So sweet.

I don't think they liked Ralphie's enthusiasm. :wee :smack We won't do that again until it's time for late winter/early spring broodies. Ralphie will be older and maybe a little less hormonal.
 
Did I mention I'm building a Quailviary? My hog rings and tool came yesterday as did my waterer. Just got notice that my quail sized feed ports were delivered (have to pick them up). My feed will be delivered later today.

Hubby is off Thur. - Sat. and can help me hog ring the hardware cloth together. Won't be long before I can get my hens. It's getting exciting!
 
TeresaW said:
Did I mention I'm building a Quailviary? My hog rings and tool came yesterday as did my waterer. Just got notice that my quail sized feed ports were delivered (have to pick them up). My feed will be delivered later today.

Hubby is off Thur. - Sat. and can help me hog ring the hardware cloth together. Won't be long before I can get my hens. It's getting exciting!
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That sounds like great fun! I'd love to see pictures of the quailviary when it's built!!!
 
ValerieJ said:
You can't buy quail chicks? That would be my first option. My second would be the adults and maybe they would raise the new ones. I'm all about trying to get my hens to do the work. :lol:
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Quail chicks are too fragile to ship. A couple places might do it, but I wouldn't want to chance it. I can't find any place locally that sells chicks that is NPIP.
 

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