Dixie Chicks

[seminolewind]

Oh @seminolewind not sure how your heart can take it!

I just have to keep focusing on the fact that chickens weren't bred to live long lives. They drink out of mud puddles. They live such a simple life, eat sleep, scratch scratch peck peck. Happy with so little and a simple life. Easy to spoil rotten.

 

[minihorse927]

Beer can won this one. Bacon for the win.


So, 5 quail hatched and one is zipped. Pulled another quitter. One of the hatched quail has its leg sticking straight out, even under gentle manipulation it goes straight back again. Any ideas?

I've had some hatch this way. I taped the leg in the correct position bent and left it a couple days. It fixed itself sonetimes.

 

[BriardChickens]

I've had some hatch this way. I taped the leg in the correct position bent and left it a couple days. It fixed itself sonetimes.

What do you use for tape? The last one that hatched has crooked toes...

 

[minihorse927]

What do you use for tape? The last one that hatched has crooked toes...

this seems super common in quail for some reason. Scotch tape.

 

[minihorse927]

@BriardChickens, guess who I just ran in to at work...

 

[BriardChickens]

Your vet?

 

[minihorse927]

Your vet?

yep

 

[minihorse927]

He just told me he would do it as long as he had the correct credentials with the USDA. I'll double check with them today and as soon as it quits raining every day I'll make plans to have him come out.

 

[BriardChickens]

Wohoooo!!!!!!

 

[BriardChickens]

So have you ever shipped eggs to Canada before? Just curious, its a long way here