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Huge Colonies?

Discussion in 'Quail' started by nook addict, Dec 12, 2010.

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  1. Dec 12, 2010 #1
    nook addict

    nook addict Out Of The Brooder

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    I am drawing up plans for next year, I have a person paying for flight pens if he can have the bobs! [​IMG] It's the best agreement ever!

    Anyway, I was thinking that I could build large, 50-100 bird pens for Coturnix and just match up the number of females to males... what do you think?
     
  3. Dec 12, 2010 #2
    Robo

    Robo Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I do this with some of mine.
     
  5. Dec 12, 2010 #3
    Whitehouse Quail

    Whitehouse Quail Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Quote:How's fertility? And how do all the males get along? Those are pretty much the only problems I see happening... and since I run weekly fertility tests I don't want to damage them in any way... [​IMG]
     
  7. Dec 12, 2010 #4
    Robo

    Robo Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I have pretty good hatch rates. I am running about 85-95% right now. The males get along fairly well. The last time I had one get hurt it was back in the spring. they will lose some feathers every now and then but nothing serious.
     

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