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PittyLova
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That must be what they're doing, flattening the hay..I stopped bothering with it.
We've only gotten 3 eggs so far. I think it's a combo of reasons. My barn is very drafty so I have tarps up over some areas. I just changed my light timer to be on the full 16 hours. It was only lighting the barn for a few hours because the chickens go outside during the day so they didn't need it. We're adding more hidey areas today and adjusting the cage some. The last 2 mornings I've had quail sitting on top of the pen. I figured out how they were getting out. Luckily they were easy to catch. They are much friendlier than I had expected.
When I was sorting them out and soaking their feet I sexed them all. The rosettas I ended up vent sexing. We had 2 males when I did it. From watching them in the pen it seems like I got it accurate. We have 2 rosettas on top of the others all of the time any way lol. The 2 male ones are definitely a little more red than the others. Most of the females have white on them or are duller in color.
We've only gotten 3 eggs so far. I think it's a combo of reasons. My barn is very drafty so I have tarps up over some areas. I just changed my light timer to be on the full 16 hours. It was only lighting the barn for a few hours because the chickens go outside during the day so they didn't need it. We're adding more hidey areas today and adjusting the cage some. The last 2 mornings I've had quail sitting on top of the pen. I figured out how they were getting out. Luckily they were easy to catch. They are much friendlier than I had expected.
When I was sorting them out and soaking their feet I sexed them all. The rosettas I ended up vent sexing. We had 2 males when I did it. From watching them in the pen it seems like I got it accurate. We have 2 rosettas on top of the others all of the time any way lol. The 2 male ones are definitely a little more red than the others. Most of the females have white on them or are duller in color.
