Possible Guinea Eggs in "Quail" Batch?

[teradragon]

In the end it came down to weight for me. With the exception of the aggressive one. Kept the biggest hens so they will lay big eggs.

 

[Cheyen]

I'm sorry you had a hard time with it, tera. Luckily (for the chickens that are still alive, anyway!) that hawk from a few months ago did enough damage to keep the hatchet at bay. I don't think I'd be ready for it, anyway. I know it'll happen sometime, just not now. Not looking forward to it.

 

[teradragon]

No. But I kinda think that the reason I raised them was for meat. That was the intention. I followed through. It would have been more cruel to keep them in cramped conditions. I gave them a good life....

Don't think I'll be breeding them for meat though....

depends how they taste.

 

[Cheyen]

What sort of quail are they? Coturnix?

 

[teradragon]

Yeah Texas a&m

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

Granny I think you should keep the silver/grey chick and definitely the one with blue eye you can name it Sinatra and then frank if a roo and nancy if a pullet. Are you still hatching or all done and what ended up as the final count.???? My chicken math is starting LOL was going to order just 25 chicks from Cackle in 3 breeds then called them today and they said that there is no problem in shipping 30 chicks. Thinking 12 Australorpe 12 silver laced wyndotes and 6 easter eggers. All puttlets because I know how my luck runs will end up with many roosters anyway. I think I 'm gonna just let my brahma's raise their own replacements. I know fot sure the Gertrude is ready to raise at least one batch.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

ON second thought maybe I should just get chick breeds whose names I can spell LOL

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

I admire your determination to do what you set out to do there Teradragon!!! When we did the roo's last spring I had a buddy do the chopping. I did one and decided that that was enough the hatchet ( freshly sharpened) would just sort of bounce off their necks. Would take 3 to 5 wacks. Next time we are going to try using a homemade kill cone. If that doesn't work down to a pellet gun or a 22 shell to the head.

 

[teradragon]

Yeah it left me shaken. The worst bit is the twitching. At least with quail you can do them with a quick snip!

 

[onlygirloutof6]

Has anyone seen a quail zipper a cross its shell.