QuailShaQ 101.1

[LazyQ]

I heard SWMBO set him straight on priorities this morning.
Big Jim

 

[Fat Daddy]

I really like the stack of 15 pens. A quail enthusiast could get a lot of birds in a rig like that... Bill

 

[Dirk Chesterfield]

Wow. Nice dumpster finds.

If I made cages out of what I could find dumpster diving then my pens would be made of bones, vinyl flooring and cardboard boxes.

 

[galanie]

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I hate you for your dumpster diving skillz.

 

[galanie]

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[MobyQuail]

to tell the truth... we have friends in low places, that knew a friend, that used to work somewhere and knew somebody was getting rid of stuff, it never actually made it to the dumpster that was there...it was way to fuggin heavy...but $0.

now the dumpster that was there had all sorts of stuff, old flight netting, those cages, more chicken wire, backpack frames (hilly got those-some pipe dream)

we really just got lucky! left smilin'

I suggest, calling wildlife rehab places, conservation/experiment labs... we are right next to the Univ. of Florida, lots of research labs and lots of dumpsters, roundbout June 1 when the kids get out of school and dump all their stuff outside their apts to fly off to their new jobs is a great time to dive...

 

[MobyQuail]

first airlift from hatcher to brooder saw 13 chicks, from all dates on egg- no variance.

kinda amazing, how it goes from this...6/29 @ 2300

to this...7/16 @ 2300

set them in the bator as soon as we got them, did not turn for ~36-48 hours.

 

[Fat Daddy]

Well good to hear. You need two more to hit 50% and that was the min. I had hoped for. Maybe theres something to the "settle in the bator" theory... Lookin good so far. Shipping in this hot weather can't be good on them. Good luck. Bill

 

[MobyQuail]

Toxic Plants to Poultry

Castor bean
http://www.library.illinois.edu/vex/toxic/castor/castor.htm

http://faculty.ucc.edu/biology-ombrello/POW/castor_bean.htm

Corn cockle
http://fxtreasury.net/?p=149

Daubentonia
http://www.almostedenplants.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=634

Death camas
http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2010/02/death-camas-toxic-tuesdays-a-weekly-guide-to-poison-gardens/

Glottidium


Milkweed


Nightshade


Oleander


Pokeberry


Potato (green tubers, raw peels and sprouts)


Vetch


Yew

 

[MobyQuail]

I live my life like there is no tomorrow... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl4dEAtxo0M

16/30 FatDaddy Browns, another pipped, but it may be one of my whites!