San Diego Chicken meetup and Chat thread

[igotchickens]

When I had Finches I kept a couple of button quail in the bottom of the aviary for clean up duty.... those were reallly small. Your quail must be larger.... but They must be small dressed out.... ?

I have had quail eggs in sushi..... I have seen em hardboiled too.

deb

Yes, they are substantially larger than button quail. 2 whole quails = a meal for 1 person. We usually keep 36 in the grow-out pen and sell the rest to make up for cost of buying the eggs on ebay, and feed.. not looking to make a profit, just break even. 36 quail is 9 meals for my husband and I. We try to keep a constant cycle, so we have 36 up there now, plus 82 in the garage in the brooder... I'm ordering more eggs next week!

 

[ozexpat]

Yes, they are substantially larger than button quail. 2 whole quails = a meal for 1 person. We usually keep 36 in the grow-out pen and sell the rest to make up for cost of buying the eggs on ebay, and feed.. not looking to make a profit, just break even. 36 quail is 9 meals for my husband and I. We try to keep a constant cycle, so we have 36 up there now, plus 82 in the garage in the brooder... I'm ordering more eggs next week!

I have 86 cotournix eggs going in lockdown today in the Philippines. They had a temp spike on day 1 but I am hopeful.

My toddlers love hard boiled quail eggs as a snack. They gobble them up.

a jumbo or texas A&M white cotournix should dress out at 10-13 oz at 7 weeks

here is an article

http://university.uog.edu/cals/people/PUBS/Quail/L-5215.pdf

 

[All-American-Chick]

The newest coop
Cotton Candy Coop
Love the color the kids picked out,well not Jared but he didnt wanna help paint so he didnt have a say in it.
So fun i love the color and Im not big on pink
I hate to cover the paint with chicken wire but i guess i have too.
we are using the lattice on the the otside to help wiuth the sun blasting them,this too will be painted something just as colorful.im thinking a nice shade of purple.

 

[alisar]

That color is so cute!

 

[hillfloweranch]

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Happy to officially announce....

Our next MEETUP will be held in three weeks on Sunday, April 28th from 1pm-? At our little homestead in Valley Center. (Please pm me for address as this is a public forum).

Potluck lunch I will provide a table with cups/plates/utensils, etc. And chips/salsas/ salad. Please bring enough for your family and a bit more

You are welcome to bring your chickens, arts, crafts, other wares to sell.

Please bring your lawn chairs, pop ups, and other tail gating accessories I have a few picnic tables and seating for about 20.

I'd like to have a raffle too please pm me with prize donations!

Very kid friendly, have a big playground and sports equipment

Can't wait to meet you all!

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Less than two weeks away

Oz will host an incubator workshop!
Phage will offer a pair of cream legbar chicks for the raffle!
I will offer a mixed dozen of purebred hatching eggs (heritage rir, Swedish flower, splash marans, silver penciled rocks) for the raffle!

Yaaay!! Hope you can make it!

I can offer blue andalusian chicks and possibly some hatching eggs for the raffle?

 

[ozexpat]

I can offer blue andalusian chicks and possibly some hatching eggs for the raffle?

My hatch will be in lockdown. maybe i should crank the bators up to 101 and speed hatch lol

 

[hillfloweranch]

My hatch will be in lockdown. maybe i should crank the bators up to 101 and speed hatch lol

Lol !!

 

[dfdesigns]

It's here! It's here! And it's getting all warmed up in anticipation of eggs going in tomorrow...



I just realized that you can fit 180 eggs in there. DANGEROUS!!! Thank you, Mr. Dickey! Best customer service I think I've ever had.

 

[OffGridMAMA]

I can offer blue andalusian chicks and possibly some hatching eggs for the raffle?

That would be GREAT yaaay!

 

[OffGridMAMA]

It's here! It's here! And it's getting all warmed up in anticipation of eggs going in tomorrow... I just realized that you can fit 180 eggs in there. DANGEROUS!!! Thank you, Mr. Dickey! Best customer service I think I've ever had. e

Wow!!!!! Every hatchaholics dream