Thanksgiving Hatch- Anyone want to join in?

[newduckie]

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I am anxious to see the babies. I have heard that quail are hard to raise. Will be watching to see what you have to say.... I want to try them tho.

 

[evonne]

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aaawwww that sucks...
sorry you lost your birds...

like nef said though, you might be able to look through the last few pages of the thread and see who has ducks laying and send them a PM.. the ones in my bator right now are mixed ducks from sillystunt

was there a specific breed you wanted??

there's also the WTB topic in the bottom of the list after the hatching eggs for sale and birds for sale topics...

 

[pamperedpoultry]

I've got some that hatched yesterday and today and another batch to hatch on Thurs or Fri!! woo hoo

 

[neferset]

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WOW!! I love the color of those eggs

How often do quails lay? I was thinking that might be my next

We had Pharaoh Quail and they were great layers. They out laid our hens for a long time. Just don't build their pens out of chicken wire. Rat wire only.

 

[evonne]

what's rat wire???

 

[newduckie]

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thats just what I was getting ready to ask..lol

 

[neferset]

One zipped and resting. One more pipped.

Go baby duckies!

Rat wire: Square hole wire mesh in sizes less than one inch. Usually the wire is stronger also. It is meant to keep rats and other predators from getting in or pulling birds out.

Ah ha! Found a picture!

Honestly, it's more expensive than chicken wire, but the predator problem goes way down. The reason we lost so many EE babies is that we didn't have them in a rat wire pen.

 

[newduckie]

thanks so much for the info. Go duckies....................

 

[THough1956]

I stop turning tomorrow! Silkies due to hatch Saturday. My first shipped eggs. Keeping my fingers crossed. I have not candled since week one.

 

[Freckle Face Farm]

OK I am kinda

http://www.eggbid.com/listings/details/index.cfm?itemnum=1256760152 Have been waiting for black silkies and I have a buff more of a red

I have been waiting and waiting for some blacks POOP!!