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[Rainwolf]

Oh neat info on Coturnix.... I mailed some eggs to a friend in Florida...

She turned her garden into a covered aviary....
And found that Coturnix eat Fire ants! and LOVE to eat them!
She immediately got mor eggs to hatch and more chicks to have in the garden!

 

[hallerlake]

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That sounds like a fun way to spend a sunny afternoon.

I hope itall worked out well and doesn't feel scratchy!

My eye feels irritated, and I've a bit of a headache, but my vision should be unimpaired. It happened so fast. I called this morning, got an appointment with an opthamologist this afternoon, who referred me to the laser guy, who did it right there in the office. Not what i had planned for my day.

 

[hallerlake]

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Amen.

 

[VelvettFog]

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Trust me - I am a tough son of a b*tcsh a regular bastarch. Did a combat tour, seen my share of $h1t. Nothing --- nothing -- NOTHING compared to that day. 5-20-2011

 

[chickens4gramma]

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Trust me - I am a tough son of a b*tcsh a regular bastarch. Did a combat tour, seen my share of $h1t. Nothing --- nothing -- NOTHING compared to that day. 5-20-2011

Oh Dave did you lose a child? So recently? I am so very sorry....

 

[Ogress]

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What a tragic loss.

 

[VelvettFog]

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What a tragic loss.

Yup - that kinda stuff totally sucks.

(I'd use other language, but the durn site changes my words)

 

[Ogress]

We picked up Arby's tonight and headed to the local lake - kids swam while we watched the sunset. Then the geese came, lots and lots of geese. We left.

 

[Ogress]

VF -
I just clicked on your page. That is a great photo of your bearded lady - Looks like some of the EE's I picked up at the Grange will look like her. I can't wait to see what color eggs they lay!

You need to put your coop pictures and the quail cages you built for Rainwolf on your page.

 

[cheryl98117]

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Looks more lie the first picture. Sure is a cute little thing! Walked right into my friends work, so she brought it to me.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/31254_021.jpg

walked in to her work??? as in loose? wild? wow...

I'm not 100% positive but I'd say its a Coturnix (Japanese Quail) but then if it was wild I dunno.... Coturnix are not known for hatching babies... they almost never go broody and almost never stay broody if they do happen to start.

Keep it away from anything not sterile. Chickens carry a virus that is like our common cold that kills quails fast.
They also are known to go "swimming" in the water dish so make sure its shallow and if they can get in they have traction to get out. I use small pebbles in the bottom of a shallow dish/jar lid or a pop bottle waterer.

You might want to make the sides "solid" on 1 corner so it feels safer. and to prevent drafts.

Cute little thing

Ok so for tonight, I have the littlew one in a modified shrimp trap, now quail brooder. lol But it will work. I have one corner boxed in, a small fuzzy stuffed animal, and a 40W light bulb. My house is currently toasty at 78 degrees, theres a teeny plastic lid with 1/8" of water, and smashed up feed sprinkled on the floor... This will have to do for tonight. Heres hoping for the best. I think if it maes it through the night, then I will try to find a couple more to keep with it. Little one will stay next to my computer up and away from DD's prodding little fingers. lol I'll figure out a better arangement tomorrow, when the feed store is open.

Quail are a ground bird mostly right?