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Questionable backyard breeding and commercial production breeding has really affected most animals from our agricultural past and our pets. For instance, Poodles and Cocker Spaniels could be residential pet trade animals or true Sporting dogs like their ancestors. We all see what the post-WW...

In the Spring, I want to start some meat birds. Reading the old threads hasn't been terribly helpful so, I thought I would start over with current information today. I believe I want a Freedom Ranger or Red Ranger but, I could be easily swayed somewhere else. I'm having a hard time telling...

I currently have 8 French Toulouse geese that I raised from goslings. All 9 of them ran together many months this summer (one of them was lost, I assume to a predator). Now the weather is getting cooler and one of the geese no longer runs with the other 7. She stays on our "local" pond and...

I have Welsh Harlequin ducklings. They look fine and healthy and are very active. Last night I had 5 of 11 die. They have good water and plenty of feed. I can't see any sickness. They are are on dry clean wood shavings with a heat lamp up high in a 4'x4' brooder and are four weeks old...

My quail are gradually dieing off. They seem healthy then listless and then act paralyzed. They are in 4'x2' pens with 3 birds per pen so I doubt overcrowding is the issue. Could this be fighting indunced? I think I have the agressive birds spread out but, it could be male on male mortality...

I am looking for some "showy" standard size chickens that are gentle for when my nieces and nephews come out. I believe the Jubilee Opringtons are a good choice but, reading online has me confused about how hard it is to maintain their form and improve their genetics over time. I have other...

I had a small Quail get suffocated at the feeder prematurely. My friend wants the skin and feathers for fly fishing. How do I preserve them? TIA, Sid from cellphone

What breed is this chick? I have 6 of them which I got for free after rebate from Atwoods. They have pretty nasty personalities so, I'm not sure how long they will avoid the skillet. TIA, Sid

On my cellphone ... I tried searching without success. Where would I find a small hatcher? Should I buy a cheap Styrofoam incubator to use as a hatcher? I only need a ~12 egg capacity. TIA, Sid

Is there a reputable list or resource to help people find exceptional chickens? I'm not talking about huge hatcheries that resell good production birds or random individuals but, the ones that raise the standard of your flock when you are looking for something better. So far, Greenfire Farms...

I want some Francolin chicks but, can also hatch eggs. I live in East Texas and can travel to Arkansas, Loisianna, Oklahoma, Kansas, or possibly elsewhere for the right birds. TIA, Sid

Okay, I'm in the Piney Woods of East Texas so Hungarians are probably a better environmental match but, they seem like tough little hellions to raise and they are relatively expensive. Are Francolins a better choice? I don't want something super high maintanence. Do they fight like the Huns...

http://www.jamesmariefarms.com/ Does anyone have experience with both of these quail from James Marie Farms? I would like to know what differences you found in them. I believe the James Marie Pharaoh are bigger bodied but, are less dual purpose than the American Pharaoh. How many eggs...

After getting a bad batch of eggs from a hobbyist and loosing my chicks after a ~30% hatch rate, I want to go with a known reputable source next time. Who are the good sources for Large/Jumbo Japanese Quail? Who do you recommend? Thanks! Sid

http://blueridgequailfarm.blogspot.com/ I emailed the owner of this blog and he sent me his "PDF book". I found it to be a good read and a good resource for someone thinking about raising quail or, a beginner like myself.

I eventually found a local source for Japanese Quail eggs. The good news was no shipping and $20 for 8 dozen. The bad news, only 35 hatched and so far 18 have died. I incubated them in a Brinsea Octagon 40 with auto-turn and humidity pump. When I asked the breeder about the egg size...

Running Internet Explorer version 11 under Windows on my laptop, every time I open I open a forum post on this site I get 3 new tabs for "greefl.com" with GoDaddy telling me the website expired. I'm not sure what is going on but, I don't have this issue under firefox or chrome. I'm guessing...

I don't see much on this site about the Brinsea Octagon 40 so, here goes .... http://www.brinsea.com/p-531-octagon-40-advance-ex-digital-egg-incubator-package.aspx I have the Octagon 40 Advance EX digital egg incubator package. The "room" I have my 95 quail eggs in is ~74 degrees and 30~40%...

First TIA! And yes, I did search but didn't find anything current ... I want to get Buff Orpingtons in early Spring. I want meat and egg laying birds, not show quality but pretty birds that are healthy with good genetics. I can do eggs or chicks with a slight preference to chicks. I should...

TIA everyone! I appreciate you helping this "duck" newbie. I'm looking to add Welsh Harlequin ducklings to my property in ~March. I have an Incubator coming so, starting from eggs is an option. I want calm relatively quiet ducks so, this breed seems to be a good fit. While I want to have...