Just a little positive that I had happen yesterday. Those of you that remember "stake", I hatched 2 chicks from eggs I got from a trio of his that I picked up (the eggs) after he had passed. Got a little teary when I saw that they both had hatched.
Jap Quail or Button Quail are adorable! Especially when just hatched. If I'm not mistaken they mature quickly and lay already when they are 8 weeks old or so. I've had them in the past. Only thing is they are very nervous/flighty birds.
That is a risk, very true.
My advice to anyone bringing in birds from someone else is to QUARANTINE for 4 weeks.
If you don't have a way to do that, don't buy. Not worth the risk.
It's not just birds from auctions, but birds bought at shows, or from friends. Always need to think about the...
The bantam Langshan hens are good broodies and have great personalities. They are laying like crazy right now if anyone else wants eggs. I also have a limited amount of large fowl Langshan eggs too. I'll probably have chicks of both available in about 3 weeks, lol if anyone wants to give this...
I actually just got a bad bag of Nutrena Chick starter/grower from them on Weds night and had to take it back for exchange. Thank goodness I smelled it right away when I opened it and didn't feed it to anyone.