havent seen it mentioned so I am going to mention it
you do know that quail eggs go in the rack small end down right?
I had to look at some eggs to think about how in the world they would be so big as to sit on top
and took some of my jumbo eggs and set them big end down in the hole and just...
got there a little late
size wise it was maybe 80% of the last one
getting to the point of not sure if its worth the 2 hour drive
any word of where they are possibly moving it to?
I have lost one quail through hardware cloth
they took his head off
your pictures go to show he walked up there and offered it to them
heard the chickens this morning and found the neighbors cat laying next to the quail house stalking the chickens
quail all lined up next to him "look at this"...
wait.... you have a light on them also?
it hasnt been long enough for your male to heal
he still looked funny and smelled funny and to them was a new guy so they attacked him
if your other male is doing fine then i would let it be and take the light away
like I said watch him
a bit of messed up feathers on the neck is fairly normal
if he has them pinned down with their head twisted around and they are screaming then get rid of him
if they have sores where he is grabbing them get rid of him
I just dont think your gonna cure his aggression
sure maybe it works for a week but he wont stop
about the only cure for aggression is to wrap him in bacon
as mentioned market drives the price
I get $4 for adults
I live in a area where people sell them for $2.50-$3
people tell me this all the time.... and I tell them
I produce nice birds and put a bunch of my time into them
thats great that they can sell at that price but I cant
some people...
not only do I have two bantam hens who lay at the exact same time
they "have" to use the same laying spot
so bantam #1 lays while bantam #2 stands next to her belting out the egg song at the top of her lungs
lucky for us and our neighbors they are afternoon layers
so far I tried moving nesting...
my favorite is when they grab something good and then run off yelling about it
if you dont want them stealing your treat, dont tell them about it
I have searched and they say they will stop this but so far they havent
our chickens loves bees
once they take a few stings supposedly they will...
1/4 size is a little odd, with that size difference it will get picked on so as mentioned keep him seperated
I have a runt male who is at least a year old now
he is about 80% normal size but is a excellent roo
I wouldnt keep him but my wife thinks he is "cute"
Any neighbor within range possibly? If they hear another they will call like that
I have had a few males just be odd
Had one call 24/7 when he matured He had to go
It only takes once for it to go bad to change your mind. I use Gerber game shears
Available at Walmart or any sporting goods store that sells hunting supplies
I even had two pair of game shears that were junk one wouldn't cut through anything the other dulled quickly
Personally i use a small...
guess I should have been more specific
grab them by the back of the head? normal
chase them down and snatch them up by the back of the head with force while the hen is protesting? not normal
if I count back right
you got them just after breeding season was over
and breeding season is just barely starting.... so your just now seeing this
that is "normal" aggression
they peck the eyes out or the back of the head until they hit the brain stem
however, give him a day or two the eyes...
you have aggression going on
that causes stress...
stress causes aggression and now you have everybody pecking the weak guy
watch them from a distance and find your culprit
its not always a male but in this case probably is
1 male can "service" up to 5 females just fine
how much space do...
when they are juvenile to teenager age they are in a certain spot where they are light enough and strong enough they can fly easily
a few more weeks and they can only pop up and glide a bit
I once had one fly off into the sunset... if I hadnt have witnessed it, I would have never believed a...
good advice on letter her lay on them
its at least easier on them without constantly "needing to make a egg"
doves are smart in the fact that they know exactly what a egg should be so fakes rarely make the cut
let her lay eventually she will kick the egg out because she knows it bad but at...