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I've got a flock of domesticated coturnix. Two males and a dozen females. I've incubated, hatched, and hand-fed all of them myself. All adults now. The two males will sometimes peck and chase each other, but otherwise none of the birds have ever shown any aggression towards each other or myself...

I introduced my home-incubated quail chicks to my adult flock today, and they seemed to have accepted them into the flock right away. Unlike my experience with ducks or chickens, male quails appear to show no aggression towards chicks whatsoever. I was pleasantly surprised.

These three hatched on day 17 using 99.5F temp, automatic egg turner, and dry-incubation method. I've got a few more eggs waiting in the 'bator. will update if I get any more hatches. Big thanks to the master Quailers in here who helped me with all my questions :)

I've got a flock of coturnix and I've been wondering what other subspecies of old world quail or closely related species they can breed with. I'd love to try some hybridization. Thanks!

Wikipedia seems to claim that Japanese quail, Cortunix-cortunix, is a migratory bird that flyes long distance??? I've never heard this before? Is this true? Quote " Some species, such as the Japanese and common quail, are migratory and fly for long distances."...

update from my last post Yesterday evening, after giving up on my dozen cortunix eggs in the incubator with no sign of life on day 21, I decided to unplug the bator and wrap it up. Today (day 22), I get up and walk over to the bator to throw out the eggs and disinfect it for a next batch, when...

My mailed cortunix quail eggs (first time incubating cortunix eggs) are now on day 6 of incubation. I spent about a half hour candling them with a very bright light and this is what I saw so far: The patterns on the shells make it very hard to see details inside, but from what I can tell...

I received a dozen cortunix quail eggs 3 days ago. The shipping was slow and they may have been exposed to temperatures close to freezing. My question is, how do I find out if the eggs are still viable or failed? I tried candling them but can't see anything. This is my first cortunix egg batch...

More proof that chickenwire is absolutely useless against species in the weasel family. @ 0:28 minutes and again 0:56 minutes.

I decided to build a portable run, 4x8x6 using salvaged and warped lumber leftover from my contract job. I'm almost done, just adding 3/4" plywood at the bottom and sealing it in. Will be topped with pine shavings. I made it portable because I currently rent and want to be able to easily load it...

I've gotten a hold of some chukar eggs. Can they be raised with chickens? hens only? Do they need additional heating and how are they as egglayers?

I first noticed that the chipmunks were disappearing. I used to see a few of them every day in the yard and I haven't seen one in weeks. Then I was mowing one day and saw a big 30"ish garter snake slithering away. That same day I saw another big one on the other end of the yard, a good 150ft...

I caught my 2 YEAR OLD Rouen drake charging and violently nipping at one of his own ducklings, causing it to limp. I found him later that day dead. He had no other visible injuries or illnesses. The rest of the ducklings are doing fine. I keep them free ranged on a quarter acre backyard and...

Video: After many tries and many fails, including commercial filters and eheim pond filters and DIY filters that could not keep up with my ducks, I have finally found the ultimate solution. I have added a 30 gallon biological pre filter tank stocked with floating water hyacinth and submerged...

VIDEO Gil, my crested swedish hen brooded and hatched 7 cute active ducklings. Today us their first day out of their nest. They are all up for adoption, as my coop is at full capacity. Free to adopt. Lehigh Valley, PA

My crested swedish hen has gone broody 29 days ago when she started sitting on her eggs religiously with just small breaks for food and water. The nest itself was made inside the chicken coop with loose straw (treated with small amount of diatomaceous earth). The weather has been fluctuating a...

I am downsizing my pet flock and am looking to rehome a couple of 10 month old ducks and newborn ducklings. Rouen-Crested hybrids of various colors. Lehigh valley area. Free. Thank you

I just pulled out an old sleeping bag i used for insulation around the duck coop and i found a bunch of major tears/holes in it... Whatever did this. Got aweful close to getting inside the coop. Any ideas to what could have done this? Do chipmunks or squirrels do this? Or should i be worried...

It's been almost 6 months since i've introduced a pair of young female ducks to my mature drake-hen couple. 6 months later, the hen still occasionally chargse at them, and the drake has plucked both of the back of theiir necks clean of feathers, and keeps them isolated a good distance away...

I keep a small flock of layers. As they age out, I used to replace them in pairs but my local supplier went out of business. in comes, TSC... Tractor Supply. These guys have a 4-chick minimum on all pickups without exceptions. Is that some kind of state-wide law in PA? Where on earth can I...