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    Mice in the chicken run! How do I eliminate them?

    Have not. Looks interesting.
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    Mice in the chicken run! How do I eliminate them?

    Catchmaster traps work great. Put in a blob of peanut butter and it will load up. https://www.catchmaster.com/products/pro-series-multi-catch-mouse-trap
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    Can your quail drink from horizontal nipples?

    All I had to do was to tap each one so it left a drop of water on it. The birds did the rest. Glad you got it figured out. The nipples are so much easier and cleaner than the other options.
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    Flies around my quail hutch.

    The Rescue Fly Traps really help. Also scatter some fly bait, gotta scatter it thin otherwise critters come. Golden Malrin Fly Bait & Quick Strike.
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    Cheapo shed

    Definitely a scam. Price is way too low. Those Lifetime plastic sheds are not easy to assemble either. Better have a nice level platform for it. If you're in an area with heavy snow, plan on sweeping it off after each storm.
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    Composting black walnut?

    https://www.gardeningchannel.com/juglone-tolerant-plants-grow-black-walnut/
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    Is quail laying feed the same as chicken laying feed?

    Purina flock raiser & offering calcium on the side has been my go. It's readily available at tractor supply. Side calcium is mostly quail egg shells dried & crushed.
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    Dirty toes and Bloody Birds

    I went through that when I had a aviary. To clean their feet/toes, I had a large plastic box and put a half inch of gravel in it. Then added about a inch of water. Put in some birds and put a hardware cloth lid on top. Let the quail stand in it like a foot spa for a while. Hour, sometimes a...
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    Coturnix noisy at night?

    I've got one roo that loves to go on crowing jags in the middle of the night. He's alone right now because he was too rough on the hens.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    It’s tough stuff to get rid of. I tell my wife we should consider it emergency survival food.
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    How to Launder Filthy Towels

    Hang them up and use a pressure to get rid of the soils. Then wash them.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Polkweed can only be killed by turning it into polk salad and singing the Tony Joe White song. . . Polk salad Annie The gators got your granny, chomp, chomp, chomp Everybody says it was a shame 'Cause her momma was a workin' on the chain gang (A wretched, spiteful, straight-razor totin' woman...
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    anyone with the hatching time quail cages?

    I use the GQF cages. They're a similar concept. They claim 4 quail per section. My max is 3 hens. There are 3 sections per tier/cage. I removed some center section dividers to make some compartments bigger, so I can have 4 or 5 hens with a roo. I used to have an aviary and really liked...
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    Companion plants for potatoes?

    I grow my potatoes on bags. Once they're up and I'm done filling them to the top, I plant a bush bean in with each.
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    Quail Hotel
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    Best surface for raising quail

    My previous setup had sand. Had problems with poop balls on the bird's feet. So I started topping it off with straw. The straw did help reduce the problem, but my birds were still needing the foot spa to clean their feet way too often. I moved & my new setup is on wire. Much much easier to...
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    Quail aviary ground help!

    When I had my aviary, I would put down a layer of straw and add straw every few days to keep a clean surface on top. After 2 to 4 weeks, depending on weather, I could scrape up a spot and peel it all out like ripping up a carpet. I'd throw it into a garbage bag and carry it over to a compost...
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    Game Bird layer feed

    Layer feed has a higher calcium content. The males don't need it. I feed a 20% protein & put the calcium on the side. Purina Flock Raiser, the calcium is crushes egg shells & crushes oyster shell.
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    How to make yolks more yellow?

    Startena as in 30% protein? My understanding is once they're adults quail should be feed ~20% protein. FWIW, I wind up at tractor supply for feed and use purina flock raiser. It's 20% protein, but needs calcium on the side. Yokes are lighter that chicken eggs, but the eggs are delicious.
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    What is the best Coturnix quail feed

    Our adults get purina flock raiser crumbles. Also give crushed egg shells & oyster shell on the side.
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