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Hi, a bevy of 11 quails just turned 8 weeks old. I found two males injured, like almost killed. Moved them to another cage. Which male/s should be kept for breeding and which for eating?

Yesterday I dropped off eggs at the local grocery store. This includes 'mixed sized eggs', or large through jumbo, and a few dozen 'medium' sized eggs, from the pullets or smaller layers, that I sell for 35% off. The grocer said he wants more of these medium sized eggs, as customers do buy them...

Hi, I just lost the 4th female goat in two months from my herd of now 10 dairy goats. Her kid was getting out of their stall on a daily basis, it was driving me crazy, I could not afford to reinforce or replace all the lumber so today I didn't try to repair the stall but tied the dam to a...

I'll buy them from Metzer if necessary but was hoping to save on costs.

Hi all, since you are my friends, I will share my thoughts on how bird flu ("Disease X") might impact our hobby egg production. (Yes they call me a conspiracy theorist, I don't mind.) Here are some ways I see this playing out this year, and how to prepare: 1) Commercial egg production will...

Hi, question for firearm experts. I had to put down a 150-lb goat who was suffering. I tried holding her head up and aimed between her eyes with a CZ 512 22LR rifle. The rifle was rusty but did discharge after some WD-40. (The following round got was bent and lodged in the chamber.)...

Hi, my local grain mill agreed to formulate a game bird feed, for turkeys, ducks, pheasant and quail. I suggested it needed to be at least 20% protein, 3% calcium (for quail), and extra niacin for ducks. He wanted to know the corn/soy ratio. I sent him the Purina ingredients but not sure if he...

Hi, this is a khaki Campbell duckling on day 30 of incubation. I opened the shell yesterday and found the yolk sac still outside the abdomen. Left that in place. She is chirping and moving her limbs, moreso than yesterday. The yolk sac seems maybe a tiny bit smaller than yesterday. I dipped her...

Hi it looks like a mycoplasma growth in chickens' eyes. Is this the same thing? How is it treated? I can post a picture later with better reception

Hello, my little egg business is taking off; everything is sold to a few local stores; I raised my wholesale prices to $4.50/doz for chicken eggs, $6/doz for duck eggs, and $3/doz for quail eggs. Customers did not flinch even with the new retail prices ($5.50 / $8 / $4). The revenue is enough to...

Hi I just found out I have Lyme, a new infection which is odd because it's still winter and I haven't seen any ticks on me. Is there a safer option than a daily shampoo with permethrins to remove any ticks that might have attached during the day? I live by myself and can't always see areas like...

Hi, I believe one of my 4week old quails has ulcerative enteritis, judging by drooping wings. The Merck manual indicates "Bacitracin in feed is used as a preventive in quail. Streptomycin and furazolidone are effective treatments." I don't have any of these three antibiotics on hand. Would any...

Hi, strangely, five of my 100+ hens just went broody, even though there is still frost and snow. They are taking up 5 of the 15+ nesting boxes. I sell eggs at the local grocery store and had to toss a few dozen last week because a few eggs with embryos got mixed in. I really don't think there's...

Hi, I've been selling quail eggs in these packages, but some of the eggs are too large and get crushed by the package. Does anyone have a specific product they can recommend that has slightly larger cells? https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08MLDS5VC

Hi, I sold an 8mo Cooper Marans rooster to a neighbor who needed protection from hawks. She was impressed that he did actually fight off a hawk to defend her 35 hens. However she says for the last two weeks he started attacking her whenever she goes near the coop. We think he's trying to protect...

Hi, if the power went out for an extended length of time, is there any way to keep newly hatched fowl (ducks, quail, etc) warm without a 1500W heat lamp?

Does anyone have experience buying bronze muscovy ducklings? Any recommendations for breeders/hatcheries? Are they the same size as regular muscovies?

Hi, does anyone know of a good duck egg carton product? I bought the "extra large" containers off Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B12KMHWR), but they aren't really extra large. I am looking for clear plastic six-packs. I guess 12-packs would be ok too.

Hi, I was planning on milking 6 Alpine does this year for profit. However, two of the does, the oldest, have had recurring, serious mastitis, and one of each of their teats is now smaller and permanently compromised. I suspect this might be due to poor barn hygiene and just not knowing what to...