Recent content by Litefever

Our solar eclipse eggs have started to hatch. Feeling so proud :) but let's face it they're doing all the hard work. First one emerged by 8:30am and we had a second one out of its egg shell and drying by 9:00am. Are resisting the urge to check them evey 30 mins but I'd be lying if I didn't admit...

Thank you, they arrived intact and went into the incubator this evening.

That is really good to know, thank you for the tip.

Our first quail eggs are due to arrive this afternoon during the eclipse which starts at 2 and ends at 4:30pm. It's good job we're not superstitious! We have a second set from a different source arriving tomorrow so will place this first delivery in the dark at 60 degrees to hold them until...

Tractor Supply sell Purina game bird starter crumble with 30% protein content and gamebird layer with 18% protein. Former in 10lb and 40lb bags at $26 for the larger bag.The layer feed at $22 for a 40lb bag. Not as cheap as your mum wants but I hear quail convert feed more efficiently into meat...

Thank you both for your tips above. Good to know cold is OK with appropriate prep and sharing a run with chickens might not be the smartest thing to do. We have enough grass in the backyard to contemplate rotation using a mobile run. Perimeter skirt mandatory

Cream legbars are one of our favorite chicken breeds. We may have been lucky but all of ours have had fantastic temperaments and their large baby blue eggs are stunning. We lost our last through old age a year ago and she's still missed. Widely known as Dora the Explorer because she was in to...

Hi folks, I'm hoping several of you experienced quailophiles might be able to educate me on what we should be looking for when considering housing for Jumbo quail and perhaps equally important what to avoid. There seem to be lots of options out there so any advice you can provide to help us in...

Thank you folks for the warm welcome.

Hi folks, I'm new to the forum and based close by Buffalo, NY, where even the chickens support the Bills. We've kept a small flock of 4 to 6 chickens for a little over 10 years. Right now it includes a couple of copper marins, a wellsummer and two easter eggers. All sweet girls that enjoy an...