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    What made you happy today?

    They're pretty common streetfood in Japan. Batter, a piece of octopus, maybe some green onion, a bit of ginger, topped with katsuo (dried, shaved, bonito flakes), Japanese mayonnaise and a savory sauce. Personally I skip the mayo, but they're delicious! You do have to be careful not to eat...
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    What made you happy today?

    OMG, Sorted Foods just did an episode on Japanese kitchen gadgets. I want this! Too bad it's so expensive, and I don't really need it. It made me happy to know that something like this exists. https://www.amazon.com/AUTOMATIC-ELECTRIC-JAPANESE-TAKOYAKI-Sugiyama/dp/B000Y2YJPQ
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    Foot/leg deformity? And other hatch issues.

    Keep giving it (just a tiny bit) two or three times a day until it perks up. I use it as an energy booster for a weak chick. It's not going to do anything for wry neck, and the bald spot is nothing to worry about.
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    Things you wish you could say

    How are you so slow at this task? It takes me about 30 minutes to feed and water all of the quail. In the time it takes you to do it, I have emptied, hoed, and watered four and a half 4'x6' garden beds!
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    Foot/leg deformity? And other hatch issues.

    That one has a decent chance, I think. Give it some time to see how it develops.
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    Things you wish you could say

    Good grief, will you grow up already? You act like you're 12, when you have been an adult for 6 years!
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    Foot/leg deformity? And other hatch issues.

    I'm sorry you had to do that. I think you did the right thing, though. Poor little one.
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    Quail and supplemental calcium

    I have a stainless steel mortar and pestle that I use to crush oyster shell into smaller pieces.
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    Foot/leg deformity? And other hatch issues.

    Poor thing. I would cull. It's going to suffer before passing away otherwise.
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    Foot/leg deformity? And other hatch issues.

    It can take up to 24 hours from pip to zip. Sometimes an assisted chick will be fine, but most have problems.
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    Foot/leg deformity? And other hatch issues.

    I would give it a few more hours to see if it straightens out, but chicks that need assistance hatching usually have problems for reasons. This one doesn't look good, so you may want to be prepared to cull the poor little thing.
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    housing 2 females and 3 males

    If they know that females are around, they are far more likely to fight.
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    housing 2 females and 3 males

    I would keep the males and house them where they can't see or hear the females. That way if one turns out to be mean, you can cull him while still not leaving one alone.
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    Things you wish you could say

    I don't like being barked at in my own yard either. I want to have quiet enjoyment of my yard and greenhouse.
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    What made you happy today?

    I moved the quail to the garden beds I planted in last year a couple weeks ago. Today I took one of the beds they'd moved from and got it watered and hoed to get the poop and feed waste started composting. I'm going to do one a day, then return to the first one to make sure that everything is...
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