right now my camera is not working to take pics however, i hatched a few keets 6 weeks ago and they hatched out with white undersides/wings and brown stripes on top. i was under the impression that they were going to be purple(royal purple) keets however they look like pearls to me. no more...
since all of this heat about 2 weeks ago came through. 100-110 heat index was just crazy... my texas a&m breeders stopped laying all together and now my jumbo browns have stopped too. i have another pair of coturnix that are laying (just came into lay a few days ago but are laying daily) all...
after my eggs came from quailladyoffortmyers (stellar game birds) my cat decided to step on my incubator and somehow he flipped it. i came home to my girlfriend picking cracked eggs out of the turner. i lost a total of 7 button eggs out of 27 and 4 scarlet/scarlet tuxedo eggs from 12. im a bit...
since im an incubator guy i thought id try a broody this time. i have quail eggs that i yanked from tthe bator and put them under a broody. first off. i moved the hen into a smaller dog kennel and shes not happy about it. then i added 6 quail eggs. shes not too thrilled about them either. anyway...
lost my entire larger colony last night to what i believe was rats. i know when coons get em. they are pulled through "plucked" the wire. these were all half IF HALF chewed at the necks and rears. i have ONE HEN left and she has 2 wounds both on her back i think the critter grabbed her and...
how many of you have some coops that are not just pairs or 1 male to 2-3 females. i have one colony with 2 males and 5 females. no fighting. everyones does ok. all my other are 1:.2 ratio or 1:.3... most are paired for best fertility. my neighbor keeps 5 yes FIVE males per 2 females. all of the...