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sara | July 31, 2008
Sara, one of the farmingfriends visitors, contacted me for advice as 2 of her day old quail had a splayed leg problem. I sent Sara some information which suggested that she use a band aid to splint the legs. You can strap/splint the legs so that they come back into line. This can be done [...]
sara | July 31, 2008
I am often asked advice about guinea fowl sitting and hatching guinea fowl eggs,
“I have a guinea sitting on eggs. How many days does it take to hatch and should i let her set instead of trying to incubate as i don’t know for sure how long she has been on nest.Do they throw babies [...]
sara | July 31, 2008
It is important when japanese quail are kept in huts, barns or aviaries to try to re-create their natural habitat.
Junior asked, “what would a japanese quails natural habitat look like?”
thankyou
Junior.
Hi Junior,
Quail are shy game birds that ground nest and therefore in the wild seek out natural cover. Their natural habitat includes grassland and agricultural land, [...]
sara | July 31, 2008
I was delighted to receive this fantastic reader’s recipe for Roasted Courgette And Parmesan Soup by Tony from Cambridge. I thought that it sounded so good that I would share it with you all.
Hi, roasted courgette and parmesan soup is good. I don’t really have a recipe.
Just roast a load of courgettes with an onion [...]
sara | July 30, 2008
I was sent a comment asking about how to incubate quail eggs without an incubator.
There are a number of options:
Get the quail hens to hatch to sit and hatch the eggs.
Use a broody hen to hatch the egg.
Build your own incubator using recycled material.
“hi I would like to hatch my 16 japenese quail eggs from [...]
sara | July 30, 2008
I have been sent an email by Junior asking if his male quail is likely to be fertile. Junior’s male quail is 2 years old. A way of telling if a male is fertile is if the eggs hatch, however Junior’s birds have yet to hatch some eggs.
Hi Junior,
I believe that the foam ball that [...]
sara | July 28, 2008
Splayed legs are when a chicks legs are not in line correctly but splayed out making movement difficult.
“I have 17 2 day old quail chicks and all seem well, eating and drinking. 2 of
the chicks have very splayed legs and are unable to stand. How long should I
leave them before making a decision? Is there [...]
sara | July 28, 2008
Jim @ the Welshbirds website has a webcam attached to his incubator which has quail eggs in it at the moment.
Unfortunately the first attempt at hatching quail eggs failed due to infertile eggs but he is now eagerly awaiting the arrival of the second batch of quail.
Go visit the site and checkout what’s happening in his [...]
sara | July 25, 2008
This morning I have been attempting to weigh my pigs. I have managed to get 5 of the boars through the weigh.
Flash weighs about 130lbs.
Buttons weighs about 115lbs.
Pinky weighs about 130lbs.
Tipsy weighs about 123lbs.
Streaky weighs about 125lbs.
Archie went onto the scales and I did manage to close the door behind him but he hunched himself [...]
sara | July 24, 2008
On Wednesday my new farming friend Sallyanne visited with her husband Peter and bought three of my guinea fowl keets. The keets were only a couple of days old. Sallyanne chose the keets and placed them in a box with air holes in the top for the journey to their smallholding. Inside the box Sallyanne had [...]
