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I see your chickens nougat, omfgw Quail!

submitted by ruck_feddit to Homesteading 2.9 yearsMay 25, 2021 23:35:06 ago (+14/-0)     (files.catbox.moe)

https://files.catbox.moe/726mki.jpg

I'm at ~35 hatched and in the box at this point. Cats are considered pests here, so I have zero looking in my windows.

I'll have a post on this soon, but my rotty is in labor right now. 6 are out.


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[ - ] La_Chalupacabra 4 points 2.9 yearsMay 26, 2021 00:11:15 ago (+4/-0)

What's the purpose of the marbles in the water bowl?

[ - ] ruck_feddit [op] 2 points 2.9 yearsMay 26, 2021 00:18:27 ago (+2/-0)

Well you see, baby quail are almost too stupid to live. And not like 80/20, like 51/49 too stupid (maybe 49/51). If they get wet, they typically die. The marbles help prevent this.

It also seems like the marbles prevent too much bedding from getting kicked into the water and plugging the holes. Maybe?

[ - ] La_Chalupacabra 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 26, 2021 16:50:29 ago (+0/-0)

baby quail are almost too stupid to live

I could swear I've heard that said before about another bird species, but I can't quite recall, off-hand.
Clever solution, though.

[ - ] ruck_feddit [op] 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 26, 2021 22:01:43 ago (+0/-0)

I said it, a lot, on poal.co/s/quail

[ - ] Broc_Liath 2 points 2.9 yearsMay 26, 2021 03:32:11 ago (+2/-0)

Congrats! I hope the eggs will be delicious.

[ - ] ruck_feddit [op] 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 26, 2021 10:35:23 ago (+0/-0)

Ducks for sandwich eggs, quail for omelettes.

[ - ] Broc_Liath 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 27, 2021 14:13:37 ago (+0/-0)

Interesting, a friend of mine kept ducks and she said the eggs were unpalatable and the birds were assholes. Is there an advantage over chickens?

I assume the reason to use them over quail eggs is because there's more volume and the taste difference is going to be diluted by the bread/fillings anyhow.

[ - ] ruck_feddit [op] 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 27, 2021 16:22:34 ago (+0/-0)

I wonder what kind of ducks she kept? If she said geese, I'd agree. Goose eggs are not as tasty and most are born assholes.

The average person wouldn't know the difference beyond the duck egg being slightly larger and harder to crack. The yolk:egg ratio is slightly higher than a chicken egg, too. The size is why I prefer them on a sandwich.

I have chickens too, but I rarely eat their eggs over duck or quail.

I think my ducks are easier and hardier and cooler to watch than chickens. I can count on one hand the number of duck hatchlings I've lost. I can't say the same for chickens (quail especially).

I had the quail sub over on poal, but I don't check it anymore. You can check out all the information if you want but message me here.

[ - ] Broc_Liath 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 27, 2021 18:27:42 ago (+0/-0)

She said "just normal ducks" didn't know what kind. She also said she fed them regular poultry food and kitchen scraps, same as the chickens.

Hmmm, I do like yolk so that sounds like a good option.

Interesting about the chick loss issue. I saw a video once where a guy used a hen to foster some ducklings. She went nuts every time they went for a swim. She couldn't understand they weren't going to drown.

Thanks for the heads up. I don't use poal anymore except for /s/movieswithgoats reminders, if you make a quail sub here though I'd be interested.

[ - ] Boomie 2 points 2.9 yearsMay 25, 2021 23:46:10 ago (+2/-0)

Those look like Easter egger Americaunas, still a chicken. They lay blue and green eggs.

[ - ] ruck_feddit [op] 4 points 2.9 yearsMay 26, 2021 00:00:08 ago (+4/-0)

It's not fair that chickens get so many different egg color varieties when my ducks only have 2. These are coturnix quail.

[ - ] Guy_on_a_buffalo 1 point 2.9 yearsMay 26, 2021 09:53:06 ago (+1/-0)

What happened to the quail subverse?

[ - ] ruck_feddit [op] 1 point 2.9 yearsMay 26, 2021 10:36:01 ago (+1/-0)

I bought a farm and haven't been super active while I get everything sorted.

[ - ] deleted 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 26, 2021 12:12:07 ago (+0/-0)

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[ - ] ruck_feddit [op] 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 26, 2021 12:20:26 ago (+0/-0)

Yes, I shoot every cat on sight and they go way way out on the gut pile for the coyotes.