Author Topic: Ex battery hen in dreadful conditon (Read 8182 times)

little blue · « **Reply #30 on:** August 14, 2010, 07:36:40 pm »

I've got quail eggs if anyone's interested!
Although there's a fair few in the incubator at the moment....

I sell them to my top boss at work (she can afford it!!)

doganjo · « **Reply #31 on:** August 14, 2010, 08:17:58 pm »

I LOVE quail eggs! I'd love to keep quail but i heard they were awkard b's and like sheep - have a death wish the second they are born. If you have any left send them up here please!

little blue · « **Reply #32 on:** August 14, 2010, 10:09:20 pm »

they are dead easy to keep... as long as you keep your wits about when opening the pen!!
and they eat less than chickens.... we have Japanese (corturnix) is a variety of colours

doganjo · « **Reply #33 on:** August 14, 2010, 11:06:48 pm »

I was told they need to be in a hutch, inside another building, as they are susceptible to draughts, and that they fight with one another to the death

Sandy · « **Reply #34 on:** August 15, 2010, 12:09:05 am »

We could keep some in our garage, Beck loved them...they are also prone to preditors as they are so small....I would love some too!!

little blue · « **Reply #35 on:** August 16, 2010, 07:32:15 pm »

... well, ours survived all that snow and high winds we've had
Its like anything - some are nice, some can be vicious / escapees / bad tempered / prone to illness.

Ours are in a chicken coop type thing, with added run and paved floor to keep the rats out.
they like to stay up late...