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When do you start your lights? We haven't used lights for the chickens because we still get enough eggs during the winter to keep us going. We do at times have a heat lamp on a timer but not until it gets colder. Thank you for that timing advice. That makes sense and not something I would have...

Great! Thanks! That will help me not think I'm doing something wrong when they don't start back soon. The previous owner said she was getting 4-6 eggs a day right now out of all 13 hens. I need to take another count but I keep getting 16 instead of 15 in that pen. Still need to identify the...

Yes! It's amazing! Each time I look in on them they have more and more feathers. Insanely fast compared to chickens. We did loose one last night. Somehow got wedged into the feeder hole. No clue how. The holes are plenty small enough. I can't figure out how it happened. They are larger than day...

Something happened yesterday. 😁 Came home with a two level quail cage along with 13 hens and 2 roos in one of the cage levels and 2 additional roos in the top cage. Had a lovely little egg dinner last night with the eggs the seller left in the cage. The two extra roos will probably be processed...

Nailed it! Thanks for that. I'm looking at ordering wire to make some cages. We have the cage we just bought which will do us well for a while. We won't have enough birds this batch to fill them so I have a little time to get cages built. Been watching a lot of YouTube videos. Your measurements...

That is awesome! These little ones we just got are such characters. I think quail are going to be a lot of fun. I did underestimate the space they needed pretty quickly. They can sure jump and they sure do poo a lot.

This doe's ears are fully healed. There's been a pretty noticeable attitude adjustment not long after the first Ivermectin treatment. She's still grumpy and stand offish but she's not aggressive and will lay quiet once I've got a hand on her now. We are at the reapplication time and like clock...

Thank you. I've not been able to track any of that down yet but I'll keep looking. I have bar ale starter on hand already but wasn't sure if I could use it or not. That's great information. Thanks! I was wondering on the wood ash. We use that with the chickens also. Mix it to their dust bath...

Well it's happened. @Sagebrush you are a bad influence. ;) Actually I blame all y'all on here. ;) Ok I can't truly blame anyone but myself but this thread made me jump on a cage today I found on craigslist. It's a home made very heavy duty 2 story steel one. I believe it was originally made...

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Do any of them have the runs? I'm not 100% on rabbits but other species get the runs when they have coccidiosis. Have you run or had a fecal run on any of them? Could it be parasite issues? Both parasites and coccidiosis can be determined in a fecal. What is their gum or eye pigment color? Is it...

Welcome to the forum. You'll love it here. Really great helpful folks here. Jump on in and enjoy!

Thanks. We were past that point with this doe. Especially for temperament reasons. She was treated by the breeder the day she arrived with the treatment I posted in this thread not ivermectin and was told she would be good. I questioned the scabs but trusted that was the way it would be while...

She was treated with 1 drop in each ear last week. Will repeat in 18 days from the original treatment. There was an incredible difference from the evening to the following morning. Will update again as she's going along. So far so good. Far different healing than the natural treatment from the...

I am floored at how quickly it's healing compared to when she came treated with the other stuff. I thought it was healing from how it was when she first came. I'm so happy she's so much more comfortable now.

I can't claim any credit but thanks. This forums help made this happen. I hope she does improve. She already seems more comfortable.

Ivermectin has so many great uses. Had she just told me she wasn't pregnant she could have had it sooner 😂 Will give a second dose in 18 days per what was written on the previous page by @Alaska Satin.

Wow y'all! I am so happy to be able to post this update! @Alaska Satin Thank you for that information you provided. Not quite 48 hours ago I think it was I treated with ivermectin. Holy cow check out this picture! I did confirm she still had mites before treatment in that mess of scabs. Wasn't...

This video is very helpful. Not sure I can do that in the hutch but I'll try this. That isn't quite how I did it last time. I can not handle these does like this gal is. Certainly no way I could put them on a table like that and them not try and take off and go a bit wild. Hard enough in their...