Does anyone here have any experience keeping chickens or quail?

[DavidaAC]

I was wondering because I might get some (either chickens or quail...probably not both, but I want to know about both of them) and I have a few questions about keeping them.

 

[GeorgeJ]

Does anyone here have any experience keeping chickens or quail?

Yes....they're delicious...

 

[JackRT]

I quail at the thought of raising chickens.

 

[PropheticTimes]

@Solomons Porch keeps chickens

 

[frienden thalord]

when I was a youngster we had both chicken and quail.......
though not at the same time.
we actually incubated the quail eggs .
we had pharaoh quail, bobwhite and blue..........
are you raising them as pets............or for food .........
either way..................you have to
build a shelter which as a roof and all caged in ,
specially the quail , them birds can fly like the wind.
with chickens we did good , well the quail too.
but the chickens , one year it turned ulgy fast......
they got a virus which turned the combs purple
it killed them fast........
my guess it was a bird flu.
are you going to get them as babies
or incubate the eggs your self.
if so...............you have to rotate the eggs
keep the temp steady, above , darn its been years..........
you might want to look the temp up on the eggs
I know it was not to exceed one hundred and five
but I think somewhere around one hundred three....
but turn the eggs serveral time a day
put an X on one side and an O on the other
so you can keep up with it and don't forget to turn one.
if you get them as babies already
watch them
sometimes they pick and often kill one that is wounded..........
they are easy to care for and cheap.
anyway I hope this helps.........................
on yeah
we raised dominekers, rhode island reds
some small ones..............I forgot banny hens maybe
and their was another that laid green eggs........
the donimeker has white eggs , the rhode ilsland a brown red color
the bob white eggs are white with brown specks
I think the blue quail was white and so I think the pharaoh quail
was white maybe a hint of greenish hue.............but darn its been years.
get then TWO long feeding troughs.................
and several long watering troughs, or those circular ones
And ps
if you do decide to eat some.................share.......................

 

[SkyWriting]

I was wondering because I might get some (either chickens or quail...probably not both, but I want to know about both of them) and I have a few questions about keeping them.

My boss had 10 or so at work in a large field.
They attract dogs and foxes who eat them.
Eventually he lost them all to eagles.

 

[Austin John Gauthier]

Tip: Chickens attract snakes.

 

[paul1149]

There's a prepper's forum you might ask this in.

 

[sunshineforJesus]

we have 11 chickens and enjoy their eggs.

 

[DavidaAC]

we have 11 chickens and enjoy their eggs.

That's why I wanted to get chickens, for the eggs.
What do you feed your chickens? And do you give them something for extra calcium?

 

[sunshineforJesus]

We give them lots of grain,bread and plenty of veggie scraps.We also give them
their egg shells since we heard it makes their eggs harder.

 

[Austin John Gauthier]

Oyster shells strengthen their eggs also.

 

[DavidaAC]

We give them lots of grain,bread and plenty of veggie scraps.We also give them
their egg shells since we heard it makes their eggs harder.

Alright, thanks! It makes sense that egg shells would make their eggs harder, since the egg shells have a lot calcium in them. I'll keep that in mind...

 

[Humble me Lord]

Note of caution....If you do give them egg shells, crush them small and you can add it to the feed. If you give them large pieces, it can lead to a bad habit of eating the good eggs. If they get this habit, you can put golf balls or fake plastic eggs in the nest, but it's harder to correct than it is to prevent it. Ours are in locked up in the coop so long in the winter they got this habit from eating scraps, and an egg would get pushed out of a nest box onto the floor. Keeping food readily available helps too.

 

[DavidaAC]

Note of caution....If you do give them egg shells, crush them small and you can add it to the feed. If you give them large pieces, it can lead to a bad habit of eating the good eggs. If they get this habit, you can put golf balls or fake plastic eggs in the nest, but it's harder to correct than it is to prevent it. Ours are in locked up in the coop so long in the winter they got this habit from eating scraps, and an egg would get pushed out of a nest box onto the floor. Keeping food readily available helps too.

Do you think they'd still do it if I crushed up hardboiled eggs (with the shells)?

 

[Humble me Lord]

Chickens have personalities like dogs and cats. I still give me egg shell along with other table scraps. As long as they have access to regular chicken feed, they see scraps as a treat. The main thing is they don't associate their eggs with food, so give the scraps far from the nesting possible. I would take the shells off and put them in a baggie and crush them up small.
Also was going to say, if you are in town, check to see if there are laws about having chickens. I have heard some crazy stories about city rules for having chickens and other farm type animals. My friend in MO has to have a license for each chicken and can only have four, no roosters.

 

[Pappy&Me]

Tip: Chickens attract snakes.

We just take the snake to the woods and let it go. Snakes kill varment's.

 

[JacquelineDeane55]

A lady I know about raises chickens. Next time I see her, I'll ask her for you.

 

[frienden thalord]

A lady I know about raises chickens. Next time I see her, I'll ask her for you.

Lil davida has been missed. Has anyone heard from her.

 

[JacquelineDeane55]

Sorry I have no idea who that is.