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re: Anyone raised bobwhite quail? Update page 4, roadblock

Posted on 5/12/16 at 8:13 am to
Posted by wickowick
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 8:13 am to
They are still pretty small, but the feathers on their wings are developing so they are taking flight.
Posted by CadesCove
Mounting the Woman
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 8:29 am to
quote:

They are still pretty small, but the feathers on their wings are developing so they are taking flight.



How long until you can be standing over and looking right at them & they still scare the shite out of you when they take off?
Posted by wickowick
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 8:38 am to
I think we are about 2 weeks away from that.
Posted by OhMy
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 9:04 am to
This thread proves that with efficient husbandry, anyone can raise Lego lovers.
This post was edited on 5/12/16 at 9:05 am
Posted by wickowick
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 7:19 am to
Well at 5 weeks, all birds are still alive. I picked up about 300 crickets over the weekend and dumped them in the pen and the quail went nutz. They are currently fat and happy.
Posted by ChandlerB03
Natchez, MS
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 6/9/16 at 10:26 pm to
Can we get an update wick?

I have the chance to grab 3 hens and a cock. Hens are laying. Guy uses them to just release here and there for people and does some pickling with the eggs.
Posted by lynxcat
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Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:16 am to
Loving the pictures and videos.
Posted by bootlegger
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Posted on 6/10/16 at 9:31 am to
Turkeys at 6 weeks:

Posted by wickowick
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Posted on 6/10/16 at 9:32 am to
quote:

Can we get an update wick?


All of them are still alive and doing quail things. I will try to get some pics later. They are looking almost like full sized birds with scraggly looking feathers at this point.
This post was edited on 6/10/16 at 9:33 am
Posted by wickowick
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Posted on 6/22/16 at 9:54 am to
Went out to check the birds last night. I had previously had one get out when my son was feeding the birds, so I was at 22.

Walked out and there were dead birds everywhere and one big tom cat in the pen. One bird was still alive, it was rescued. I moved it to a smaller pen and another bird walked up a short time later. The escaped bird must have gotten out during when the cat got in. There was no visible opening. The pen was surrounded by 1" square plastic netting held together with zip ties.


The car was a dropoff, to the best of out knowledge. We had seen it on the other side of the neighborhood at night. So mad.
Posted by The Last Coco
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Posted on 6/22/16 at 9:56 am to
quote:

Walked out and there were dead birds everywhere and one big tom cat in the pen. One bird was still alive, it was rescued. I moved it to a smaller pen and another bird walked up a short time later. The escaped bird must have gotten out during when the cat got in. There was no visible opening. The pen was surrounded by 1" square plastic netting held together with zip ties.


Damn. That sucks to hear wick.
Posted by ForeverLSU02
Albany
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Posted on 6/22/16 at 9:58 am to
Man I hate to hear that
Posted by 4mileduckman
orig from lake charles
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 6/22/16 at 10:02 am to
Hope the cat died?!
Posted by KingRanch
The Ranch
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Posted on 6/22/16 at 10:04 am to
Get burlap sack
Put said cat into burlap sack
Put bricks and/or rocks into burlap sack
Secure open end of burlap sack with a zip tie
Toss burlap sack into nearest body of water
Posted by TheDrunkenTigah
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 6/22/16 at 10:12 am to
frick a cat
Posted by meauxjeaux2
watson
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Posted on 6/22/16 at 10:14 am to


Posted by DownSouthDave
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Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 6/22/16 at 10:20 am to
quote:

meauxjeaux2


I hate a cat as much as anyone, but that is hard to watch.
Posted by meauxjeaux2
watson
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Posted on 6/22/16 at 10:21 am to
i loved it. frick a cat
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 6/22/16 at 10:23 am to
We had a large 8' gator show up and hasn't left. I thought long and hard about that option last night...
Posted by meauxjeaux2
watson
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Posted on 6/22/16 at 10:24 am to
that's a tough pill to swallow. That fricking cat went in there and killed those birds for joy.

Think about that
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