Anybody....

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Anybody live here anymore..anybody got Pinto`s.....

[QUAIL]

Still here I guess not much is going on these days.Maybe things will pickup this fall.
I like this forum alot I don't want to read about chickens on a gamebird forum.
Bill

[backyardquail]

Still here, raising the last hatch (3.5 weeks old now).  Switched the adults to a higher percent feed and going to try another hatch in a couple weeks.

The hot weather here in the mid-west finally broke.  Means I wont be spending as much time hiding in the swimming pool!

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Well its ashame this used to be such a good place...

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

Well its ashame this used to be such a good place...

 

[Reeves]

Got me a Pinto ! Guess that makes me the lucky one !   
New engine for it should be here in Sept.
Will not be back on the road till next spring/summer though. Lots to do to it....

On the bird front.... Peafowl had a rough go sitting. Big hail storm & she moved into the Cedars some & the eggs got cold. No idea how long she was off the eggs though, so left them.
Due date came around & so did monsoon rains. Whole pen & nest was under water. She left the nest completely this time. Tossed the eggs.

New trio of Reeves from the States, paid for I think it was last Dec. are still not here.

As for the site, lots still visit. Just no stuff posted. Plus being summer lots of people are doing other stuff. I guess.

[Kindle]

I love this forum.  It's been very helpful for me as a novice gamebird hobbyist.  This is my second year to incubate Bob White Quail and I've successfully hatched 45 out of about 90 eggs this summer alone.  Now I have a female that has successfully hatched on her own 5 chicks.  So far she's taking care of them and boy is she protective.  I love watching her and her babies.  She is one of my older hens and she tried to hatch out a batch last season but I was always told that they wouldn't be successful so, I would just take up the eggs when she would get off the nest.  This time I left them and I don't know if the heat this summer was on her side but so far nine have hatched and only five are healthy and viable.  I did put a heating lamp in her coop just in case the chicks find themselves in need of a heat source.  The weather is still warm but the nights have cooled off.  These chicks are not in a controlled environment so we'll see how it goes.  If anybody has a suggestion I'd love to hear it. 

Slider don't give up; Reeves is right its been a crazy summer. 

Kindle

[CharlieHorse]

 

Been real busy here, feel like I'm.......     Not a moment to spare it seems, only been getting on the net when I have to.

This is my first year with my own farm tractor and haying equipment also, so I've been doing that too.

.......maybe someday I can have a Pinto.......   

[Reeves]

Charlie

I put the Pinto off since the mid 70s, always saying to myself: one day.
Then at my age one takes notice others the same age dropping off like flies.
Decided it is now or never.
Then all I wanted seemed to drop right down in front of me. Stars in line & all that suff.
All my resources are now being poured into it to get it done by next spring/summer.

Ya only live once !

Other good news, I've been getting more free steel gas line pipe ! Not much more & I'll be able to finish the fencing project !

Trio of Reeves paid for last Dec. still not here.
Might get other new species this fall, from Manatoba.
Seems a shame to have that "Newest Aviary" sitting empty for so long......

[CharlieHorse]

My "Pinto dreams" turned into 54 horses that says Kubota on the side of it.   

Trio of Reeves paid for last Dec. still not here.

What's the deal there?  Did they pull a fast one on you or what?

I've been getting more free steel gas line pipe ! Not much more & I'll be able to finish the fencing project !

When you get that finished, your entire yard will be an avairy!   

[Reeves]

What's the deal there?  Did they pull a fast one on you or what?

For a direct flight to near me, F&W wnated the guy to "join" them (don't know details on this joining thing) then 100 + dollars for each time shipping to Canada. Would have bumped the price up about $265.00 ? (been a while since reading the e-mails)
Yet he can ship direct to Toronto on Delta with no extra charges.
Last e-mail from him he was going to ship my birds to Toronto then the guy there ship to me.
Not ready for them anyway. Building needs to be sterilized & painted inside. Work getting in the way.....

Yard will not be an aviary..... still trying to get enough pipe to finish the barn yard ! Getting close though !
I have another contact for pipe, just haven't had time to call him & set up a meet.

Not sure how many HP the new engine will have. When done I'll see about getting it onto a dyno ? Thinking about 450 + ? I'd be happy with 400 HP. It is going to be wild enough with that much !
Like your hay, the Pinto only works when the sun shines