Backyard Aquaponics
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I'm not mating with a Turkey:) No matter how many times they sit at my feet.

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I second this...Jessy in my pic on is a red cloud kelpie cross dingo...she loves chicken...bones and all and Kangaroo...cooked or raw doesn't matter to her...but drools for it when it is cooking. For me to give here a bird raw or cooked is a special treat they absolutely love.

Geeze I really would love to try growing quails and Rabbit. I have cooked rabbit...and never would give Jessy cooked rabbit bones...but defently raw rabbit......Might have to start thinking up a quail and rabbit coop

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I'm planning bunnies when I finally get my system sorted, I have two pet does that are just about right for breeding now.
Quail's an idea I had never thought of, chooks yes but we can't have roosters here. Apparently big proud cocks piss off the neighbours
I'm trying to think up a low maintenance pen for the bunnies. As they breed "like rabbits" they do need segregated quarters, from a very early age.
ease of feeding and cleaning is a big issue for me.

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KudaPucat
A horse is only a horse for as long as we see it as a horse.
The Pale Horse Rides Again
My System #2

Cool chicken plucker:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-pbRxIl ... re=related
Feeder I used for young community rabbit cage.
http://www.tractorsupply.com/livestock/ ... bs-2167141.
My community rabbit cage was just a quail cage with rabbits in it
Anyway the wire cage part was 3' deep x 4' long x 2' high. It had a hutch attached that was 3' deep x 4' wide x 2' high. It had a removeable metal poop tray under the wire floor of the hutch and a light socket mounted in the ceiling. No automation just left it on all winter. It also had 4 of the water nipples. I just filled the large poulty feeder about once a week and it was good to go. The young rabbits didn't show any breeding tendencys and I would just toss both sexes in there and the bolters came out first. Had 42 bunnys in there at once. It is possible a runt can get by this method and become pregnant. But I only gutted one that way in several years.

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Right next to the mashed potatos
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Did I mention for breeders I only had 1 buck and 4 does!
Also I left the poop tray out in the warmer months. Made wheelbarrow loads of garden compost. Rabbit poop isn't that hot and you can add without composting.

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There is room for all God's creatures,
Right next to the mashed potatos
The purpose of government is to provide service,
The purpose of the media is to provide vasoline.
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Nice tip.
As for rabbits, yeah, I don't want too many does, I just need a buck atm, but I was referring to the little ones breeding before eating. Or do you neuter them? Or do you just eat em too quick?

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KudaPucat
A horse is only a horse for as long as we see it as a horse.
The Pale Horse Rides Again
My System #2

Don't bantom roosters crow?

All roosters ILLEGAL within city boundaries,,, check with your council.
For me can have up to seven chooks no problems ,, NIL roosters ,, I mean be fair to your neighbours.

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No neutering was just too young. They would grow 2/3 full size in 7-9 weeks.
That was way more rabbits than I could eat. I was actually selling lots of rabbits. 7-9 weeks Knock em in the head and freeze them. I was able to get more stuff as barter at work with the rabbits than if I would have gotten cash which I would get also. Two of the Does belonged to the Girls so they were ensured never to get killed and lived about 5 years. The girls also claimed the money from "their rabbits" and at $7 to $10 each made for an occasional trip to the mall.

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There is room for all God's creatures,
Right next to the mashed potatos
The purpose of government is to provide service,
The purpose of the media is to provide vasoline.
http://www.backyardaquaponics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=6945

UMMM Quail , I believe the topic is Quail???

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Gee - thanks for the legal advice Chappo. I'm well aware of what is and isn't a requirement of council. I too am unable to keep roosters - can have up to 20 chooks. Was just interested in the comment about the bantoms being quiet and wondered whether it extended to the roosters.

Yes, although green houses and GB media come to mind, or was it glass houses and stones?

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A horse is only a horse for as long as we see it as a horse.
The Pale Horse Rides Again
My System #2

Kuda ,, be a good little boy and have your own bunny thread:)
be carefull not to kill them all

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It's like fishing for flathead here... just oo easy to hook

Thing is, this hook had a barb

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KudaPucat
A horse is only a horse for as long as we see it as a horse.
The Pale Horse Rides Again
My System #2