Quail

[Irving]

Haha, oh man. So do you have enough hens to recover and continue your flock? Do they fight a lot in that situation? What did the final ratio end up as far as male:female?

[GilpinGuy]

Yeah, I have plenty of hens to replenish the flock. I should have 50 eggs incubating within a few days. The whole thing is just a "What the hell were you thinking?" experience.

I haven't seen any battles so far and they aren't all beat up, so I think they're keeping the peace for now. I found one dead bird the day after I transferred them to the cages but the cause of death wasn't obvious. I've seen birds that got murdered by other birds and it isn't pretty. They can be pretty vicious.

The ratio for the f-ed up cages is 1-2 hens with 5-6 roosters. Exactly the opposite of what I intended. Those poor girls have to be getting pounded. Tomorrow I will combine all of the hens and keep the best looking rooster. The rest of the boys get whacked.