Recent content by yallapilko

It sounds like she's killed many of your birds. She's shown you what she's made of.... time to deal with her.

I'm not sure what 'chick saver' is... or 'chick electrolytes'..... how do I make those. If they are brands, I'm in the UK. Could be different if you're in USA. Thanks.

Thanks for all your replies. Currently, the chick crumb is Protein 19% Oil 4.0% Fibre 4.0% Ash 6.0%, Copper 25mg/kg Methionine 0.4% Vitamin A 12,000IU/kg Vitamin D3 4,000IU/kg Vitamin E 60IU/kg I've never fed grit to chicks until around 4 weeks old.....

I'm feeding them a standard chick crumb, and also some loose millet seed, and they have access to some millet spray, but the majority of their food is the chick crumb.

Help! Why is this happening? My chicks are 11 days old and just now, two of them only have reverse gear. The two chicks are walking and running only in backwards gear and seem unable to walk forwards. They seem a bit distressed. Can anyone tell me why this is happening? I took them out of their...

So far I've used a zip lock plastic bag, I slip them in, zip it up and weight them.They are in there such a short length of time that they have plenty of oxygen. They can still see me, but they really hate me afterwards and now panic when they see me. Not surprising! I've never covered with...

Thanks ChickNanny, that's an idea. I expect being wrapped keeps them calmer.

My quail jump off the scales.... so how do the rest of you manage to weigh your quail? Any advice please? Thank you!

17 mins and it would bounce like a rubber ball. It only needs 5 at the most in my opinion.

Sounds like an awful experience. I had a similar thing happen one time. If you're still unsure there is an e-book called How to Cull Quail Humanely , on Amazon by Karen J Puddephatt, who is also author of Urban Quail Keeping.

I put mine in the compost bin, as I've only 8 birds. It makes a nice and powerful compost. What do you do with yours?

Thanks Daryl. That makes sense now! That's a good video.

Nice pics thank you. How do the birds not escape or get damaged when you move it. I think I know this system as a 'chicken ark'.... (UK)....

That picture seems to show a hole at the bottom where they could get out.... free range?

Thanks Fanci Feathers.... I think I need photos!