I have a 19 month old rooster who looked like a stunner, at first he started losing feathers on his legs which i thought was normal.
It has been well over a month now and no signs of any new feathers also it looks as though something is eating the feather as some of his feathers are just quill...
I have recently realised my rooster tends to get out of breath rather quickly when chasing the hens around, the coop he lives in has other rodents passing by .could that be the reason it has developed the problem , due to the rodents droppings? (Not enough ventalation as i have read it could be...
I have two squabs who have been abandoned by their parents so i am hand rearing them, i always check there crop to make sure they have digested the previous feeding as to prevent sour crop.
As i checked today i felt something long and hard which is peculiar i feed seeds which are round. So...
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I have a young stag that was at the bottom of the pecking order and unfortunate for my hen (that would bully him) he decided he had enough. I was oblivious to their fighting till i heard the hen making a noise. I looked and saw them fighting and went to...
This morning when i let my chickens out all was fine till i let my young pullet out who is laying for the first time she has laid two eggs and its been a while since she laid another one. Anyhow when i opened the door she was there with the rooster eager to come out but i noticed she made a...
I have a interest in breeding for a java colour aseel so if any body can point me in the right direction in terms of what colour each birds have to be as i have no java colour poultry at all. Will a black stag and wheaton hen produce this ??
Hello to everyone, i have a pigeon egg that will be hatching in a few weeks time and since it has no parents i wanted to know what apparatus should i have and also what food to give when the baby hatches.
I have heard of using a syringe and cutting the front off and putting a ballon with a...
With all my luck starting keeping pigeons i thought i was on the road to recovery.. Until today!
I had a pair (when the male decided to up an leave! ) now i jus have a female all alone not knowing her mate is gone whilst she is on the eggs!
I have only acquired them for a week and i had...
If anyone that has white racing pigeons (and lives in the west midlands area ) for sale i would be interested i preferable want squeekers. Message me if you have any busschaert preferred but other racers will do
It has come to my attention that there is a infestation of rats as my neighbor leaves out bread for birds and plus thy eat some of my bird feed that is spilt by the chickens.
Although i try my best to pick up or cover any food that hasnt been eatin by my birds im sure i miss some.
So i wanted...
Are some breed of pigeon just so lazy that all they will do all day long is perch and watch the world go by? As i have two that just do that!
I know tiplers will fly as will rollers but the trumpeters are not fliers?
Any info will be a help thanks
I am new to the pigeon world as i only kept them when i was younger and i cant recall much . So now i have got a pair of racers meant to be 'logan' (apparently) and was wondering if you guys could post pics of your racers as i believe there are several types of racers??
Also my pigeons have a...
Firstly i would like to apologise if this is the wrong place to post this, i wanted to know if anyone had got any game hen for sale (or eggs)
If you have they must have clear eyes white beak and legs (depending on colour of the chicken legs will vary) or if you havent got them for sale and have...
Both are at 8 weeks old I bought them thinking they were males but now am not so sure, I would be grateful if you could help me out.
iv got a video of them on youtube
http://youtu.be/ZgqCV2wK2_M