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I've let this one sit on the burner for a while so as not to hurt the feelings of the keeper in this situation. We've all heard that when you have a serious wound, you should wrap it in some sort of a tourniquet to stem the flow of blood. What information often doesn't come with that, is that...

I've been generating a few of these and I'm not entirely sure if it's worth my time and cage space to continue to generate/improve on this color variation. You guys tell me what you think. I'll add some pics of his sides later as they also have an extended amount of the reddish feathering...

Was over at a friends playing with Scooter his 16 y/o B&G and we notice she has a mark of some sort on her cheek. It doesn't look particularly concerning and could easily be a little wound she picked up in her aviary, but I'd like an opinion from someone with more macaw experience just be sure...

A lot of people who receive their first jumbo quail eggs (especially JMF eggs) have issues fitting them into the rails on little giant or gqf automatic turners. 13-15 gram eggs can't be fit into both rows on one quail egg tray either because of their girth or height. They will either be too wide...

The following is a list of diseases commonly known to cause diarrhoea as a symptom in game birds. http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/131/salmonella-pullorum-pullorum-disease-bacillary-white-diarrhoea/ http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/162/ulcerative-enteritis-quail-disease/...

Often when infected with certain diseases game birds will display constantly ruffled feathers. Ruffled feathers are not specifically a sign of disease, and can be caused by other issues such as prolapse, boinking, severe cold, etc. Here is a list of diseases commonly known to have the symptom...

Continuing to organize disease by symptom, this thread is for anyone with game birds experiencing loss of appetite. I do not include diseases known to be chicken specific so this is not to be considered a complete list for chickens. Feel free to open discussion or ask questions...

If there was ever a time to tighten up bio-security of backyard flocks, now would be it. AI has made it's way into the US from Canada, spread by waterfowl and other wild birds. If there are too many more confirmed cases interstate shipping traffic will be suspended throughout the US for any...

Being there are so many poultry diseases out there I'm trying to organize them by their most common or noticeable symptoms. This thread will be for the diagnosis and discussion of paralysis based diseases. Hopefully this will give some people diagnostic leg up when dealing with these types of...

I've recently rescued a juvenile red tail boah. His owner left for college and the parents were feeding it only once a month. He's eating healthy now and he's pretty small so I still have him on mice. As he grows I'll transition him to coturinx since they can't hurt him (rats and rabbits can...

Pretty often people start threads asking for help with gasping birds. I've had the same question in the past myself. It's a tough question to answer because of the number of possible causes. This thread is intended as a place to list and discuss conditions and ailments that cause gasping...

There is a pair of these for sale near me. I'm not particularly interested in them but I'm quite curious to know what breed or hybrid they are. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/grd/4644359766.html

For years I used standard halogen "flood lamps" to light chicks and on those occasions that I light layers. Recently after discussing lighting on another I started doing some more research on proper artificial lighting and wanted to share some of the links I've found along the way. I've not...

I'm curious as to exactly which feathers from the bird are most frequently or easily used by those tying their own flies? I have a million hobbies but I'll be adding tying flies and fly fishing to them soon. The main source of my curiosity is what feathers of what color do people have luck...

Anyone tried this yet?

I set up a game cam on a cage wrapped in hardware cloth to see just how that stupid raccoon got so many of my birds earlier this month. Turns out they actually go up to him to investigate what he is doing. There were a ton of pictures but below are the pertinent ones. Notice the time stamps on...

Just like the title says. I'm looking for one person near me who does not have an incubator, but would hatch quail/poultry if they did.

Just some quick tips regarding summer weather. Keep all water fonts in areas that do not have any direct sunlight during the day. Quail will not drink excessively warm water and this can easily lead to nerve damage or organ failure on hot days. Auto watering systems should have any clear...

Three weeks ago I had 30 6 month old hens getting back into production. I had 5 roosters which I have been specifically breeding for color. As of the day before yesterday I have 8 hens only 1 rooster left. I have to set up the gamecam to see how many raccoons are coming but it has to be several...

I've noticed lately an increase in the number of threads asking questions that are covered several times a week here on BYC. I was thinking maybe it would be helpful to start a discussion about how to use the vast amount of information contained in the BYC forum. Advanced Search Using the...