Hi, I'm Julie. I used to have chickens but since I am 63 it is too heavy to carry hay, change beddings, etc. Plus the noise, and then I came down with bird handlers disease (asthma) and finally, allergy to chicken eggs. Changing to quail I found much easier. Smaller everything, ,very quiet and...
I'm hatching out some chukar eggs. I've read several posts about people who have chukar that free range, and coop at night. Some say they coop with their chickens, yes I'm aware that chickens and game birds have communicable diseases, that's not the part that I'm interested in. I would like to...
These critters showed up in our weasatch bush after bad storms earlier this week.
What are they?
Breed?
Gender?
They look like juvenile Maylay, but as to my knowledge the closest Maylay are not anywhere near me...
Unless they fell off a truck passing through or were carried in by Hawks...
One...
These critters showed up in our weasatch bush after bad storms earlier this week.
What are they?
Breed?
Gender?
They look like juvenile Maylay, but as to my knowledge the closest Maylay are not anywhere near me...
Unless they fell off a truck passing through or were carried in by Hawks...
One...
Thank you to those of you who have previously offered positive responses, advice, or information referrals during some of my poultry crisis's!! This community has been very helpful.
During some slight changes in environment my happy trio of button quail had some changes I wasn't too excited...
Hello, I'm new to this group and would like to share my chicken status.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I started chickens in April.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? I started with 6 and now have 4 due to meeting the new neighbor dog last week and...
Hey y’all, I’m very inexperienced when it comes to breeding since all I’ve ever hatched was a clutch of Gold Duckwing OEGB’s and a clutch of Brown Red Ameraucanas. I have a handful of OEGB’s and I’m having a hard time finding a pair for my Fawn Silver Duckwing OEGB cock and I have Blue Wheaten...
OK, so this may be an extremely stupid question, but are all rooster breeds considered game birds? Or is there a specific breed that is considered a game bird?
I currently have 6 1 month old ring neck pheasant chicks that my brother and I hatched in our incubator and I was wondering if anyone had any tips on sexing them accurately. Thank You
My 12 year old son has begun using an incubator he got as a present. Someone gave him some Bob white quail eggs and they hatched really good. We live in Virginia. He wants to sell the quail he hatched and hatch some more. Should I be concern about any legal situations associated with selling...