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So let’s start with the ducks, I have 2 khaki Campbell’s, a khaki x Cayuga, a runner drake and a call x Cayuga. They all except the drake have lost weight to the point of being just bone, you can feel their keel like and knife and trace their ribs, they still lay a little but are all hunched up...

I was wondering if anyone had any oxford old English game hatching eggs available In the uk, the only ones I can find are ginger but I’m not a fan of that colour. If anyone has any please let me know.

I thought it would be fun for everyone to test their chicken knowledge with a little quiz. I have some pictures of Cross breed Chickens and you all have to guess what the two purebred parents were and additionally what colour they might have been to create the offspring. Take into account comb...

i was wondering if anyone knows of any American gamefowl breeders in the UK as I really think the breed is very pretty, I love the big tails and presence the cock birds have but I have not found anyone with them here in England. I’m considering importing them however this can be costly and as it...

I have just hatched a Cayuga Drake cross Khaki Duck duckling and I have a few questions. Apparently they are sex linked so what should males and females look like. Also has anyone else done this cross and got any pictures of adult birds? Thanks in advance

i was just wondering if there were any breeds of pigeon that don’t have tails, you can get rumpless chickens so one would assume it’s possible to have bred this into pigeons, any thoughts as I have white pigeons that live in my stables and one has lost all its tail feathers and looks quite...

My hen is a 1 year old Wyandotte bantam cross friesian fowl. She lives 100% free range and sleeps in an old oak tree at night and forages in the day. She hatched chicks last year in a bush and they all survived so she lives with lots of other chickens and guineafowl in the tree. However after...

I have two pigeons that have had their first brood but as one chick was a lot bigger than the other it took all the food so the second chick was about to die.... I intervened and have been raising it on chick crumb mixed with water and mixed corn. This has been working fine until the last few...

I have had issues with northern fowl mite and lice among other pests in my flock and have found the frontline spray for use on dogs and cats is an extremely effective treatment and keeps the birds free for months on end. One issue I wish to find out about is how it would effect chicks? I have a...

Hi all, So I've been interested in keeping rhea for a while now but I'd like to understand what I need to do to keep them. I have 20 acres and I keep guinea fowl, chickens and horses. Would the rhea be ok in with the horses or would they not get along? Also what do they eat? Can they just live...

Hi, I'm new to keeping doves and as I couldn't find a thread on this topic I thought I would start one. Please feel free to answer and ask as many questions as you want. I recently got 3 pairs of white doves and they are currently being kept in my stable. How long will it be before they start...

SO I have some guinea fowl eggs and have had them incubation for about a day but Im confused about the humidity. Ive re3ad online that it should be 65% RH but I feel thats rather high. if this is not right what should it be, also is it possible to hatch under a broody chicken? will results be ok...

So I hatched a Yokohama bantam chick, just the one hatched and its mum foster mother is a Wyandotte x friesian so very big as the chick is tiny, she hatched the chick and all was fine but today, it hatched yesterday, I found it just outside the nest what I thought was dead. So I took it and out...

I have 3 young Chamois Pencilled Friesian Fowl who need a new home. I have 2 young males with great temperament, They are large fowl and are great with their hens. I also have a Chamois Pencilled Friesian Fowl P.O.L pullet from the same hatch, she is good quality and when you have food she can...

so I keep a rare breed of chicken called Friesian Fowl and someone has asked if they can buy some eggs of me. the problem is I live in England and they live in the US. I would love to do this but what are the laws on me sending hatching eggs over to that person.

I have a several Friesian Fowl that are a rare breed and could do with all help they can get. I was wondering if its possible to get it added to the breed list. Friesians are a wonderful breed that are good foragers and free rangers. they are small chickens but are good egg layers of good sized...

my dad cut down a large fir tree and when I was shooing my chickens out from under it I found two wood pigeon eggs, one smashed the other perfect. So I have brought it inside and put it in my brinsea 20 egg fully automatic incubator. I have some SLW eggs in it as well so its set at 37.5 temp C...

This is for anyone interested in the breed, or currently owning the breed to shared knowledge and just ask questions. The Friesian Fowl is a wonderful bird to have and unlike many lighter, flighty breeds the Friesian Fowl can become very tame. They come in different colors, with the chamois...

This is for anyone interested in the breed, or currently owning the breed to shared knowledge and just ask questions. The Friesian Fowl is a wonderful bird to have and unlike many lighter, flighty breeds the Friesian Fowl can become very tame. They come in different colors, with the chamois...

I have a red legged partridge that I rescued from being hit on the road. I think it's quite young as it is small. i wanted to know if it would be okay for me to keep it. I thought I could keep it in my stable until I'm sure it's free of disease. I really like it, it's a little wild at the moment...