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Hi all. Does anyone here have info or pointers about baby quail? Perhaps point me in the right direction for info on feeding, etc.? Sadly, we had a mama quail get scared off of her newly hatched babies this morning. We think about 1/2 went with her, but the others got scattered, stuck in...

Hi guys. I have been outta commission w/a badly broken ankle/leg, since Labor Day. My kids and DH had to take over caring for my hens. I have 9 of them. I am SURE that even though the basics have been done, the real cleaning and checking over of the girls has suffered. Apparently things have...

Hi everyone. "Finch" quit crowing awhile back. We thought it was odd, but since we live w/in city limits not a bad thing. He seemed fine, other than the crowing, until today. This morning, my husband told me that he was making weird sounds. I went out to check on him later in the morning...

Hi all. I know this has been addressed a lot, but I had a tough time finding actual temperature guidlines. I have been letting the gals go outside now for a couple weeks, during the day. It has been quite warm here in Tucson this year, up to 90F today. They have water, shade, etc. and do...

Hi all. Been reading and reading today. Love this web site. ANYWAY...........My family got me 4 more chicks this year for my b-day. We went and picked them out last weekend. Two buffs and two 'mutley' bantams. The buffs had a bit of an issue w/pasty butt, right off the bat. I cleaned...

Hey all (yeah, pun intended) We just got back from the feedstore w/a bale of straw. They were the only place around that had some, so we waaaaaaay over paid (IMHO) at over 12 bucks. Came on home with it. I cleaned out the nesting boxes while my DH wheeled back the bale and cut the strings for...

Sorry for the cross post. I'm still pretty new and not sure just where to put this. Thanks for understanding. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Very Sad. N We need a new home for a rooster in Tucson Well.....our "guaranteed" hen is now crowing. And crowing, and crowing....you get the picture. We have these...

Very Sad. We need new home for a rooster in Tucson Well.....our "guaranteed" hen is now crowing. And crowing, and crowing....you get the picture. We have these birds mostly as pets for the kids. Yes, we love getting eggs too, but do not plan to eat them. The kids are so sad that "Chickzilla"...

Anyone else here in Tucson?

Well.....our "guaranteed" hen is now crowing. And crowing, and crowing....you get the picture. We have these birds mostly as pets for the kids. Yes, we love getting eggs too, but do not plan to eat them. The kids are so sad that "Chickzilla" turned out to be a boy. We have been putting him in...