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I am embarrassed to ask these questions since I have done many hours of research here and throughout the internet, am a certified vet tech, owned chickens and doves for years, but I figure better to ask you experts than to hurt the birds at all.... So I am a pigeon collector of sorts. I have...

So I consider myself a fairly bright person as a university instructor in chemistry...far from the brightest...but smart enough to get by... ....but I can not seem to grasp the "color schemes" of the modern game bantams. It started when the breeder sold me some birchen modern game bantams...

I have a family of society finch that are almost a year old with their parents. I want to let them hatch more eggs, but I do not want to cause to many inbred lines. I was thinking of trying to purchase eggs to allow my societies to care for. Has anyone ever done this? And if so, where have you...

I am not picky about the colors but need bantam size. Thanks!

So I live in a 300 year old home and when we bought the house there was an old post and beam shed in the yard that was slowly rotting from bottom up. After 6 years- and many other projects- I finally tackled it and made it into my chicken coop. We have had chickens for years, but a smaller coop...

Hi All. A while back, a couple redid a whole enclosed garden area. It was like an English garden with paths leading up to a chicken area also. Well, I am getting ready to redo my chicken coops and I LOVED that garden area and was looking around for it to be "re-inspired"! I went through tons...

Hello, I am looking to add to my bantam flock. Not overly picky about breeds but need hens only as I have plenty of roosters!! (Which I can give you if you want some! Frizzles,,,,Moderns,,,) For the right hens, would be happy to pay shipping and will also drive locally. Thanks so much everyone.

I have young roosters, Red Pyle Modern Game Bantams and a great looking Speckled Sussex rooster. All are free to a home as "pets". I will consider shipping (or even driving) to close areas.

I normally dont post on personal issue but I thought this would be a great place to get feedback from people with many different backgrounds and experience. My son is currently in public school. I believe in (but do not necessarily agree with currently) the public school system. I have my MS is...

Just a friendly reminder...... When building your coops and runs, keep predator proofing at the absolute front of your mind. You can read on here pretty much daily about people loosing their beloved birds to predators. I dont want this to be a predator bashing post, but a reminder that your...

SO I let my buff hatch some eggs from my coop when she went broody. My coop has a blue/buff orp roo. Dad is blue with buff wings. My hens are buffs and one mix that is either buff/blue cross also or red/blue cross. She was hatched out a few years back when I still had 2 very old reds in there...

Hello. I am experiencing feather loss in my doves in my aviary. I am attributing it to some new hierarchies being established. I have a large outdoor aviary with 6 doves. There has been feather loss on the back of the head on two birds and now my alpha hen is experiencing it. I have recently...

So, Im usually pretty good at sexing the birds, only been wrong once and it was a rose comb that threw me! Anyway, now that I have seen another post about a speckled sussex I am questioning myself. This was supposed to be a pullet. But she has quite a bit of comb development. It is my first SS...

Im in CT and was at my limit for my outdoor aviary when my alpha hen snuck another egg by me! It was far enough along when I found it that I let it hatch. I was already thinking of rehoming a few for space...so now I really thing I should. I also have two males and lately they are not getting...

I have to rehome my Speckled Sussex "Pullet" which is actually a rooster! He is three months old from Ideal Poultry.

So, I did the straight run option and got all roosters! They hatched in April so he is 3 month. They are from Ideal Poultry. I can post pictures soon or send you some if you like. I also have a Speckled Sussex Rooster, same age. He was supposed to be a pullet.....he's not!

I'm so sad. I had to put down my favorite hen last night (always the favorites). She had won a show for me last fall and she was a very dark blue hen very calm and sweet. She had prolapsed (this was the third time over the last year+ time). I tried to "replace" her quite a few times last night...

I had a batch of button quail eggs that did not do well. (Had some shipping issues). Anyway, I am left with one lone baby button (almost 4 weeks old) and I am looking for either another button or looking for someone to take this little one so that he wont be alone. I have other birds but I...

Have any of you ever lost a bird to old fashion old age??? I mean, I know animals dont technically die of old age, but complications of old age. I am a CVT and have dealt with many an "old age" death in mammals, but not my chickens--yet. Here is my prob: I have a RIR that I got from auction 4...

My female ringneck INSISTED on hatching out eggs, so I now have two ringneck doves to rehome. One is tan, the other is white. They are siblings so breed is ill advised! They are a month old and ready to go!