I wouldn't worry about inbreeding. People breed siblings quite often, just don't let the generation after the first generation of siblings pair off. I would let the current pair you have and their offspring mate, and eat everything that their offspring make (:
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I currently raise bantam white bearded silkies & standard white crested black polish. The polish lay GREAT, and they are on the same lighting system/food system/etc as the silkies. I get about 5-6 eggs a week from each polish hen (we have 4 working hens right now).
In the silkies we...
Hello all! I got a chicken yesterday from an auction. she was mixed in with some Polish that I wanted, so she was an extra. However, I have no idea what kind of chicken she is. The owner claimed that she is purebred, so I will describe what she looks like, and try to take some pictures after I...
lol, i already have a ton of coturnix quail right now. I raise and sell them, but really i just sell their eggs on ebay. Everything I have is in my signature and on my website, also in my signature ;)
EDIT: if you go on my website to the pricing and ordering page and scroll to the bottom, I...
With my coturnix I have them on wire, but they also have access to a litter box. Then they have a place to get up off the wire, and if you keep grit in there, they can dust bathe, get their calcium/grit substance, and it keeps their feet looking just fine. My birds love it. They also jump in...
Also now that i saw the vents the one with no bib is a hen. Whoever it was that said hens don't get red vents is lying. I do have every color of button quail, and quite a few colors I have made for myself. I have gotten red vents on about 1/2 of my female silvers, so that isn't a reliable method.
They could be a pair, and they might not be. If you feel their hip bones you should be able to tell. The hens will be wider. if they feel the same check their vent. The males will stick out farther and if you pull down on the bottom lip gently you will have somethin pop out. i think you know...
I will have to find my photo memory card. I have 103 button quail right now ^_^ i sell their eggs on ebay. I also sell coturnix quail eggs on there (:
I will post my pictures when I find my card. The crazy thing runs away all the time haha.
I have 34 pigeons at this time. They are all Saxon Silesian Swallow Pigeons - some of them are "fairy" or crested.
23 of them are breeding stock, one is just for a pet. He isn't "properly" marked, so I won't use him for breeding, but hes tame to me, so I couldn't let him go :)
10 of them are...
You do know that if you get pigeon eggs and they hatch, you are going to have to hand feed them until they are fully grown. They will need to be fed 2-3 times a day. However with quail eggs and such, you just have to grind up their food and they will feed themselves.
There is a new group on facebook for people who buy/sell/trade or are looking for pigeons in the USA. A lot of the pigeon groups are very popular in the UK, so its hard to find suitable buyers and sellers for people in this country.
the link to the group is...