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    Do lovebirds mate for life ?

    I wanted to get some lovebirds, I found an add online for really nice looking blue masked lovebirds , but . .. the breeder guy, colony breeds them. He has about 30 in a HUGE aviary, im mean like 20x10 !! I was planning on getting 4, but I wouldnt want to break up a pair that mates for life...
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    Los Angeles Quail Breeders ?

    Does anyone know any quail breeders in Los Angeles ? Hatcheries? PET STORES THAT SELL THEM !? Looking for Gambel's or California Valley Quail Ebays . . .nothing Google . . .nothing Any help would revive the remnants of shattered soul
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    How long after leaving nestbox do you pull the babies ?

    My parakeet had 4 babies ( this is her 2nd breeding). the first time she breed it was only her and her mate in a big cage so i felt the babies in there because it was only 2 babies. I then read it was bad to leave the babies in the same cage as the parents and to remove them, so i did. So how...
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    Make own gamebird feed ?

    Can you make your own ?? I bought some for my quails and i'm running low, and due to my location, it's no that easy to come by. There is only one place that has any and it's kinda far away ?? Can you make your own?? What could be added for protein? I read that fish meal is used but I cant find...
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    Were they supposed to lay this year, Gambel's Quail

    My Gambel's quails are almost a year old, they turn one year Late may/ early june They havent laid yet. Were they supposed to this year ??
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    When Should I start worrying ??

    My first parakeet egg was due Apr. 30. I first noticed 2 eggs on Apr. 16, I dont know what drew me to look in the nestbox, but i found 2 eggs. She laid one every other day to 6 eggs. None of the eggs hatched yet. Am I just paranoid because the first time she nested, she laid 5 eggs, 3...
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    Gambel's quail, new call(sound) ?

    So I have 3 gambels quails, a trio. They will be a year old the first or second week of May. So anyways, yesterday I heard a really weird sound, but I couldn't find where it was coming from. SO TODAY, I FOUND IT !! While I was feeding the quails the male just came close to the feed a let out a...
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    AHH !! WHAT IS HAPPENING !!

    So . . .I have breeding issues. This is my post from 3 days ago .. . "When my parakeets bred the first time everything went almost perfectly !! NOW the eggs are almost a week or 2 overdue ! A baby from the last breeding ( now maturing, lost most of the head bars now) has been going in the...
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    What to do, WAY overdue eggs ?

    When my parakeets bred the first time everything went almost perfectly !! NOW the eggs are almost a week or 2 overdue ! A baby from the last breeding ( now maturing, lost most of the head bars now) has been going in the nest box for like the past 2 weeks and, well I assumed, helping with...
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    New parakeet pairs, Good sign ?

    I switched so of my parakeet pairs today. The green pair, the female went over to the new male and bobbed her tail and the male kinda fed her. Then she left. Blue pair, Started "fighting", and are on opposite sides of the cage. No other fighting. Are these promising signs for more baby...
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    Will they breed next year ?

    So, here's the deal. I got some 2 week old Gamble's Quail chicks either the last week of May, or the first week of June. So will they breed next year ?? Or in 2 years ??
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    Breeding Parakeets ( Incubation )

    So If you have read my last Topic about the not so egg bound parakeet, you will know that I had a near panic attack just at the possibility that she might be egg bound. It ended up just being and egg I guess. So for the past 2 nights she has spent the nights in the nest box; something she didnt...
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    Is my parakeet (Budgie) EGG BOUND ! HELP !

    I have a breeding pair of parakeets and they have the proper set up and nestbox, up until 4 days ago my female never went in the next box, but 4 days ago shes been in and out. Yesterday night, I thought noticed her vent area slightly bigger than normal. Today it is BIGGER, but she is not puffy...
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    Are they growing at the right rate ??

    I have 5 gambles chicks that are just about 3 months. At this age how big should they be? They are already developing adult plumage, like tan belly, and the males are getting black around the eyes and the white stripe over the eyes. I can actually go measure them because I can catch one in this...
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    Will a pheasant stay with the chicken flock or fly away ??

    If I get a pheasant and integrate it into my chicken flock (4 chickens) will it stay with them and just roam around with them or will it fly away ?? what if I cut its wings ?? I was thinking a golden pheasant or ringneck
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    Gamble's Quail chicks? Development ?

    I some how managed to hatch 7 out of 10 eggs. The quails are a month old now and I have some questions. 1) When do they develop their crest (droop) feathers fully? 2) When do they develop adult plumage? 3) When do I switch them to regular gamebird...
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    Silkie not using her legs

    So I noticed last week that she didn't want to go down the stairs that lead to the grass, and she usually goes down them with no problem. As the days went on, she seemed to just sit in one spot all day, only moving to eat and drink and poop. Then I noticed when she was walking to eat, she had a...
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    Pictures of Gambel's quail chicks

    Can someone post pictures of their quail chicks growing . . .kinda like a week one . .. . .to like Adult
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    Pheasant with Chickens ?

    Sooo because school is out me and da fry-ends went to some place for camping and I found a chick. I caught it and there was no mom around, and it was by itself. I don't think its a chicken chick, its more slender. Its like a light beige with tan stripes with long legs that are like pale, i think...
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    Diamond dove breeding cage size ?

    What size is good for breeding a pair ?
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