(I looked but could not find the main Florida thread so I am posting to a new thread - mods, feel free to move it as needed)
BYC of Lee County, Florida supporters, I need your help. I have just TODAY come under greater scrutiny for keeping chickens in my backyard here in Cape Coral. I have...
I have 23 quail and am not sure how many males or females. I have raised them altogether since they were hatchlings and plan to raise them community style. I am at the point where I need to build them a permanent coop/run. Will they need roosts? Will they need nest boxes? What do quail need...
I have recently started raising chickens and really appreciate how helpful they are by putting themselves into the coop at night. All I need to do is count them all to be sure they are all there and then lock up the doors. So far we have lost no chickens to predators at night as they are...
Basil was such a good girl. She was so tame and friendly. This morning about a half hour after letting them out to free range, I heard a huge ruckus and ran out to see what was up and found only Basil's feathers at one corner of my fence. She was so special and sweet. Please help me adjust...
Hello again , another quick question for you all in case you can help me without a pic. I will work on pics tomorrow... I have a 2.5 mo. pullet here who is all black with white tips to her wings. She is going to be a full sized bird. She is the leader of our flock even though she is not the...
Hello everyone I am new here.
I know I need to post a pic for you all to really be able to help me and I promise to try to go take a good pic of her tomorrow and try to figure out how to post to this thread, but for now I want to describe one of my pullets, Basil, to see what you think. She...