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    Gambel’s, Coturnix Hybrid?

    Ok, so I have some coturnix quail in my aviary, we’ll I also have a male Gambel’s in there as well. Well while I was sitting watching my birds I watched my male Gambel’s jump on and breed one of my female coturnix, I was wondering is there even the slightest chance of hybridization from them. I...
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    Looking for female Valley quail and Gambel’s quail.

    Hello fellow Mainah!
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    Looking for female Valley quail and Gambel’s quail.

    I have a Male silver valley and a male Gambel’s quail and I’m looking to get them each a mate. I’m located in Maine just in case anyone is local to me, but I will pay to have some birds shipped here from elsewhere but depending on the cost of it all, not looking to spend a fortune. Thanks in...
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    Broody Chukars?

    My female Chukars just started to lay eggs, they live in an outdoor aviary and made their nests in the bushes in there, I’m curious to know if Chukars go broody? I’d like them to hatch out their own chicks. If not then i will use an incubator.
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    Banding pigeons?

    Awesome! I’m gunna do that, one on each foot, one band with my info and one registered band. Thank you so much for your input! It was extremely helpful!
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    Banding pigeons?

    Awesome! Very very helpful! Now another thing, can I double band, 1 on each foot, one would be my personal band and one would be NPA or IF.
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    Banding pigeons?

    Hello! Question on bands, I have a group of homers and I want to show some of there babies I will be hatching at some of the fairs this summer. Do they need to be banded to show them? If so what bands would I need. Can I use custom bands or do I need special ones. And where do you buy custom...
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    Looking for pigeons

    Hello! I’m looking for some pigeons for 2 of my little sister’s aviary! They are 9 and 4. We are looking to get some fantails or any fancy breed! Even mixed breed pigeons would be great! We aren’t looking to spend a lot of money on birds and or shipping as we got scammed $97 from trying to buy...
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    Albino pigeon question

    And all of my birds are mixed breeds except my 2 feral pigeons. So no specific breeds here.
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    Albino pigeon question

    The father is the one in the nest box and the mom is on the perch. And if you can see in the pic the baby with no fuzz has pink eyes and the one with fuzz had black eyes.
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    Albino pigeon question

    I just recently had 2 baby pigeons hatch out a week ago. One baby came out looking like a normal baby pigeon with yellow fuzz and black eyes when they opened a few days later. The sibling hatched out with a lot less fuzz and the fuzz what extemly light in color. When it opened its eyes i noticed...
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    Pigeons hatching in cold climates?

    So all 3 of the eggs hatched, I put each one under each pair and everything seemed to have been going well. Each pair fed each baby like it was there own. I went back out the next morning to check up on everyone and 2 of the 3 babies were dead. it looks like the parents were just inexperienced...
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    Pigeons hatching in cold climates?

    UPDATE, out of nowhere I have had 5 pairs lay eggs 2 of those pairs laid infertile eggs and had no growth inside after 6 days. I have those 2 pair sitting on dummy eggs at the moment. My other 3 pairs have very good growth in all there eggs, one of my pairs actually laid 3 eggs and all of them...
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    -40F temps with windchill here over the next few days

    Your birds will be just fine. I'm up in Maine and its been -30 to -40 below zero with the wind for a couple weeks steady and I still let my pigeons out to fly and they do just fine, doesn't seem to faze them much at all. Pigeons are extremely resilient, just make sure you give them food before...
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    Pigeons hatching in cold climates?

    One of my pair of pigeons just laid there first egg of the year. Im up in Maine it the temps have been between -15 and +20 degrees. Will they do ok hatching and raising there young in these temperatures.
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