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Glad to see he is still going strong. I have had similar experiences to the above but would recommend him and hope to order from him again once I get back into raising quail.

I have 2 hens out of the four that I acquired as day-Olds in the Spring that will not go up into the coop and onto the roost at night. Instead they will sleep on a very narrow basement window sill that is enclosed inside their run. I introduced the 4 pullets to my established flock of 3 older...

We got a rooster in our straight run from Spring. He's making too much noise for the neighbors and we would like to see him re-homed. He needs to go soon so please message me if interested.

Are these still available?

Is this anything I should be concerned about? Does Coryza or other similar illnesses stop showing signs after a week or two? Can I put her back in with the flock?

I have separated a hen from the rest of the flock. She was staying away from the rest of the flock in a dark corner. The cage utilizes the deep litter method and it did get wet from a heavy thunderstorm. She was living in a wet, dark environment for a few days before I got to clean everything...

She died. I went to check on her awhile ago and found her in the coop. I have never had a necropsy done before so I will have to look into that. Not sure how my wife will feel about keeping a dead bird in the refrigerator, though. Anyone have any ideas about what this was? The swelling under...

My olive-egger hen (about 5 years old) is very lethargic and wouldn't get off the roost this morning. I picked her up and she just felt very limp. She is usually the head of the flock and very fiesty. Her head was alert and eyes clear. No raspy breathing or build up in nostrils, etc. Her vent is...

Oh boy. Here I am thinking my chickens are getting vitamins or other health benefits from my rhubarb. I was letting them mow them down for the winter. I even hung a few leaves in their coop to peck on! I will remove the leaves and keep the birds from the plants next season. There have been no...

Does anyone line the ceiling of their quail cages with something to cushion the birds' heads when they bop it? I have a few quail in a cage that has less than a foot and a half of clearance floor (bedding) to ceiling. They have lived in it for over a year with no problems. Recently one of...

So it has been awhile and it looks like it is not a disease problem. It appears that the hen suffered some damage to her head or from over-mating and the flock did the rest. The other hens are not showing any symptoms. The problen is NOW the male that I have separated due to this incident, has...

Yes, they have at least 2 sq. feet of space per bird and are not on wire. They have a flat bottomed cage with shavings as bedding. Water and food are checked everyday and they have a sand box. I thought, from reading these forums, that a ratio of 1 to 4 roo to hens was good. I will make sure...

Having a 'taste of freedom' is a human thought and one that that bird probably doesn't share in the same way you are thinking about it. They are concerned with safety, shelter, food and water. All things you would be taking away by releasing him into the wild. He would be frightened and it would...

The hen who had the issues has died. I found her this morning when I went to check on her. It didn't seem like she ate or drank much, if at all, and there was some green and white diarrhea in the cage. I took some pictures below where you might see the black crust on her head and the feathers...

Can they be eaten after they get these diseases? How long after they are treated are they safe for consumption? Any issues with eating their eggs?