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I have two pet chukars, one of them is very domesticated and another, his wife, who is a bit wilder. I want to take them out for a walk in the park [the nearest dogpark] as they spend all their time indoors. What are the chances that the wife will fly away and never come back? Also, is there a...

Dear fellow poultry enthusiasts, A tragedy struck my flock yesterday. I have 4 chickens and 4 chukar partridges. When I went there this morning one of the chukars had sadly passed away. I am trying to find the reason so that the other three birds will not follow her to the eternal hunting...

Hi Ridgerunner, Well, I see. I just wanted to make sure that I wouldn't go there one morning and find them frozen solid. There is another twist actually. I also have some bantam chickens and chukar partridges that share the same coop (it's divided into two "apartments"). The chickens and the...

I have two roosters, one of which is very active, you know what I mean. It likes to hang out mostly inside. Could it be that he scares everybody away?

Dearest fellow poultry enthusiasts, Can you please explain what is going on here? I live in Alberta, Canada, where the outside temperature this week will be -25C and below. I built an insulated, heated house for my quail, which also has a covered outside run. The floors everywhere are...

Hi again Eggcessive, No, we are in Alberta, Canada, where right now is around -20C. Yes, they do get outside of their cage, they have a 5'x5' outside walking area that they are not terribly keen on using because it's too cold. I assume that any tropical diseases are out of question. We...

Hi Eggcessive and thank you for the quick response! Actually, the pecking is a possibility, but I highly doubt it. One of the quail had some swelling around the eye for at least 4 months, until 2 days ago I noticed that it had gotten so much worse that the poor thing could not see anymore. I...

Dearest fellow bird enthusiasts, Will it be possible for you to help me figure out what is wrong with my quail? Two of them have swollen eyelids, to the point where sometimes they can't see at all. We tried applying an antibiotic cream on the eyelids but it doesn't seem to help. I also...

Dearest Calgary Farmer, I live in Edmonton and recently started a chicken co-op project in my backyard. However, with winter approaching I am slightly freaking out. Can you share some of your experiences on how to make sure the chickens will be OK in the winter? Can they get by without...

Thanks for the good answers guys. Once we are at it, I have another injured quail.... This one is quite a bit older, though. One night a feral cat somehow managed to get its paws on my quail one night. One of them was straight up eaten (RIP quail, her name was Ugly) but another was, well...

Dearest backyard chicken community, A tragic event took place at our urban farm this morning. Would it be possible for you to help me find the reason? So about two weeks ago I hatched 7 quail. As I kept the incubator on just in case, a really long time after the last chick, about 5 days, there...

Dearest backyard chicken community, Would you be able to give me some tips on my newly acquired chukar partridges? I have been raising and taking care of quail for some time, which went pretty good. I recently bought 4 day old chukar chicks, however, which is going to so good. I am using the...