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    cross breeding fantail/collared doves

    can you keep one male with 2 hens as the store had one other hen as well
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    cross breeding fantail/collared doves

    thanks!
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    cross breeding fantail/collared doves

    thanks and can you keep more than one male/female together in an aviary?
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    cross breeding fantail/collared doves

    hi, I just purchased a male fantail and female collared dove for my quail aviary. Is it possible for these to cross-breed and is is also advisable to keep additional males/females? Thanks
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    Bobwhite hen advice

    Lol, u r absolutely correct and the funny thing is that I have been keeping silkies for the last few years and as a result 2 people in the neighborhood have also started keeping them so with suburbia needing to get back to it's roots, it can go both ways!
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    Bobwhite hen advice

    thanks everyone for your help!
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    Bobwhite hen advice

    I hear u (excuse the pun!) that sound is subjective but I am trying to get a feel if 2 females or a pair are rooster loud and calls have that duration or...?? I am allowed and have chicken hens which are very quiet and only vocalize during the day and don't annoy people but we can't have roosters.
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    Bobwhite hen advice

    thanks for the quick reply...I check some out but it is tough to figure out how loud it is or how loud it would be for just a couple of birds. would you compare it with any other bird? thanks
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    Bobwhite hen advice

    Hi, I am considering getting 2 bobwhite hens and have the perfect large aviary for them but as I havent kept them before, do the females call and if so, how loud would you say it is? (tough question but ideally looking for a comparison). I have neighbors on both side of me and a small property...
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    Soft shelled eggs continuously

    interesting...so if she was eating crumble before and I changed to pellets, that may have caused it? wouldnt it work itself out over time though if the other hens can produce hard shells?
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    Soft shelled eggs continuously

    good question...I fairly recently got a hen but believed she had started laying and the other are a year+
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    Soft shelled eggs continuously

    Hi, I started having this problem in my coop a couple of weeks ago. I have 3 hens so dont know who the issue is with but every couple of eggs/days there is a soft shell or no shell egg. I checked the vents of the hens, started giving Poultry Drench and even sprinkling some of the smaller dust...
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    Help, Very Sick Silkie

    this is great! thanks so much
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    Help, Very Sick Silkie

    thanks very much, it is a challenge on Long Island trying to find them so cross your fingers!
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    Help, Very Sick Silkie

    thanks, its a girl and I wish I had bought 3 at the beginning in case this happened! I am definitely going to get some more, I have put a post in one of the other forums trying to see if there is anyone local ideally on long Island that would sell me pullets as I am not looking to get chicks.
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