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If he's beyond dust bathing or preening (as critters tend to lapse on with age), making sure he's always near food and water is about as much as you can do to keep him alive. Keeping the temp regulated (i.e. bring him inside if he lives outside) and making sure the environment is quiet and clean...

He does not look like a well bird. How old is he? At some point you have to recognize that there is no cure for aging. Would it not be more productive to make him as comfortable as possible until he passes (whenever that may be), and try to work through some of your grief in advance?

I had a roo that only went for one hen out of six, almost monogamous. They were fine for about a year until I introduced the new hatch and he turned aggressive. I'm curious what "more than enough space" means. Are their hiding spots low-ceilinged enough that he can't hassle them there too?

I plan on adding a lot more content to my channel, but I'll post the especially cute ones here too. If you have any ideas for things you'd like to see, let me know!

I did an aviary more than a coop, but I hope you can get inspiration from the "furniture." Grasses are a big hit—they spend every night sleeping wing-to-wing beneath a trio of plants, first place they run at signs of danger (preempts flushing in all but one hen). Breaking up line of sight seems...

Sure! I find that one half to a full teaspoon of liquid 9.6% CORID per gallon of water does the trick for prevention, administered over three days every other month. I've only dealt with one acute infection but 1-2 teaspoons per gallon per day for a week fixed them right up. CORID is...

Thank you! I wanted a colorful hatch for various reasons, but it really helps keeping them separate. I've got 16 birds and only two sets of near-duplicates.

I find that they're most fun if you treat them like chickens minus free ranging and roosting. Awesome birds to watch, great producers, not very hands-on, and juuust smart enough to have personalities. 10/10 would recommend

Everything's going smoothly, just wanted to share a vid from this morning of the birds reacting to treats. I'm pleased with how my setup has turned out—a better windbreak and intact grasses encourage "snuggling" at night and more movement during the day. The girls even managed to put on...

Seems most cordless security cameras cap out at 1080p. But I'm dumb and didn't realize my phone had a higher resolution mode—makes a HUGE difference. Now thinking of building some kind of tripod to keep it elevated and clean (already q-tipped poop of the phone case once :lol:).

Thank you! I'll look into those—small and moveable are what I'm going for. :)

I've taken to leaving my phone in the pen for a few minutes while the hens are active post-feeding, but I'd like to set up a semi-permanent camera to record their antics (and maybe figure out who is fear-flying around sundown). Does anyone have a camera set up in their pens, and if so, what...

It's four times as large as you originally stated—four times bigger than "brutally small" :thumbsup If you're still having chase/fight issues with your birds in a space this size, try focusing less on places to hide and more on breaking line of sight. Tall stuff, branchy stuff etc.

If the birds being birds is bothersome to you, it might be time to find them another home. :idunno

Dang, sorry to hear about your quail. Always sucks to lose an animal. I wish you and your remaining bird the best.