Without me realizing one of my 4 year old coturnix quail apparently went broody and hatched out 2 baby chicks. I found them today no more then a few hours old running around in the loft. I separated the mother and her babies from the rest of the birds.
She seems to be taking care of them very...
One of my pigeons decided to nest on the ground in my loft and I didn’t catch it because she was under a container I put in there for a few quail I have to hide in. Any way checked out his nest along with the 2 pigeon eggs there is at least 1 quail egg probably going to have to keep a close eye...
i'm not really sure at least 1 is supposedly a jansson.
i'm kinda worried one or two are having some dark green droppings. the droppings aren't super watery or anything but i know very little about these birds. Any idea?
Hey everyone just got 6 new breeders yesterday put them in the loft and i put some food out. they don't seem to want to touch the food or the water. Are they just getting used to the new area or should i be worried?
You dont think its worth it to start with proper birds? Like you said Frank seemed very pleasant and offered to help with learning how to properly feed and house them.
Hey everyone I'm looking to start racing pigeons so I've been doing a little research and it seems that mclaughlin lofts is a reputable breeder. My question is has anyone every purchased birds from him? How was your experience? is there any other lofts I should be looking into? How much Should I...
I have a 3 day old
Coturnix with a leg issue. First I though it was curled toes so I tried to make him a shoe. Now I’m
Not so sure It’s looking like more of a leg thing as his toes are still curled and he cant stand up straight. His legs don’t look splayed out but he’s not stand up straight any...