Aw, I'm sorry. What was her name?
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SilverBirds
Wonder Quails
Ava! 
She was a mother to a few chicks! Then, she died and the chicks had no mother. So I had to make a brooder.
She was a mother to a few chicks! Then, she died and the chicks had no mother. So I had to make a brooder.
Wonder Quails
Poor chicks though, they died a few days after she died... any idea why???
SilverBirds
How long ago was this?
Wonder Quails
Around a couple of YEARS!! I know this is very long.. 
SilverBirds
They could have been depressed from loss of their mother, pasty butt (if they were a week or less old), to cold, coccidia, anything really.
Wonder Quails
Probably loss of mother.... I'm so sad. 
Wonder Quails
What's coccidia? Sorry I'm not good at health issues.
SilverBirds
Coccidiosis is caused by parasites in the intestinal track.
Wonder Quails
Oh no! Has that ever happened to your chickens?
SilverBirds
Luckily, no.
Wonder Quails
Good! What's your fav breed?
SilverBirds
Seramas and Wyandottes (Red Laced Blue and Splash Laced Red). What about you?
Wonder Quails
Seramas are soo cute! Who agrees? Hard to choose honestly. I LOVE THEM ALL! I'm not sure of the breed of the hen in my profile pic though. It was unknown for her entire life!
SilverBirds
They really are. I would like to start officially breeding both these breeds. I also have a new love of Malays (thanks to MysteryChicken).
Wonder Quails
Oh cool! MysteryChicken is very nice friend!
Wonder Quails
Is cross breeding hard? I have never done cross breeding!
SilverBirds
Cross breeding is very easy. Stick a male and a female chicken together and let them do their thing.
Wonder Quails
Ok! Advice taken!
My mind: Put a male and female together. Done! Now you have cross bred chickens.
My mind: Put a male and female together. Done! Now you have cross bred chickens.
SilverBirds
Any chicken breed can be bred to any other chicken breed. They don't get any sort of health problems or disabilities because of it. Unless you are breeding specific breeds or breeding for specific traits, you can cross whatever you like.