Great comments! Thanks everyone. I've been considering a small flock of quail for years. I personally enjoy having livestock but live in a neighborhood and don't have plans to live on more acreage in the near future. I love birds and it seems like quail would be fun and productive.
Can anyone...
Hi everyone! Revisiting some old posts I made. I dropped off of the chicken scene for a while. The mystery of the white chicks was solved. The chick that I received as an extra "meal maker" where I chose to receive an extra pullet and was encouraged to share eggs with those in need. I was...
I need to rehome a Cream Legbar hen that I've raised from a chick. I'm posting on BYC rather than Facebook because I'm hoping to find someone experienced who wants a unique bird to add to their flock.
I ordered her with a small batch of chicks from Meyer's Hatchery and her hatch date was...
Thanks for sharing! I know my reply is later so you've probably collected a few more of those eggs from her. She's pretty! Is she calm? Friendly? The one Barnevelder I have is the most standoffish of my flock. If I touch her she makes noises like a hen on the nest! I don't need all of them to...
Thanks for all the great posts on this thread! I'm building up a deep litter in my new hoop coop that started with several large bags of Aspen shavings and I keep adding leaves from my yard to. I've read that it's recommended to start with ~6" and go from there. I'm more building up to that over...
...it will overflow)
___ then unscrew the top and pour a gallon of fresh water in
___ put the top back on the waterer,
DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN TOP LID
*tighten enough that water does not overflow from the red reservoir
___ remove the black cap from the spout and screw to the cap saver
___ Food: I...
Thanks! We had a great trip. We got to experience some traditional NC weather. It was misty and cloudy/foggy about half the time we were there and we loved it! I don't need Florida sunshine every day while I'm in NC. We felt like we were walking through a fairy forest while we were hiking with...
I hope so! One thing that can throw me off is that I'm raising several different breeds and they might mature slightly differently and then I start to thinking..... ~;>