Thinking of getting Japanese quail to go along side my 11 chickens in my chicken shed . The coop I'm planning in putting them in is 10ft away from the chickens and has been used by chicks around a few days before Im planning on getting them . So I would just like to know weather or not diseases...
My neighbour has Japanese Quails . And Im thinking of putting 6 Quail eggs under my silky broody hen to start my own flock . But first I have a few questions that Id love answers too .
1. What are the risks ?
2. What happens if theres more than one male ?
3. Do Quails eat chick crumb ?
4. Will I...
So for arguments sake lets say I know absolutely nothing about Quails .
I have a few questions (I already have chickens ) -
1. How many should I get (boys + girls ) ?
2. How big does the coop have to be ?
3. Are they more or less work than chickens ?
4. Do they eat the same food as chickens ...
Okay so let's just begin .... I live in a semi rural town in South Wales . I live on rather a large plot of land with a long garden that stretches around 200 meters long and away from neighbours , bearring in mind I live in a semi detached house . Somebody in my street has complained about my...
Okay so let's just begin .... I live in a semi rural town in South Wales . I live on rather a large plot of land with a long garden that stretches around 200 meters long and away from neighbours , bearring in mind I live in a semi detached house . Somebody in my street has complained about my...
I'm on holiday in Newport Pembrokeshire and wondering if anyone has a farm or a few chickens to sell that we could view and bring home with us looking for good egg laying hens . Thanks please help .
Been thinking about it for a while now but not sure what breed and if I have enough room . I have a rooster A Pekin ,A Rhode Island Red , A generic bird , another generic bird and a light Sussex .[/IMG][/IMG]
I have had this hen For a while she's around a year and half and she's a Pekin/Orphington (sorry for the spelling ) she hasn't been laying for a while but it's winter so I do t expect her too she's not broody but just sits in the rafters of the shed and hasn't come down for a month I stopped...
Sorry if I spelt then wrong but I've had this bird for a while and don't think she's happy so I'm thinking of selling her she's around a year and a half . She lays small white eggs and has feathers on her feet . sorry that its not a good image but how can I tell ?
I've had this bird from a chick he's around 9 months old he has plenty of roaming space In the garden and plenty of hens (5) to keep him company . I'm not very tall (5'2)but I was carrying the eggs from the shed in to the house and he jumped up and started peck me on the feet at first it was...
Hey so just posting this because why not and I'm new here I live in Wales I am 13 and own 8 hens and 1 cockerel and they are in away free range and they are well looked after by me and I have a variety from silver Dawkins to buff orphingtons.