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  1. MrsPbio

    Two handsome banty boys in need of a loving home- Ocala Florida

    Hello! I need to find a new home/s for two handsome boys. One is a pure "Bantam Cochin" aka "Pekin". He is indeed very handsome, about a year old, very vigilant and a good protector of his ladies. He doesn't like to be caught, but he doesn't "bolt" either. He will sit calmly in your lap...
  2. MrsPbio

    Heartbroken!

    I went outside this morning to feed my 3 lovely barred rock ladies, my wonderful rooster and my 2 teenagers. To my horror, they were ALL DEAD! Feathers everywhere, no blood. Bodies were intact, no heads missing or gutted or anything like that. The bottom latch of the run gate was open...
  3. MrsPbio

    Bully Hen! Advice needed ASAP

    Hi everyone: I've got a chicken psychology issue, rather complex, but it has us all here baffled. I've had 3 sweet Plymouth Rock hens for almost a year now, since they were chicks. Always got along great- no squabbles whatsoever. I named them Wynken, Blynken, and Nod - or "Noddy"...
  4. MrsPbio

    Homemade feeder for picky chickies! And it's free!

    Hi all: I had a somewhat unusual problem with my three barred rock pullets; they steadfastly refused to eat out of a commercial feeder. I tried the mason jar in the round dispenser thingy, and then the longer horizontal feeder. They'd run up to it, look at it, scratch at it, and wander...
  5. MrsPbio

    TESTING FOR COTURNIX INTELLIGENCE. (seriously..!)

    Hi Everyone: I have a question. Now I myself know how smart chickens can be, and I've seen glimpses of it in my quail. But I need to come up with a short little "quiz" for upper elementary kids to do with 4 Coturnix. at my science-center here in town where I work. We are going to be...
  6. MrsPbio

    Can Coturnix carry diseases for people?

    Just started getting eggs from my coturnix. I had 5. Ive had them now about 1 1/2 months. Last week I got what i figured was "summer flu". Still have fever and awful cough, Even with antibiotics. Today I found one of my two roos dead in his coop. He was seemingly fine yesterday! Could...
  7. MrsPbio

    Coturnix hen acting drunk?

    One of my coturnix hens began acting very weird This morning. She walks around all puffed, especially her rear back, And she seems to stagger like she is drunk. She pants alot. She just laid an egg early this morning or during the night. When I pick her up, her legs twitch erratically . What...
  8. MrsPbio

    HELP! My female coturnix is always attacked!

    I have 5 Coturnix. Turns out to be 2 roos, 3 hens. I naturally separated the two boys- they fight constantly. But neither roo likes my one white female. (The other two are "goldens".) The larger male chased her, prevented her from eating, cornering her all day. Whenever she moved, "pow!"...
  9. MrsPbio

    jekyll and hyde quails!

    Soooo.... I just transfered my quails (5 of them) into a coop about 24" wide by 4 feet. They had all been getting along splendidly in a small hamster cage (I know.... I know... which is why I had a coop built ASAP!). Only one pecking incident. Separated that bugger for a few days while the...
  10. MrsPbio

    quail color names? Gender?!?

    I have 5 quails that I've had since they were ping-pong balls on legs. Sooo cute. 4 different colorations. I don't know who is male or female. (I am very new to the quail world!) I've seen pictures here, but right when I think I get them all figured out, I see or read something else which...
  11. MrsPbio

    Confused about the term "Coturnix"! Buttons or not?!?

    Hi y'all! I finally have my quail in a new, outdoor, quail coop, thanks to my extremely resourceful hubby. (Thanks, sweetie! Love you!) I have 5 quail. Was told they were button quail, but they are larger than the 4" long I've seen described. Mine are averaging about 6" from beak to tail. I...
  12. MrsPbio

    Introducing myself

    Hi Y'all! New chick here! My family and I just got our first biddies... but we started small... literally! We have 4 adorable little button quails as of 2 weeks ago. They were smaller than ping-pong balls! Sooooo cute. 9-year daughter promptly named them "Tiny" (the smallest, but the...
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