hello everyone, i just went out to feed my animals and on one of my bantam crosses, her legs seem really
"ugly", like the skin is peeling off, the scales are all broken and not right, im pretty sure its scaley leg mites, i quarantined her from the other chickens and i read to put some vasaline...
hello everyone, im been trying to find some care info on midget white turkies but im not finding anything.i need to know how big of a pen a pair or trio would need, and what kind of feed is best for them. also feel free to post pics of your pens and birds here
Hello everyone, I'm thinking about getting a pair of either wood ducks or mandarins, but i need to know the minimun size pen for a pair? and if you have pics of yours, feel free to post!! Thanks everyone!
hello everyone, my friend recently went to his friends house to pick up a few things and in there backyard they had 8 red-sexlinks, they were living in horrible conditions and the owners offered to give them up, so my friend took them but he didnt have to room, so he asked if i would take them...
hello everyone, I have my quail outside in a lightly planted aviary, i want to worm them for a prevenative. whats the best quail wormr out there? do any of you guys have names or brands of the kind you use and are satisfied with? Thanks
hello everyone, well, about 4-5 weeks ago i put 5 of my coturnix quail eggs int he 'bator, not thinking anyhting good because they were 5 of my first quail eggs so i didnt expect them to hatch or develope, well THEY ALL HATCHED!!!! every single one of them! and there still alive and well today...
hello everyone, well like the titles says i have ants in the coop, the coop hpuses one chicken wich im getting rid of and its going to be my new coturnix quail pen, well as i was cleaning the coop out, in the corner i scooped away some bedding and ants went everywhere! theres eggs in there and...
hello everyone, my local feed store doesnt carry gamebird grower crumbles in 50 pound bags, so i got the grower pellets instead, and i would grind them in a blender and give it to them that way, but so far i burnt out 2 blenders and im filling there feed tray everyday, and its alot of work...
hello everyone, I was just out collecting eggs and in the quail pen i saw a white foamy poo, it just part of it though, not the whole thing, the rest of it looks normal, im still getting eggs, im not sure wich one did it, i was just wondering if its anything to be worried about. Thanks
Hello everyone, I just found out that my local feed store carries food grade DE! so now I need to know how much and where to put it lol, and how much would i put in the quails food?(yes this is going to be for quail) and how much should i dust in the coop and food? and the run, Thanks
hello everyone, I have a little ant problem in one of my coops, there by the next box, i cleaned the coop out but they keep coming back, i was wondering if food grade DE woul dkill them? and where can i get food grade DE in New Jersey? Thanks
hello everyone, i went out this morning to feed all the birds and i went to my quail pen and opened the door and there was a little speckled egg greeting me in the dust bathing box! its about time! lol its a coturnix egg. ok, well i needed to get my exitement out haha Thanks
hello, I want to buy some type of might/bug killer just incase, plus i want to do my coops to make sure im clean lol but theres alot around an dim not sure wich ones are the most effective, ive heard of food grade DE, seven dust, deet 40, ect.. is there anymore that are readily avaliable in...
hello everyone, I was cleaning out my bantam coop before and when i was cleaning it i lifted up a paver that my waterer site on to keep it of the ground, when i lifted it, it was wet underneath and these tiny little red bugs came scurrying out! ive never seen a might before so i dont know if...
hello evveryone, I was just out looking at my quail and i noticed one has a big blakish thing on her toe, it looks to be infected and swollen, I will get pics either later today ot tomorrow, i dont know what to do, shes eating and drinking and acting normal, what do you guys think it is and what...
hello evveryone, I was just out looking at ym quail and i noticed one has a big blakish thing on her toe, it looks to be infected and swollen, I will get pics either later today ot tomorrow, i dont know what to do, shes eating and drinking and acting normal, what do you guys think it is and what...
hello, I was thinking about getting a trio. of chukar, so i was wondering whats the best size cage for a quad. or trio.? like the height, length, width ect.. and what do they eat? im thinking gamebird feed? and are they loud? Thanks everyone, o and pics would be helpfull
hello everyone, I got 10 coturnix quail in middle of May, I was using a quart chick waterer becuase i thought there so small it would last them awhile, boy was i wrong! they drink the whole thing in a day! and by the time i can get out there in th emornign there going crazy for more! and oday...
hello everyone, I'm Backyardchickenfarmer, but my computer crashed and screwd everythingup and it wouldnt let me back on, so if you can tell by my new username is spells, thenewbackyardchickenfarmer, but i had to shorten it or it was going to be to long. so same person same everything but just a...