I was wondering if it's a good or bad idea to put something like a nice bird bath (or 2) in a flight aviary with doves and other birds? Or do they dust bathe like chickens?
I thought maybe a short bird bath and a taller one would be nice. I'd like to keep either button or coturnix quail with...
A few years ago I went to a butterfly house and they had 3 or 4 quail running around freely. I was wondering what kind of quail they are, button quail maybe? They were super tiny!
Lets say I have a large aviary with coturnix quail, could I house other types of birds in there too (providing there is ample space for them)? Would doves be fine with quail, or perhaps birds that are more partial to being in the air rather than on the ground? Or should quail generally be housed...
I plan to have around 20 chickens (in the future). I've read a lot of different resources on coop size and space and all that, but it just kinda makes my head spin a bit! I'd get 5 or 6 chickens the first year, then same for the next 3 years until I have around 20. I say 5 or 6 because I figure...
I really love the idea of using hollowed out stumps or logs as planters for flowers (and also solid ones for the chicken run at varying heights to entertain the flock). But I've been racking my brain and I have no idea where one finds those other than when your own tree has to be cut down or...
I have read a lot of information on how to introduce new birds to your established flock. Most of the articles and posts I've read seem aimed more at introducing and quarantining new pullets before adding them to the flock.
My questions are: If you have an established flock, then you get...
So is anyone planning on attending this show? Has anyone attended this show in the past?
I will be visiting my parents in NC during this time and I hope I can make it there! I've never been to a poultry show before, so this would be a new experience for me. I hope to go there and see lots of...
Heya everyone! I currently live outside the US, in Sweden. My fiancé and I plan to move to the US after he finishes university. He's studying computer programming to become a software developer.
We want to move somewhere warm, I'm from New York and he's from Sweden so we've had enough winters...
This pretty hen is on a ranch that my younger sister lives on! I'm trying to figure out what kind of chicken she is, but I'm not as experienced as others on all the chicken breeds yet!
The closest I could find was Hamburg, but the markings on her aren't as quite circular, and she's crested...
Hi everyone! My name is Nikki! I come from Long Island but I lived in North Carolina for 7 years before moving to Sweden 3 years ago. Sorry if that was hard to follow, lol! I currently live in Sweden, but plan to move back to the US in another 2 1/2 to 3+ years from now. I currently have 2 boy...