So I have an issue. I got a bunch of chicks from Tractor Supply this spring. One of them turned out to be a Serama mix. Guys, this hen is TINY. She's like, the size of a quail. Which is why she is currently with the quail, not the chickens.
But I've heard that chickens can give quail diseases...
GUYS. I have 9 little Coturnix quail, almost adults, and I am now obsessed with these little birds! What delightful animals! So excited. I have Texas A&M, Italian, and a Tuxedo. But I've seen pictures in passing of all kinds of other colors. There are the usual ones listed in the sticky post in...
Hi everyone! I am renovating an old coop that used to be a rabbit hutch. The boards on the sides and back have a slight gap, and I bet it's very drafty in the wind. You think I should use caulk or a liner inside of some kind to seal it from drafts?
The bottom is also open, covered with hardware...
Hi! I have 10 Coturnix that are 5 weeks old. I've had them inside because it's been so brutally cold. I thought I might put them in a coop inside the garage at first, so it won't be such a shock to go from the nice 70 degree house to the 20 degree outside. Inside the garage it's more like 40-50...
Hello! I have 5 TAMU coturnix chicks in with some other color varieties. I am curious about their spots. One has no spots, two have spots on the back of their heads, and two have more brown spots on their backs. Will birds with more spots tend to have chicks with more spots, or is it more...
Hi! I bought some assorted bantams from Tractor Supply a month ago, now trying to identify. My current guesses:
1) Red cochin. Put another picture in of his comb, I think he's a cockerel.
2) Columbian colored, but what breed? Clean legs. Another picture below of when he/she was a chick...