Lately, my old male ( italian), makes a muffled sound, many times every night. ( It sounds exactly like a cat begging for food!). Some times the flock responds with the usual , after sunset, chirping . Is it a discomfort call or what? He is fine otherwise. Is it because he started matting again...
A few hours ago we culled my little 8 months quail who was born with a lot of problems. She was mouth fed and in a splint for two weeks but she was relatively ok until a month ago. She was pecked a lot, lost her spirit and her place in the pecking order and her legs were very weak. A week ago...
Hi. I was thinking of hatching some chicken eggs this spring for my friend who lends me the incubator. ( I know nothing about chickens, I have quails). Some tips on what kind should I order? He is looking for (I do not know the right word) old kind of "village" chickens that can survive and...
Hello and Merry Christmas. I found a farm in my country that sells eggs for giga Tibetan as they call them. that's their foto. Is it really a Tibetan? Is there a thing like giga? I thought they were a bit smaller. And 12 euro p (14,62 d) for 24 eggs is a good price? And one last thing. Are...
A few months ago he lost completely interest in the hens. He produces no foam, he was sitting a lot. At first I thought he was ill but he is fine. he eats and drinks, he poops ok. Is it because it's winter now? Will he change again at some point? I added new hens and he got a bit more active...
Hello from Greece. I have two male quails (one is white, it was a gift) and five females. I liked the idea of having my own egg production. At first I was afraid to touch them because I thought they would break! I had many animals but never birds. I started at the end of March with three, in...