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    Precocious Cockerel - Crowing at 9 Days

    I heard a squeaky crow at 2 am on the 5th day after my winter chicks hatched, again at 230 am on the 6th day... FINALLY got the lil' booger on video. Even does the neck pump during, and wing flapping after. Sound on for the adorable ridiculous-ness!
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    Rescued Black Cockerel, No Origin Info, Breed ID?

    Local message group posted about a "loose chicken" near a busy 4-lane. I went and caught it, because I'm a sucker. It's definitely a boy, right at 3 months old. All of the sounds he makes are still chick sounds, although he did tidbit for me (albeit high and squeaky) this morning. So, while...
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    Amberlink, Amber Link, Amber Star Longevity? How Old Can They Get?

    Who has kept Amber Links? I understand that they have a shorter lifespan because they were bred to be production layers. What's the oldest Amber Link you've owned? Butterscotch is starting to show her age -- she will be 4 years old at the end of April, and her eggshells have started looking a...
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    Orpington Chick Color Morph?

    Hi all, A friend gave me some eggs to hatch from what was mostly a blue/black/splash flock. She had another rooster recently introduced a blue rooster to the flock which has red or copper in his hackle and saddle feathers. Several of the chicks have hatched with chestnut colored faces. Is...
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    Personal Photo Dump Thread! Synoicus chinensis (King) and C. coturnix ssp. japanica (standard and jumbo)

    Quail hatch-along seems to have gone away? I am trying DESPERATELY to get out of king quail, but the hatchlings are so darned stinking cute. So here I am back again. I also have gotten in the quail that are large enough for both meat and eggs. I've cobbled together a nice jumbo brown quintet...
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    Newbie Color Morph Question for Japanese Coturnix

    Ah, I feel like I am having to relearn a lot of the names for morphs, now that I've gone from button quail to Japanese Coturnix. This super tame sweetie pie has been a fast favorite of mine out of the set I got today. Tibetan? Roux? Rosetta? I included pics of him in different lighting settings...
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    Cornish Cross Companion -- Help This Bird Survive Logan's Run

    Hi all, I took on a meat bird rescue a few weeks ago. I intend to keep it as a pet -- I do know that these birds require special feeding, exercise, and care to slow down their muscle accumulation. Many wind up with organ or joint trouble. I am looking for help on how to slow this bird's roll...
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    Button Quail Chicks and Feather-Sexed Juveniles, Atlanta GA

    I have another batch ready to go. :) These are mostly silver or blue-face gold-pearl. 4 2-week old chicks, $5 each or $15 for all 5 4-week old juveniles, $10 each or $15 per pair Doraville, GA 30340 (right at the northeast edge of ATL) I accept cash, PayPal, Venmo, CashApp.
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    Button Hen Laying Damaged or Rotten Eggs?

    One of my three button quail hens has been laying large, oblong eggs with large dark thin spots on the shell that leak. She's been like this for a few weeks, sadly. I've already checked for mites, and everyone is okay. She is on the same diet (24% game bird protein, crushed oyster shell on the...
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    Button Quail Sitting on Eggs!

    My goodness, this seems to be very rare with button quail, but I seem to have a hen that wants to sit! Scirocco has at least 2 eggs under her -- double absurd points for starting during.... December. She is SMOL and ANGY. Here is the tiniest broody scream: :gig...
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    Bielefelder Rooster, 2 available, Atlanta Metro

    I have 2 gorgeous Bielefelder cockerels that are ready for flocks of their own! They are large and still have filling out to do to become true kings. These German-engineered "uberchickens" do not attack their humans or their hens -- they understand "not tonight dear". $15 each, $20 for both...
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    More Button Quail Color Fun!

    This is a 3 week old cockerel. Mom is a blue-factor, dad is a weird cinnamon mix with a goofy pale iris. Little fella has some red-breast feathers, and very pretty cinnamon and grey mottled feathers with gold streaks along the feather shafts. What in the blue blazes do I have here? Mom...
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    Button Quail Week Old Chicks, 5 Week Juvies, Breeding Pairs -- Georgia

    Hi all, My breeding project has taken off and I have some pretty neat color morphs coming out of the sets I have put together. All the experimentation means that I have extra quail available to buy! Located in Doraville, GA 30340. Week-old chicks, $3 each, $5 for two. 14 available. 5 week...
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    CDC Salmonella and Handwashing Reminder, AGAIN

    So, people have been getting careless and forgetting to wash their hands. Lots more Salmonella cases have popped up over the summer, with a quarter of them being in young kids 5 and under. Review and reinforce that handwashing for the kiddos. These reminders go out 3-4 times a year -- the last...
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    Button Quail Hen Color Morph ID Please!

    This sassy little cutie has joined our flock! I think she has fawn coloring, but does anyone have any more insight or corrections? I am currently planning on pairing her with a silver redbreast male. Any other suggestions for pairing?
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    Help help, Pendulous Crop in Pullet!

    Lilly is a 5 month old Bielefelder pullet. Yesterday, I noticed her spit up some white and yellow liquid, but it didn't smell sour or yeasty. Her profile is off, and after examining her, it looks like she has pendulous crop. The contents are soft, flabby, and about the size of an orange. Her...
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    Chipped Lower Beak Injury in Roo?

    Hi all, This injury appears recent. I handle my year-old Bielefelder roo nearly daily, and noticed this today. He had a barely clotted scab about halfway down his lower mandible. It appears to have caused chipping and raising of the beak. I cleaned the wound with saline and put Neosporin...
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    ISO Splash or White Silkie Roo in Atlanta, GA

    Hey all, I live in the Atlanta area and wanted an indoor pet bird to keep my handicapped Ameraucana company. I know people often have to say goodbye to their roos, so if you have a sweet boy that doesn't mind a busy house, I'd love to save him from the pot. Cheers, -Heather-
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    Button Quail Color Morphs, ID Help Please?

    Hi there, I have been reading up on button quail genetics, and my head is swirling!! So many people have come up with so many names for what seems like the same phenotype (leaky and splash, for example). Out of the 9 I have hatched from Purely Poultry, I know I have a pied-wing male, a few...
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    5 Week Old's Head Tucked into Belly, Walks Backward

    So, one of my birds appeared this way this morning out of my set of 9. She is still interested in food, but disoriented and walks backward and will not hold her head up. I think it's neurological, but different than wry neck. I have raised 4 sets of chicks before, so I am comfortable that their...
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