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lone quail hen after fox attack - advice please
Hi All - can someone give me some advice. I have had 7 mixed coturnix living together for the last year - one male. A fox got into their rabbit hutch last night and only one survived. She is a golden and physically unharmed. I have brought her indoors and have her in a large rabbit cage with... -
old tatty feathers
one of my hens is a hybrid rir that i had from a neighbour whose entire flock was wiped out by a fox. this hen was badly injured and they didnt think she would survive but she did. She has been with my hens through the winter and it is now well into summer, but with the exception of the...- jaqueelee
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young runner hatched 4 and still on nest - Help! she sitting on loads
Its lovely to see this little bird and she is so protective and proud of her brood of four - she hasnt left the nest at all since the babies hatched two days ago - she is sharing with an abacot ranger who seems to sit when she goes out - and is now her alarm system - she warns us off and hides... -
hello from brentwood essex
I have only 7 chickens (they are all individual characters and i love each delightful one of them) no cockerels. I have heard that hens will attack an injured bird - one of mine was caught by a fox and her lung punctured last year - she couldnt walk far because you could hear the air escaping...- jaqueelee
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- Forum: New Member Introductions
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mixed bunch arriving to a newbie total novice
I have two pekin an abacot ranger females and a female and male runner duck. recently my little female runner disappeared and became broody over a pile of eggs laid by all! My male covers them all too- the femaless that is!! I didnt thinks she would go the course so took no notice other than...