My buffs are refusing to lay in the best boxes, the sit just outside of them and make their nest, but as they don’t lay in the nest the eggs more or less always frack on the hard floor?
I’ve tried bigger nests but still nothing, I’ve also tried eggs in the nest but they refuse to sit on them...
Hello I’m in urgent need of help for my quail who was attacked by a fox just now, the fox attacked all of my quail just leaving two, one of the two is an absolute rebel anyway, and survived with no injuries, but one has suffered a gash from her leg to wing, she’s hiding it very well and I’m...
Hello everyone, I’m on day 4 of incubation and I decided to candle an egg see how we were doing and I want your opinions on wether there developing well?
In the photo the dark part has gone orange for some reason. Let me know!!
Hello everyone! I was curious, what do you all feed your chicks?
Quail chicks as well as chicken chicks.
I would usually feed my quail chicks 27% protein and I can’t get a hold of my usual chick crumb for the chicken chicks, so I was wondering if 27% would be too much for their kidneys to...
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She’s a cream Legbar 1 year old got up today and she’s suddenly very wobbly, yesterday she stood around a lot (I put it down to the wet weather) but now something seems wrong I can pick her up everything feels fine. Did she break or twist something?
What temperature do I need to set my incubator temperature at for quail eggs? Is it the same as chickens eggs?
A full run down would be great (lock down included etc)
I’ve got 50eggs arriving soon and I’ve only ever bought quail I’ve never tried hatching their eggs, so as soon as possible...
I’ve got two 29 week old Orpington’s and their comes are beginning to grow and all off a sudden they’re making lots of noise it’s a very fast bawk bawk bawk crawwwk sound could this be the day I beg my first egg from them?
I’ve been getting orders for chicks again!
Spring in close! The two I’m breeding this year haven’t laid yet though. I’d say about a week what do yall think?This is Chicken 1 ⬆️
Chicken 2 ⬆️
They are both 6.5months old- Let me know ASAP
Hello this is another question about my breeding rooster, I’ve kept many roos in my time but oh my this one is strange
I fed them kitchen scraps lettuce, peas, and sweetcorn of which they enjoyed, however I’ve just been to close them in for the night and their was a pile of sweetcorn and peas...
Hello folks, my Orpington’s are 27 weeks of age and have no comb and are pale- absolutely no signs of laying, their rooster is mature and fantastic but they just seem under developed-
Is it something I’m doing wrong?
Did the breeder tell me a different age (I got them at 16 weeks) she’s very...
Hi all, my Orpington’s are not almost 20 weeks old I’ve had them since 12weeks they are so jumpy and excitable they won’t let me touch them at all, I’ve read that they were one of the friendliest breeds and yet these two just run and are exited all the time, will they calm down with age? Are...
Hi all, I got two buffs and was wondering if yall can confirm gender one is 16 weeks+ and the other im unsure, she also has broken pin tail feathers ( like it when I bought her)
Here are the two, let me know ASAP please 🙏
Hi folks, I’ve got two new hens, one Easter Egger and a cream legbar the E.E has been laying well, but the Cream Legbar hasn’t yet, but she has been sitting down a lot outside ever since we got her just sitting not on eggs or anything just sitting down whilst everyone else is looking for bugs...
Hi everyone!
I’m just curious to know what your chickens favourite snacks are, and if they have any effects on them (if any)
For example I feed my chickens calcium grubs, and my chickens go nuts for them, and the next morning we get a lot bigger eggs. With a strong shell!
Please let me and...
Hi folks!
We have just recently moved our 6 hens into a larger movable run, we have had sunshine and it’s began to feel like spring
However something weird has happened to their behaviour, they won’t stop preening themselves and they are very quiet, I’ve never known them like this. Is it because...