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So with how quickly he bounced back, I decided yesterday to stop the tube feeding and monitor him closely. I figure if he crashes again while indoors then I know 100% he isn't drinking. If he does fine then I guess it was the heat, or the combination of heat plus him still recovering from the...

Thank you so much for this info. This is near the exact set up I was aiming towards next year. I was hoping if they were all in pairs the violence would be better, but it seems that won't be the case. I do have breeder pens I can separate them in to during that season though, so maybe my...

This just amused me so I figured I'd share. My routine when I got home today: Check chickens, grab a couple eggs Check sickly silkie, scramble him/her an egg garnished with mealworms served in a bowl with a bit of water in it Go to kitchen, grab a chicken breast, prep it and toss it in the...

(didn't read all the replies, but just adding my 2c) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08346W5S6 - grabbed it 2-3 years ago I think. Very happy with it. I use it mostly for kitchen scraps, things I want to break down quickly and keep it close to my back door for convenience. I was shocked...

My situation could have just been weird, but with what I saw, no I wouldn't recommend it. But I wouldn't push against you trying it either if you had a back up plan if fights break out. Edit: and yea I'd guestimate around 200 a year with how mine are set up and where I live. They lay near...

That is the exact behavior I saw. I never considered it being an age thing! I'm adding that to my list of things to test for next year. With what I saw having 1 male with 3-4 hens (valley) in a large aviary to themselves, the male will pick his preferred hen. Then that hen will get very...

Minor update but dude seems to really enjoy scrambled quail eggs with a few meal worms dropped on top. So he's definitely both capable and willing to eat. He was targeting the meal worms at first until he got a mouth full of egg and realized he likes that. So that tells me he can see and...

+2 on them getting aggressive once paired up. Me being caught off guard by just how aggressive they get is what nuked some of my plans this year. I had one male with 4 hens, it's just kind of what I ended up with in my large aviary. The male chose his preferred mate this year and they would...

I have quite a few valley quail and just want to add that my egg numbers are probably closer to the 200+ a year point. It could be my climate. They don't get any intentional artificial light, but I do get some "light pollution" from a school nearby. Mine seem to mostly lay year round with a...

I think this was suggested, but a pic of how I added another roosting bar in the outside area. I'll probably lower it. My thinking was either it needs to be high enough to not block the ramp, or nearly resting on the ramp so they can step over it. Mine don't sleep on it, probably because its...

Well he's back on his feet and walking around in the indoor hospital pen. His crop felt like it had some contents in it, so I guess he's eating. I also sprinkled out some meal worms and he pecked at them. I'm just not seeing him drink. I have a camera in there but his companion I put in...

Here he is sometime during his first recovery period, getting some visitation with his former flock mates. No real purpose of the pic, just think he's cute a f

An hour or two later he started to perk back up again. It's almost back to where I started though. He's wobbly on his feet, bit clumsy, but not limp and near-death looking. When I first found him it took two weeks for him to start taking steps forward. If he's up on his feet and walking...

Brief catch up on another thread. I found a silkie kinda collapsed I think 2 weeks ago, possibly with its foot stuck on something. Acted lethargic, mostly limp. I assumed maybe dehydration, heat exhaustion, possibly a leg/foot injury. Never was 100% on the "stuck" part. I was able to...

K so this little guy is still hanging on, but I'm still questioning everything. If a chicken is injured, say its leg, will it refuse to eat just because its injured? Any obvious signs of irrecoverable brain damage to look out for? He's still alive, more or less the same. I feel like he's a...

Also I just saw/remembered you suggested syringe food/water yesterday. To clarify, I did not realize that might imply 'tube feeding'. I was using a syringe to very carefully get tiny bits of water kind of on its beak and he was slurping it in a bit. Later reading made me aware of how risky...

So I'm still (trying to) nurse this little guy back to health. I guess some minor updates and more questions incoming. I'm pretty sure what happened was he got his foot stuck, likely thrashed around for hours Friday night. Once I thought about where and how I found him I remembered he did...

I wasn't going to do it, but we're having an awful summer here so I gave in and grabbed some misters for the chickens and quail. I'm totally sold on their use and it's been fascinating to me to see their behavior with them over time. I thought others might find it interesting or have related...

Well if it wasn't already spoiled rotten it will be after this if it survives. It is now couch TV lap chicken with occasional droppers of water. Took a bit of a risk, saw some poop in its feathers so I cleaned it up a bit with some luke warm water thinking there might be a vent problem but...

I was kind of thinking the same/was a bit afraid of that. My others stir a bit if I go near their coop with a flashlight at any time of night. Was hoping maybe silkies just 'shut down' more or something. It is stupidly hot here this year. They have a misting system they've learned to make...