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I would like to get a female ringneck dove companion for my male. I live in arkansas and i don't find a dove breeder here. And i've searched online, asked my veterinarian and friends if they know of one.
I won't get one shipped to me after 2 bad experiences. I live in a town of 2000...
Thank you. i am trying different brands of kitten food. she likes live mealworms as a treat. she’s active and vocalizing so i think she will be ok. just a little picky. 😉
i have a starling bird. she’s become picking about her wet high protein kitten food.
there are flavor additives for dog food.
i thought maybe someone who knows poultry and other birds might know of a safe additive. thanks
i give my 2 button quails a pinch of bird grit every day. it's the mineral-oyster shell grit i give my ringneck doves, except that i grind it up into smaller bits.
my buttons each lay one egg every day.
how much grit should they get?
i found out the hard way that cothurnix and button quail don't get along. my buttons didn't get seriously hurt, but one little button got some of her feathers plucked out:((
even my 2 buttons don't get along. i have them in separate cages.
but every bird has its own personality, so there may...
my baby finches are doing well. maybe you saw their picture posted on this forum yesterday? they are so cute and i will enjoy them as long as i can:) thanks for your reply- sorry about your baby finches.
hi Susie Q, Abby and Anny,
i don't have names for them- i call them "babies" so i would love to have your girls suggest names. there is one male, the regular color with cheek patch. the other light tan one is probably female. none of my parent finches were tan. funny how God works it out.
i am...
dear two crows,
thank you so much for the compliment! i love my quail, but some don't understand my love. i think the feed store people think i'm a little cuckoo for buying a 20# of gamebird food because they know i only have 1 cothurnix . but the large bags are factory sealed. buying by the...
for my quails i give them these little plush nests meant for small mammals. each of my quail, 2 button and 1 cothurnix live in separate cages and these nests are where they sleep. i think it is a substitute for a cage mate warmth -wise. they look so cute!
i try to set up my cages with each...
thanks for your comments. i have my little flightless finches in a cage designed for their needs. i have a natural small branch ( actually store-bought ;) a piece of plush (bird cozy) and i have a plastic canary nest, hanging sideways. i put panti liners in these nests, they are self- sticking...
hello,
sorry to hear about your bird with tumors. i am learning genetics play a big part in the cause of deformities, i have 2 young zebra finches that hatched here at my home. the two can not fly. they also have one foot with no toenails and the other foot is normal. they each have the same...
hi,
i will attempt to upload 2 pictures of the deformed beak. i am not too computer literate, so i can't always upload photos.
the ones of i have are blurry. buttons are pretty squirmy!
thank you so much for replying. i took all the nesty kind of plush and wicker cubicles. i know that i have 2 pair that are not related, but can't say for sure if there offspring bred with related siblings.
the little flightless babies are very frightened of my hands in their cage. but slowly...
one of my adult female button quails has an unusual bump on top of her upper beak. for lack of a better description , it is similar to a rhinoceros horn. it started out looking like a seed stuck on beak, when i went to brush off seed, i realized it is attached.
i took her to the avian vet. the...
has anyone ever had a baby zebra finch that can't fly? i have 2 babies that hatched and have never been able to fly. they try to hop as high as they can, but that's all. i separated them into a cage of their own. it is then that i noticed that each of them has one foot with no toenails. the...
yes, i did re-home 4 quail. i had only wanted 1-2 quail in the first place. however, because i couldn't find any quail in my state and my attempt at hatching eggs failed , i ordered from a farm in west virginia. the minimum order was 6. the first 6 arrived dead. they were shipped USPS.they...
after looking for a companion for my 10 month old, very tame male coturnix quail, i haven't found coturnix in my state, AR. previous experience with shipping them long distance was lethal.,
so i am buying 2 button quail females to stay in the same cage with my coturnix.
i would like advice...