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Yesterday I was lucky enough to stumble onto these guys and I am really pleased. All three have "ruffled" feathers down the middle of their backs (they are not moulting at the moment). The golden male has the best ruffles. It's not quite a fluffy as a frizzle chicken and it's only on their...

Hi all, Anyone had a coturnix with an ear infection before? I know it sounds odd. I had a female who started to tilt her head to one side constantly and lose her balance, but she was eating fine, just didn't seem to be able to stay upright. I thought maybe a headbonk and brain injury (though...

Hi all, In one of my pens I run two males with several females. No problems ever between the two males as they have space and are gentle boys. Most of their females are white (as are they) and they've been running with as few as 6 females to 2 males with no problems at all. There is one...

Hi all, I went into my spare room yesterday morning to find the plug had been knocked out of the socket and my incubator with all its 14 day eggs had been off for an unknown period of time, possibly up to 18 hrs. I was gutted as it was lockdown day and I thought they would all be dead, so...

Hi there, My situation: I got 4 x chickens a week ago today from two different breeders. 2 x wyandottes approx 20 weeks old and 2 x orpingtons approx 10-12 weeks old. Because of the age difference I have the wyans free ranging during the day with their own coop+run for night, and the orps in a...

Hi all, I am getting two wyandotte pullets next week and I want one more chicken. I have limited space so I am restricting myself to three. I like both the looks of the light sussex/coronation sussex and the blue or splash orp so I am trying to decide between the two. I am after a pet more...

I have a young female coturnix. When I got her I put her in a pen with her sister, a male and an older female. I saw the older female chasing her and blood on her head. Removed the older female (thought she was being pecked) and everyone was fine. She started laying a few weeks ago and I've...

HI all, I have a pen of youngsters at just on 6 weeks. There are several obvious males (goldens) and a couple I'm not sure on (rosettas)- I'm getting one egg a day from that pen and I haven't seen either of the two "unknowns" crowing or being mated/mating others. Vent sexing isn't working for...

Hi all, I'm wondering if I have suitable conditions to keep chickens. I'd love someone with experience to advise me! I saw some lovely bantams the other days when I was picking up quail and it got me wondering. First of all, I am in an area that allows up to 6 hens per suburban household, so...

Hi all, I picked up this boy today and he is like a gorgeous little puzzle of a bird. I've seen a cinnamon pharaoh male in the flesh before, and he looked like a normal pharaoh but with a rich red chest and a lighter, almost chocolatey colour on his face and back. This one is very different...

I have 13 quail chicks, almost 2 weeks old. All doing fine until yesterday. I found one chick lying down. Thought it was dead and it turned out to have lost control of either its legs or its balance. Note it is NOT paralysed. It can move its feet and legs. It seems to have them constantly...

Hi all, Could anyone please help me confirm the colour of this girl. I had her with a golden who was definitely a golden (little ratbag flew away today just as I was getting sorted to clip her wings as I knew she was flighty) but she seems lighter than the rest of the wild/brown girls I have...

Hi all, I got my first quail (coturnix) last week, 5 females and a male (who isn't very male-ish to be honest.. doesn't crow but have seen him mating a few times so I guess he has the goods :) ). Came home today to find one of the females pecked badly in both eyes and a little on her face :(...

Hi all, I am looking into coturnix quail for mainly egg production but I'm also interested in raising and selling chicks. I'd be working on a fairly small scale as my backyard isn't huge and I don't want adult birds inside. I'm in Auckland, NZ so it's pretty warm here (no snow) and the below...