Cackle Hatchery did a fantastic job with my baby chicks. They all survive the flight to my house and they came me two extra. You also don't have to order 25 chicks. Cackle Hatchery is 15 or above. Best of Luck!
I got the baby to target this morning! I placed a notebook on the group and got him to associate touching it with his feet with the sound of a click. Keep in mind he is officially seven days old! We should all post training videos of our animals. I'm very interested in your training with the...
It would definitely work on a duckling as well. I've never had ducks myself, but as long as you have a good treat it will work out great. I knew a friend who trained the duck to shake his tail feathers.
I'm trying to brain storm what I could make the obstacles out of. Any ideas? I would...
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I just wanted to share some fun news. I recently got a baby Rhode Island Red chick and started using positive reinforcement training (Clicker Training) on him. He is officially 6 days old and is already understanding that the clicker means food. I'm using mealworms as...
Hello! I'm also debating on getting some from Green Fire Farms. Can anyone post some pictures? I'm moving away from orpingtons now and really want to get something exotic, any suggestions?
I appreciate the information! For the first year I'm going to be raising about 30 quail and see how it goes. I do have experience raising pheasants so I already have flight pens set up with netting and housing plus a new brooder. Do you recommend any books to read? Again thank you for the...
Hello everyone! I'm new to quail keeping and have a few questions. Next spring I hope to hatch some Bobwhite quail for a hunting club and raise them till they are almost adults. My first question is do quail need to raised off the ground? I've heard this from a few people at the pheasant club...