In a previous Pheasant thread JJ tried to explain to me how to sex day old Ringneck Pheasants from the ring around their eye, I had a hard time understanding it. But now I have my own chicks to practice on! I took some pictures of them and I was hoping that JJ ( or anyone that knows how to do...
I know there's threads on Mandarin pens and on incubating Mandarin eggs but I don't think there's one just for posting pictures and talking about Mandies. So here it is! I don't have any, but I'm hoping to get some soon.
Post away!
How many eggs will a Coturnix hen lay a year when she's not on lighting?
I know I've probably read the answer to this question lots of times I just can't seem to remember.
Also how many more will she lay if she IS on lighting?
I bought some African geese a year or so ago, as fully feathered but young birds. The never got a dewlap, and I thought that I was sold Chinese or a cross between the two instead. But I was looking at the Metzer Farms website, and I see that the Africans don't have a dewlap, only the supers have...
My 2 and 1/2 year old Silkie rooster has a crooked/twisted neck. I have him in a cage that is 2 feet tall, then I kept adding staw to the bottom, and I think it got to short for him to hold his head straight. And now he has a twisted neck. He holds his head sideways like his trying to look at...
This is a contest for Turkey toms. Post your pictures of your beautiful toms!
This contest will end when there is 15 entrys ( each username counts as 1 entry).
There is no prize, and I will be the judge.
Example
Breed: Blue Slate
Age: Around a year old
Name: Nibs
As some of you may know, I've had big problems with coyotes. The plan was to get a Great Pyrenees puppy in a few years ( when I could afford it), but I would really perfer to get one sooner. Some friends of ours are moving to the city, and have two Golden Retriever X Great Pyrenees crosses, that...
My incubator temp is pretty sketchy and it's hard to get exact temps ( don't worry, my new Sportsman is in the mail ), and it seems the best I can do is around 98.8. Is that good enough?
I have read on here that Coturnix need 1 sq. foot per bird, but in this article http://www.gamebird.com/coturnixquail.html it says they keep their quail in 26" by 36" cages with 30 birds per cage! That's only .2 of a foot per bird! So which one is right?
Do Egyptian Geese need swimming water? How are they kept differently than domestic geese?
Do they need more space than domestic geese? Do you need a permit to own them?
I need prayers for my Dad...he's in the ER right now. He went there early today with chronic pain in his hip and leg, the pain had been increasing for over a month, but today he can't even stand up or walk. The E-ray said it was a bulging disk possibly pinching a nerve. His pain meds wern't...
I'm starting a Goose contest for people to post there beautiful Goose pictures!
The Goose or Geese must be Purbred, and must be your own bird. You can only post 4 entrys. Please provide the follwing info:
Breed:
Gender:
Age:
Color:
The contest will end when there is 30 entrys ( each username...
Is this Gander Chinese or African? I Bought him as a African when he was a day old but now I'm starting to wonder. He stands very upright and has a long neck. He was hatched in April