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i have tried suggestions but none have worked so far. I am now trying the allow single bird to free range daily, while keeping flock contained in run. The single bird has started to "own" her range by chasing away the squirrles repeatedly, as well as any other bird (I just hope this bird is a...

I got ill (unrelated to quail) but had to cancel quail dinner. So I never processed 2 of them and one in the fridge I forgot about, he was processed on Monday I think.

Okay, so I have 3 Quails that I need to process for dinner on Thursday. Do they need rest time like chickens do and if so how long? Please don't hate me for trying the quails, I've never had them, and wanted to have fresh, chemical free birds. Any help is welcomed. Thanks!

Has anyone who uses an egg roll away type nest box have their hens go broody?

I have 3 pullets sharing a coop and oversized community roll away egg nest box. But, my low man on totem pole, EE starts to lay where? In the sand box that is in the run for dust bathing! I know the RIRs are mean to her and peck her all the time....but will she ever lay in the nest box or...

FLY maggots? I got some of those fly traps that you put attractent in and it captures flies. I closed the top and set it in the sun hoping to kill the flys still alive in trap but this morning it is over run with maggots! I've tried bleach water and soapy bleach water and they are still...

One of my girls, started laying eggs a week ago, but last evening , she stayed in the nest box after she had laid. She is production RIR, 22 weeks old. Is she trying to go broody? thanks for all the good stuff.

In the FAQ In Eggs section It states that batam (sp sic ??) eggs are smaller but are nutritionally identical to regular eggs which is mis-leading to the uninformed. This implys that an batam(SP sic??) egg is same protein, cal, fat, as a regular egg just in a small package (specifically a...

I'm not even sure this is the right place for this question, and I do not want arguement about depth of commitment to a breed standard, but I really do not want to invest in birds, that if I wanted to breed them later that they and their offspring would be a disgrace to the breed either...

to eggs or to the chickens? I know I have a possem running around as I have seen it less than 50 feet from the coop. But, was wondering if they just eat eggs??? thanks for your help, Deb

I finally got pictures of my 4 chickens, 2 RIR 13 weeks old, one dark red, one lighter red, and my 2 EEs that are 10 weeks old, one white, one grey. Sorry, I have not named any of them, so for the purposes of this post if all responders used the same designations given above it will make it...

First of all I have 2 RIR that are approx 12 weeks old and 2 EEs??(Brahmas x Americanas) that are 9 weeks old. Okay, so tonight while I was trying to put away groceries, I hear one of my girls screaming in diress and look into the cage and see one of my 9 week old EEs?? has one of the RIRs...

Okay as I have been free ranging my chickens in my backyard, I notices one of them found a surinam cherry (unripe) and pulled it from the bush and ran away from all the rest with it before it even registered in my little brain what she had. So are these safe for the chickens b/c apparently...

Hello to all you wonderfully full of knowledge sharing and caring people out there in BYC land! I have been reading and learning from ya'll for awhile now (no one seem to mind me reading through the forums) but decided I needed to get out here and try to become a contributor too. after all, I...