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We’ve raised four button quail from eggs we bought by post. We think they’re ready to be moved out of their cage into the outside aviary where we have our zebra finches. Do we continue feeding them with the turkey starter crumb they’ve been on, or will they be ok to start eating fallen finch seed?

Had a broody hen, so bought some guinea eggs. Now have four three-week old guinea chicks which have been brooded by their foster mother. Tonight they’re not under her but perched tightly together in a row on a perch in the coop. Their decision I suppose, but…Will they be OK? (I’m in the UK)

Used an old Octagon 10 just a few weeks ago and successfully hatched some button quail. Need to use it again, and although it’s warming up the red light isn’t coming on at all. Does this mean the thermostat has broken, or could just the light component have failed?

Five chicks have hatched, presumably yesterday, but saw them following the hen this morning. Four eggs still in the nest. She keeps going back to them, rearranging them etc…but was off the nest for some time today as well and they felt cold. Should we remove them? I’m worried she might keep...

My next newbie question: The peahen we got last week laid an egg on the ground just an hour or two after being introduced to the run. By the end of the day I'd finished clearing out the old stable and moved them in there, and she laid another egg in a dark corner the next day. So I sorted out a...

I’ve recently joined this friendly community, having been given a pair of peafowl by my wife for my birthday! We’ve kept them before, many years ago, and even raised a few, but after we sadly lost the last of them, just used the covered run and the old stable to which it was attached for the...

Hi Ive just got back into keeping peacocks. We had a pair many years ago, and raised a few. Missed having them, so have just got another pair and will be interested to see what others do. I’m in the UK.