Im reading the chicks are sight sex by the dot on the head? Is this true
The dads a purebred but babys are crossed with isa brown and a bantam wydonette
Pictures of parents
Ill take photos of babies below
I have 13 eggs in the incubator due to hatch out 3 days before the broody hens eggs are due to hatch
If i gave her 3 day old chicks already along with the ones she hatches out. Would she accept them?
First time the chicken becomes a mum her breed is wydonette cross bantam silkie poof on head
Just went out before found a 3 week old quail dead in the walk in pen with both its legs eaten and hole on inside some parts inside eaten. I dont know what could have killed it if it wasnt a rat. Nothing else can get in unless they squeeze through 4.5cm holes. We do have mice but didnt know...
So its happened 2x now and this prolapsed hen. Plus another to customer
The chicks get cold left brooder fell asleep. I find them cold, start to warm them up again in incubator, then start gasping for air a while later dies then white stuff drips out.
Hen died from prolapsed white stuff...
Ive had this quail soaking in the warm water for a while, its pooping pasty white liquid. Im trying to push vent back in, i dont feel an egg but its so swollen it wont go in. Idk what to do with it
If i left it in the dark in a nest would the red vent go back in by itself ?
Noticed yesterday morning she wasnt as active to be let out as the others. I noticed bit of soppy poop stuck to her bottom feathers. Shes jsut started laying, i also got a new young rooster that is his fav girl atm, and she has wry neck sometimes. Just shakes head up and down i dont think she...
My Hen is looking like its hard to swallow and is yawning extending its neck. I did feed her slugs when she was littler. How do i treat? do i put apple cider vinegar in water, and crushed pumpkin seeds? would that work to cure her
Also i keep incubating, My pharoah is a girl, the dad is a...
Drove hour to pick this guy up as Im replacing my boy breeders.
I think he was in an over crowded pen and got raped by others
Hes wet cause gave him bath
I pressed it no foam, he did poo foam before. I think it hurts. The seller showed me 2 other quails like this.
My boys don't look this.
Is...
So I accidentally injured the poor bird moving the cage. I think it's dislocated or broken, parts is getting green scabs becoming swollen.
I'm not sure what to do with it, I put it with the newborn quails it's been eating drinking. Only discovered today what's happened to leg. The injury...
We was driving around and bought eggs on side of road from stand. Then put them in incubator when we got home. Also added my own eggs which are silkieX leghorn. Silkie cross Australorp. Apart from big chick which is rir unsure others.
Going to keep thread active as more hatching tomorrow or day...
So I've been buying different lots of eggs online and sourcing around locally different bloodlines.
I have 13 hens
5 roosters now
10 baby quails and lots of eggs in incubator......
I need advise never killed a quail for food before. Don't think ready too atm.
Can i make a bachelor pen for...