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    Shipped Meat Maker Brown Cornyx Quail question

    Caboodleschicks... Just so you are aware,theres no such thing as " CORNYX" quail. What you have are COTURNIX quail. How did your hatch go? Hope your hatch went well but on the off chance it didnt go well here are some tips to help for future reference. Cots need higher humidity (about45 to 50 %...
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    Parakeets

    For beginners...BIRDS are NOT INEXPENSIVE to own. Not in money OR Time either ! ALL parrot species require ALOT of time and attention, QUALITY, VARIED ( and that means NOT inexpensive...) foods and sufficient exercise for a healthy ,happy bird. AND dont forget occasional AVIAN VET visits i...
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    Peachfaced and Black masked Lovebirds,English Budgies and Bourke's Grass'keets

    i currently have Peach faced Lovebirds and Masked Lovebirds available to go to new homes. Beautiful healthy birds. A) Peach faced are from the following pairings.. 1) opaline white faced violet hen X Pallid cock 2)Cinnamon Pied hen X Violet-Dutch Blue cock 3)Pallid hen X Cinnamon Pied cock...
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    BYC parrot and parakeet club

    He yells/"screeches" because he is calling you ...his"flock" to come to him. . its a normal behavior and especially seen with Handfed birds. you reward him when you pick him up. He needs to spend more time with you or with another bird in the room to keep him company.this is an over simplified...
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    budgie:male or female?

    i m pretty certain thats a male,not a female.a recessive pied male budgie will have a "pink" cere not blue. and very young females have white on their ceres no matter what color it is . i have photos of male and female recessive pied but unfortunately i was unable to figure out how to post...
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    Post your lovebird pics!! =)

    i would worry about a hamster wheel in the bird's age..even supervised. Lovebirds DO like rolling things though. i give mine a big round oatmeal container with the bottom 1/2 cut off so it's a big tube. I stand it on end and fill it with crumpled paper, "hand" toys and what not. They get in the...
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    OLD GERMAN OWL pigeons

    Hey folks ,thanks for all the responses! I have found a wonderful home for my OGOs .
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    OLD GERMAN OWL pigeons

    I have been told by our town that my birds are against ordinance so i need to find a caring, knowledgeable home for my Old German Owl pigeons. There are 7 but a couple hens are setting eggs so there may be more very soon Serious inquiries only please! i'm in frederick county, maryland
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    ASSISTANCE and ADVICE needed..

    does anyone know of some kind of treat that pigeons are particularly fond of ? i'm trying to find something that will help me to tame down previously not handled birds. it's a semi life or death reason... thanks for any offered ideas in advance!
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    Pigeon HELP!

    Hi i live in a small town in maryland ,the town i live in is telling me that i have to "remove (my) old german owl pigeons from my property because they are against the code ordinance which does not allow chickens or "livestock/gamebirds" . I have until dec.3rd to have them gone Does anyone have...
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    Racing Homer .pigeons

    i have a small # of 2012 hatch Racing Homers available for adoption to a good home if anyone is interested.
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    Coturnix Quail Basics- Information and Pictures Galore

    you do know that Coturnix and A & M s are the same thing,right? Coturnix is the species, A& M is just a bloodline/ breeding line of the coturnix....
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    Does anyone know what breed these Pigeons are?

    i asked what the ones that look like your were and was told they're "High Flyers"
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    Old German Owls ?

    so NO ONE has Old German Owls ?
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    Does anyone know what breed these Pigeons are?

    go to pigeonchat.net then go to their for sale and adoption ...to fancy pigeons that was posted sept 12,12 ...color's different but this may be your breed....sorry... last bird pictured in the post
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    Been adopted by a homing pigeon

    a Rabbit hutch is a good house for a very small # of pigeons...the kind that's off the ground, made of wood and wire and has a solid wooden box area at 1 end to protect from weather while the rest is 1/2 " hardware cloth enclosure .with a solid roof.
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    how can i breed pigeons

    does the cat mess with them ? do the dogs bark ,lunge, leap at them or otherwise threaten them? if not i would say they re taking a break in breeding while they moult and while the day light hours are shorter and temperatures are cooler. They may not do any more breeding until spring ,that...
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    Best places to get coturnix eggs?

    stellargamebirds is a good site to try. you can go to facebook to the hatching eggs page or southern chicks page for reputable sources. this time of the year eggs arent as fertile however as they are in the spring and late summer. i wouldnt recommend ebay eggs
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    Newbie Coturnix Quail questions

    the Coturnix in the video is a boy. That's their crow...and in the video you see that the bird (a brown) has no speckles on it's chest which is also a indicator that it's male . females( browns and golds) have speckled chests.Whites and Ranges(Tibetans and Rosettas ) have to be vent sexed . yes...
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