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  1. Jake v8

    Muscovy egg laying

    I’m in southern BC. So the days aren’t crazy short but definitely enough for my chickens to slow Egg production.
  2. Jake v8

    Muscovy egg laying

    I have 4 Muscovy hens that are going on 8 months and have yet to start laying. With it being almost November and me living in Canada the days are getting quite short. Im assuming that has something to do with it? Does anyone have a rough estimate as to when they could start, February or march maybe?
  3. Jake v8

    Feather development issues

    I also own the parents and they both seem to have completely healthy and normal feather genetics
  4. Jake v8

    Feather development issues

    One of my hens hatched them out. It’s a black Australorp x copper Maran cross breed. Ive had 24 chicks hatched out this year by hens and all have been fine so I don’t think it’s anything to do with the hens? It’s no smaller than the others and is just as healthy just a little odd looking.
  5. Jake v8

    Feather development issues

    Does anyone know what could be wrong with this chick? It’s had this issue since it hatched out and none of its siblings have it. It looks like its feathers aren’t forming properly and when it first hatched its feathers were growing out in individual beads and not forming down like a normal...
  6. Jake v8

    Normal broody hen behaviour?

    The two leghorn mixes come from a local hobby farm. The others I got as chicks from a hatchery.
  7. Jake v8

    Normal broody hen behaviour?

    That does make sense as all the hens went broody after the first chicks hatched out not during the incubation but right after
  8. Jake v8

    Normal broody hen behaviour?

    Recently 5 of my 9 hens have gone broody. Ones already hatched out chicks and the others are sitting or getting ready to sit, why is this? The reason I ask is because of the ages of the birds and the breeds. None of the breeds are famous(3 are hatchery strain pure breeds) for going broody and...
  9. Jake v8

    Pigeon pairing question

    The second egg was laid the male still showed zero interest. The eggs I candled were infertile. Also the male never showed interest in breeding the female. I’m pretty convinced they are two females
  10. Jake v8

    Pigeon pairing question

    Alright that’s great to know I will see what happens as time goes on
  11. Jake v8

    Pigeon pairing question

    They are still young about a year. The egg is 3 days old so it’s too early to candle but In a couple days hopefully I can tell
  12. Jake v8

    Pigeon pairing question

    Recently my pair of pigeons laid an egg. The thing is the female is the only one showing interest in the egg. The other one just sits a couple feet away and watches. I am thinking I might have two females? Leading up to the egg laying they were doing every thing paired pigeons do (preening each...
  13. Jake v8

    Storing spent grains

    Yeah it’s to bad it doesn’t preserve better I’ll end up freezing it probably
  14. Jake v8

    Storing spent grains

    it’s always great to find a over abundance of free food!
  15. Jake v8

    Storing spent grains

    Unfortunately I don’t have a food saver but the grains are available every week so I am thinking they would not be frozen long enough to damage any nutrients.
  16. Jake v8

    Storing spent grains

    I would do that but seeing as a have a small amount of small birds it wouldn’t really be practical to take as much as I could use right away(probably like 2 cups) I might try freezing it and just see how it goes
  17. Jake v8

    Storing spent grains

    Yes
  18. Jake v8

    Storing spent grains

    I recently came across a chance to pick up more spent grain then I could ever use( I only have small flock of quail) is there a practical way to preserve spent grain other then drying. freezing could work but I have read that the grain will only last hours after being thawed anyone who feeds...
  19. Jake v8

    Pigeon enclosure questions

    Hi, what coop/loft dimensions would you all suggest for a single pigeon breeding pair. Also what do you think about dirt floors for pigeon enclosures I ask because I have a dirt floor aviary that currently houses quail but it’s sitting at only just over 2 ft high and is 10 ft long and 2 ft wide...
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