Oh, Nambroth! I'm so sorry to hear about the (human) death in your family! And dear Coho! *hugs you*
I lost my (Coho and Derp inspired) darling Faverolles, Bay, just a few weeks ago. Your mention of "Marek's eyes" makes me think it might have been involved in our case despite my flock...
I am SO sorry for your loss of Kua, Nam! My original 4 ex-battery hens (Isa Brown) died the same way. It is cruel and horrible that it has been bred into them. I'm just grateful I was able to make their last few years a little bit of paradise. And you know Kua had the best life it is...
The way I taught my budgie to talk in the past was to take the cage into my bedroom at bed time, and talk to him in the dark. Same phrase over and over. More recently I 'cheated' - recorded the phrase onto my ipod and left it playing (low volume) beside the cage all night.
Once the...
The male isn't being mean, he's afraid. And he's telling/warning the female that you are a predator and probably about to eat her. It's my understanding that this is pretty common in parrots. Ask anyone who's had a parrot bond to them and ended up the recipient of 'warning bites' every time...
I have 3 ducks and 4 chickens in one hutch (they free range in my garden during the day.) I had the ducks for a good 6-8months before the chickens arrived, but they seem to get on fine. I use woodshavings as bedding, as they soak up the duck poop really well, and then use it as mulch on the...
*waves madly* Hi Nam!! I have spent a whole lot of time reading the whole of this thread and loving every minute of it. I stumbled on it googling Salmon Faverolle feet, cos I suspect our little one has derpy toes.
Despite having kept up to date with your blog posts on your chickens, it was...