I moved my 5-6 week old quail to the outside pen. There are about 50 of them in a wire bottom pen with hay and light. They are feathered and I am hoping for good results. They were over running the brooders. We are only expecting to get in the 30s tonight. I am also going to cover them with...
Happy Yule little babies. I didn't even plan it. They were a day late! And with all the cold weather we have been having I wasn't sure how these eggs would be. BUT they are GREAT!
Now I cant wait for my eggs that a very nice BYC member sent me hatch!!
I think I need a better brooder...
I was given two 3-4 month old goats. One is a Nigerian(Simon) the other is a Pygmy(Spooky) . Both are male. The Nigerien is very sweet but still a bit stand offish. The Pygmy is well scared to death of anything except Simon. I have been looking to get a female for them but am running into...
We went to our first livestock auction....and a friend put her hand up for a lil pig. Well now she is ours. Her name is Petunia so far but this could change. I really dont have a lot of experience with pigs so I think as with most other things I will be up tonight reading about it....
I am so excited, this is my second batch of quail eggs in the home made incubator. Do to a power spike my first batch temp rose to 108 and I lost them. But this one is more regulated and I just had my first pip! I also heard it peeping. I am so excited. Now to just sit and watch through the...
Yes we have CHICKENS! And Quail!
Hi, my husband and I have been lurking about for over a year now and decided to join! As our flock grows sometimes its harder to google the answers and you guys on here seem like a great informative bunch!
I am raising some Texas A&M and Jumbo browns who have become sneezy and one has a puffy eye it really appears to be a resp infection of some sort. I put some in their water that I normally used on my chickens. I just cant find anything that says its safe or not safe for them.
Thanks.