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hi everyone, my year old cockatiel has been twitching her head/shaking her head an awful lot. she's also a little fluffed up. she still has a great appetite. any ideas on what could be causing this?

hi everyone, right now i have a wonderful cockatiel, sweet as can be. got her as a handfed baby. she's playful in her cage, but very quiet(i know that girls are generally a lot quieter than boys) and a bit shy. i've always wanted a conure and have been considering one lately. how different are...

hi everyone, i know this is the chicken thread but i know chickens and pigeons can get a lot of the same things so i was hoping someone would have an idea to what this is... my new (young) pigeon has a growth below her vent (not on her vent) she did have mites when i got her but i'm not sure...

anyone know the dosage of sulmet for button quail? for poultry it's 2 tablespoons per gallon of water. is that too much for button quail?

So, I've noticed my chick, hen and cockatiel have been sneezing and twitching their heads. Well the chick has only been sneezing but the hen and cockatiel have been sneezing and twitching their heads..More head twitching than sneezing. The behavior isn't chronic but I've been noticing it when I...

so many bird problems today! my button just started bubbling out of it's mouth.. i just got a baby chick yesterday but it's kept in the other room.. could it of given it something? what should i do?

hi everyone, i have a year old RIR hen who's been very healthy, laying an egg a day. today i picked her up and could feel her bone under her crop, between her legs(not sure what it's called). she is still eating a lot but seems to be getting skinnier.. could it be worms? thanks!

hi everyone! as some of you know i hatched 9 button quail. their cages are being built on the opposite side of the yard from my chicken's house (about 30 feet away). i only have one chicken (i got her as a day old a year ago) and she's never been exposed to other chickens and she's always been...

hi everyone, i have a single rhode island red hen, she's a year old, and she is spoiled. she bosses the dogs around, comes inside to eat snacks and gets all the attention. i'd like to get one more chicken but i'm not sure if she would get use to it? any advice?

Do I leave them food all day long or only feed them twice a day like my other birds?

My first button quail eggs just hatched a few days ago and within 24 hours of being out of the incubator 3 died. Anybody have any reason why? They all hatched on day 16 and I kept them in the incubator for 24 hours. They all stayed pretty huddled up together but the temp was 102. In the brooder...

The eggs have been rocking and I hear a chirp every now and again! So now my question is.. Do I take them out as they dry? Will opening the incubator hurt the chicks that are still hatching?

Tomorrow is day 13. Should I lock them down tomorrow or the 14th day? There has been some temperature fluctuations so I'm worried about a early hatch.. Or no hatch at all:\\

Hi, I found a red ear slider in the dirt down the street from my house.. Its been hot all week and he's in pretty bad shape. His shell is peeling and deformed.. I put him in a containing with water, flat rocks for him to climb on, and a heat lamp over the rocks.. Anything else I can do for the...

hi everyone, my (still air) incubator has been running for 24 hours at 100 degrees but the humidity is 78%. do i need to lower the humidity before i put my button quail eggs in?

Hi everyone, I raise pigeons and chickens and now i'd like to get some button quail! I've had bobwhites before but never button quail. My friend will be giving me some fertile eggs and I plan to incubate them. Any suggestions? Also, a few questions.. Can I get just one or two, or do I need...