I have been keeping my coturnix quail with two society finches for about a year now, and I wanted to know if anyone else has done that :) i do not have a picture of their current setup, but it is a 3 1/2 foot tall rat cage with 2 sq. feet of ground space. this is a bit of their old cage:
it was...
My Rouen (first laying poultry so far) started building 2 nests in our barn two weeks ago, and has layed eggs 6 out of 7 days this week! :D
I have been so excited for this day- however she will not lay in the nests she built. I am buying fake eggs to try to coax her to lay in the nests, because...
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My run and coop are both on top of a grass area. As I know, it's a matter of time before the grass turns to dirt.
Should I keep the dirt? Add sand? Hay?
Any advice would be great!
Also, when considering a dust bath. I was going to dig a hole, Add DE to mix with the dirt. But when it...
Hi! I've sectioned off a large area of land that I'm adding manure, compost, and other scraps to daily. I mix it, till it, etc. Recently, I planted some garlic, and it appeared to be growing fine, with green shoots growing a centimeter a week. About two months later, the entire stalk wilted. I...