A video of hens scratching in the sunshine

[le_bwah]

Everything's going smoothly, just wanted to share a vid from this morning of the birds reacting to treats.

I'm pleased with how my setup has turned out—a better windbreak and intact grasses encourage "snuggling" at night and more movement during the day. The girls even managed to put on weight this winter since I started scheduled CORID treatments. But my oldest are getting old, almost three years, and I'm feeling the hatching urge already...

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Oh my gosh, I have a boy that looks like the one that squabbled with the brown one in the back

 

[Painted Calls]

I think I need quail...

 

[Kale the Quail]

Everything's going smoothly, just wanted to share a vid from this morning of the birds reacting to treats.

I'm pleased with how my setup has turned out—a better windbreak and intact grasses encourage "snuggling" at night and more movement during the day. The girls even managed to put on weight this winter since I started scheduled CORID treatments. But my oldest are getting old, almost three years, and I'm feeling the hatching urge already...

Your birds are so pretty!

 

[le_bwah]

I think I need quail...

I find that they're most fun if you treat them like chickens minus free ranging and roosting. Awesome birds to watch, great producers, not very hands-on, and juuust smart enough to have personalities. 10/10 would recommend

 

[le_bwah]

Your birds are so pretty!

Thank you! I wanted a colorful hatch for various reasons, but it really helps keeping them separate. I've got 16 birds and only two sets of near-duplicates.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

You

I think I need quail...

You'd probably like them. I recommend the eggs from risingpheonixfarms. They're celadon and some of the friendliest quail I've owned. The male I can reach in and pet and one of the girls will fly to you if she jumps and you put your arm out

 

[JacinLarkwell]

You
You'd probably like them. I recommend the eggs from risingpheonixfarms. They're celadon and some of the friendliest quail I've owned. The male I can reach in and pet and one of the girls will fly to you if she jumps and you put your arm out

Here's my batch of six (have two other males waiting too spring to get some girls of their own. The tux is the one that flies (I call her Luftwaffe (sp?) ) and the one closest to the camera is my flockmaster

 

[AntiqueB]

They are so cute. I think I need some, too. . .

Research time!

 

[Quaicken108]

I think I need quail...

I think you need quail.