California - Northern

[TheKeeper]

My husband found a baby magpie that can't fly. I don't know why. It looks fully feathered to me. He put it in with my 2 month old chickens. I don't want it in there because of disease. He doesn't get it. I am going to be really upset if my chickens suffer. Esp after everything I have read on these boards. What should we do with it? I don't want it anywhere near my chickens but they have already been exposed.

I'd be worried that the chickens would peck it to death as well as the disease factor.
I had that happen with doves in the chicken coop & run. The girls killed then ate the doves. Ewww - lesson learned.

Is it a yellow-billed magpie?
I'd love to rescue it. We have them locally & if the little guy is rehab-able (?) I could release it where there's buddies for him.
Otherwise, I'd willing to give it a permanent home. I have a couple of extra empty large cages.
They are neat, smart birds - similar to mynahs.

 

[h2oratt]

I'd be worried that the chickens would peck it to death as well as the disease factor.
I had that happen with doves in the chicken coop & run. The girls killed then ate the doves. Ewww - lesson

Is it a yellow-billed magpie?
I'd love to rescue it. We have them locally & if the little guy is rehab-able (?) I could release it where there's buddies for him.
Otherwise, I'd willing to give it a permanent home. I have a couple of extra empty large cages.
They are neat, smart birds - similar to mynahs.

Yes it's a yellow billed magpie. My husband just fed it hard boiled yolk and water. He didn't leave it alone with the chickens. He put it in my grow out pen and kicked the chickens out.
He has it in a dog crate now. I think he is already attached. If for some reAson it doesn't learn to to fly. I will let you know. It seems to fly like my chickens fly. Not to well. Any way at least my dogs didn't get it. It was In our dog yard. The dogs were just barking and barking so we went out to see.

 

[TheKeeper]

Yes it's a yellow billed magpie. My husband just fed it hard boiled yolk and water. He didn't leave it alone with the chickens. He put it in my grow out pen and kicked the chickens out.
He has it in a dog crate now. I think he is already attached. If for some reAson it doesn't learn to to fly. I will let you know. It seems to fly like my chickens fly. Not to well. Any way at least my dogs didn't get it. It was In our dog yard. The dogs were just barking and barking so we went out to see.

Cool!
Eggs are good, meal worms & grubs are great. They are bug, fruit & plant eaters. Maybe some squishy fruit like peaches, plums or apricots would be good too.

I can imagine your dogs: "Hey! What's this?!? Come here & look! Will it bite me? Can I eat it? Hey! Hey!!!" Lol.

 

[Granny368W]

I'm not too sure how to start a new thread, but I was wondering if there are any people that live up here in Montana? Maybe we could have a nice group.... just a thought...

 

[ronott1]

I'm not too sure how to start a new thread, but I was wondering if there are any people that live up here in Montana? Maybe we could have a nice group.... just a thought...

Hi @Granny368W






It is great seeing you here! It looks like the Montana thread is not very active. I am sorry yo were not welcomed there. It looks like no one is acting like a host so you could start doing that.

Go back to the montana thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/99679/montana/3040

and reply to the recent post with chicken pictures. Use @ and then the posters name in the post. If you work on it, you can get the post count back up. It should be easier to do that then to start a new thread.

 

[KernH]

Yes it's a yellow billed magpie. My husband just fed it hard boiled yolk and water. He didn't leave it alone with the chickens. He put it in my grow out pen and kicked the chickens out.
He has it in a dog crate now. I think he is already attached. If for some reAson it doesn't learn to to fly. I will let you know. It seems to fly like my chickens fly. Not to well. Any way at least my dogs didn't get it. It was In our dog yard. The dogs were just barking and barking so we went out to see.

If it was in Stockton it pretty much has to be a yellow billed. The black billed are everywhere but the central valley. A friend raised one many years ago. It was tamer and friendlier than many chickens. It was turned lose after being raised from a baby but never left my friends home area. It would fly down and land on your hand or arm and could talk quite well. It would say "pretty bird squaky", and it would wolf whistle, plus say other things. Really a neat bird. Squaky was a male, and mated with a wild bird, and raised a number of families around my friends house. The mothers and the babies would come around you but no closer than maybe eight feet. Kern

 

[HighStreetCoop]

Hi, I'm Lisa & I'm a hatch-a-holic...

35 button quail eggs (squeee!)

OOOOOOOh myyyyyyyy ........

 

[curious chickee]

I'm not too sure how to start a new thread, but I was wondering if there are any people that live up here in Montana? Maybe we could have a nice group.... just a thought...

I happen to be visiting montana right now, loving the beautiful weather and landscape. Wish I could move here.

 

[Audio51]

OK...I now have the Serama Bug. I just received 24 eggs and they are settling. I am wondering if there is any special incubation tricks for them. temp/humidity? Would it be better to use the Brinsea Octagon 20 or the Genesis 588. I have had good success with other eggs in both. Incubate upright or on the side?. Any help from anyone with experience would be great. I posted on one or 2 Serama related threads, but haven't gotten any response and don't really have time to read thru all of them..

 

[ronott1]

OK...I now have the Serama Bug. I just received 24 eggs and they are settling. I am wondering if there is any special incubation tricks for them. temp/humidity? Would it be better to use the Brinsea Octagon 20 or the Genesis 588. I have had good success with other eggs in both. Incubate upright or on the side?. Any help from anyone with experience would be great. I posted on one or 2 Serama related threads, but haven't gotten any response and don't really have time to read thru all of them..

It depends on if they were shipped or not.

The brinsea big end up would be best for shipped eggs. For local eggs I would use the auto-turner in the genesis--You might need to use quail rails though.