Oops Chicken Math got me again!

[Dragon Slayer Trinket]

I know poor guy had hurt his back so he's shuffling like an old man but he won't stop! He has started to put up a fence to cut the garden in half so me can safely have the dogs one side and poultry the other.

I'd love to see your geese, I think our neighbours would have something to say if we add any more additions to our garden

My goodness, I hope he recovers soon! Bless him twice over.

Those vanilla neighbors must learn.

I don't currently have a picture, I'll have to get some, but if you check the BYC Summer Fair Other Poultry contest, there's a few pics ont here.

 

[TimonHens]

Better 3 then 5 with no breeder!

 

[kodster]

That's not just chicken math that's bird math! I love it.

Can I ask why the state says you have to keep them confined? Are quail special in some way?

I live in North Dakota, and the state wants to be sure that the native bird population isn't compromised, biodiversity-wise. Similar to what Australia does. So I have to keep my quail, which isn't a native variety, confined so that they don't get out and then multiplying to numbers that overwhelm the native birds' environment that it doesn't allow enough for all the birds to survive.

 

[Tretinker]

I live in North Dakota, and the state wants to be sure that the native bird population isn't compromised, biodiversity-wise. Similar to what Australia does. So I have to keep my quail, which isn't a native variety, confined so that they don't get out and then multiplying to numbers that overwhelm the native birds' environment that it doesn't allow enough for all the birds to survive.

Ah, ok that makes sense, even here we have seen this with squirrels. Red squirrels are native, grey are not...I've never seen a red squirrel but I've seen hundreds of grey ones. I think grey ones were bought over from America.

Also parakeets aren't native to England but in our area they are everywhere, not sure if they've had any impact on the native birds but there are a few stories on how they've ended up here. One is there was an aviary in a local park and when it closed they just released the birds. Another is lots of people in London had them for pets but when they got bored of them they released them and they've flown down to our warm area. Who knows!