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So we have a ton of muscovy on campus due to our mascot being a duck and a few weeks back like 5 nests got attacked and ruined by who knows what, felt bad so I took some eggs in case they were still good and try my hand even though I've heard they're difficult but low and behold I got 3/7 eggs...

Where in CO are you? They aren't protected by the migratory bird act so you can always put up some boxes and maybe get lucky with a nest, the ones in WA often make multiple nests per year so they will have 2-3 broods a summer given the chance. If you plant a few berry bushes you'll definitely...

Meet Minnie, Blue, Ms. Frizzle, and Gingersnap They are all between 2-5 years old and looking for a possible new home in Texas. Minnie & Blue are half sisters and very close, while Ginger & Frizzle are older. They've been around dogs cats and previously part of a large flock w/ roosters. We are...

@Little Chickadee thanks 😞 unfortunately I'm very familiar with the coopers, as I used to own racing pigeons. This new loft has 8 pigeons and 3 quail as of this morning. I'm using 1 inch square on the aviary which is smaller than my previous loft where I never had in loft casualties, I think it...

Usually when I see blood in poop it's coccidia. Treat their water with corid to be sure and it should go away after a bit👍

...how does one break a quails neck by chance?🙁

I have antibiotics and blood stop on hand. I only have 3 of my original 5 left and ones a roo so I'd prefer she survives since no is selling quail around me currently and I don't want to do a hatch. She seems shook and in pain but it is a survivable wound if I can get the bleeding to stop😬 I'm...

@Nabiki nothing keeps ours away, we have too many squirrels to count along with rats and songbirds, toads etc. He still goes for the quail and pigeons 🤷. And that's with mockingbirds, owls, big dogs, and a cat and noisy roosters to dissuade them😞

Trying to catch her🤦

So my birds have been in the aviary for around 2 months now and as I ran to the store for last minute groceries the cooper decided to get quail for Thanksgiving! My cortunix hen Goose was napping along the fence and I believe it got ahold of her somehow and skinned her stomach entirely like it...

Hi guys I wanted to start a thread and see if it could give any more insight to others on culling of birds in a racing flock. I myself have never culled and have had no reason to but I'm curious how often others cull birds and for what reasons/causes. Alot of people in my bird groups on fb tend...

Flooding standard for our yard ☹️

@Mamatomany123 on concrete blocks where we are in texas everything floods...unless you want to pay for a million dollar property you can either risk flooding or get a house that doesn't flood but a yard that does. We're in a area most resistant to flooding and still get 6 inches in 3 days easy...