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I got this mini incubator thing off the net to try to hatch out some of my Chinese Painted Quail eggs, because I have very poor hatch rates when the female quail incubates them herself. Each time she goes broody she only manages to hatch 1 chick from 7 or 8 eggs, and the last time none of the...

I plan to build a planted aviary in my garden of my new house, but am really worried about how sensitive and worried people can get here in the UK sometimes. I don't want to give the neighbours any reason or cause for complains. So I need to make sure the birds I keep will be quiet so as not...

OK, so I know these are not exactly chickens, but I have 2 Gouldian Finches. As they are birds, I guess this would happen if they were chickens. My partner used a flea and tick spray on the dog's bedding when my two finches were in the same room at the time. The doors and windows were all...

OK, so I am having problems with my mealworm cultures this month with they dying in large numbers and can't figure out what is going on. I have kept and bred mealworms for years as food for my birds, reptiles and other animals... and have no serious problems. They are are the correct...

I have an all male group of Chinese Painted Quails in my aviary for a few years. They all get on fine and everything has been great up until this week. About 2 months back one quail got a disease like fowl pox all over its feet and legs and, despite treatment, and showing some signs of getting...

Please can anyone advise me how to help my pet Quail? I noticed one of my Chinese Painted (Button) Quail sitting down more than usual a couple of days ago. Thought it was just relaxing or sunbathing in the aviary. The same quail today was sitting in the foot bowl for hours. When I went to...

They are being really stubborn and refusing to go back into the loft after free flying. They prefer to spend the night on the house roof! I have 4 that are doing this. I am used to the young birds taking a bit of time to train to trap, but this year they are worse than ever. I cut the feed...

I randomly came across this 1980's Russian film as it came up in my suggesting viewing on You Tube.… 'Love and Pigeons'. It has some nice pigeons (fantails, rollers, high flyers) in it.. and an interesting pigeon house owned by the main character. Nice shots of the birds flying and...

My pair of Gouldian finches started to breed for their first time. They both seemed really healthy and active and everything was going great. The chicks hatched 3 days ago and both parents were taking great care of them. This morning the female was sitting on the cage floor looking sick...

How to a send a message to a moderator to alert them to a poster who is robbing wild bird nests for eggs, chicks, and then killing the birds through mistreatment and neglect? He has posted on here many times asking for advise about feeding baby birds and by now he must have killed over 20, with...

This is an update to my post about one of my squabs not being able to stand up or use it legs and feet. The bird is much stronger now, and its parents are now feeding it plenty of food. It has grown a lot bigger. The good news is it can now stand up on his haunches and get about, and also...

First time I have experienced anything like this with my pigeons. One of the squabs seems to have very weak legs and feet and can't stand up or move about. I noticed when I inspected the nest as I was concerned the smaller of the squabs was lagging behind in growth. Usually squabs will...

My pet quails escaped the outdoor aviary yesterday and I spotted them pecking about on the back lawn. When I approached them they all flew up high into the air and away. They were really tame and I am surprised they were spooked by me, as they usually run to me to get food. Anyway, they...

Yesterday I came home to a bit of a disaster. A pigeon squab has been badly injured by another pigeon trying to take over the nest box. Its father is top of the pecking order and boss of the coop, but somehow managed to get out the trap door and locked out while I was at work, so could not...

Today one of my pigeons is limping. I think it's broke or sprained its toe and maybe hurt its hip. I think it might have caught its foot in the wire mesh of the coop during the night. I can't see any blood, only a red line on the top of its foot. it stands OK on both legs / feet, but...

This event looks amazing!! No idea how each person gets their own birds back at the end of it lol.

Came across this video on You Tube. Never seen pigeons coloured like this before. So cute.. wish I could have some too...

I was away for a week, and a friend was caring for my 5 pigeons. When I came home one pair has laid eggs and has a nest on the floor of the coop (as I don't breed them they don't have nest boxes). The problem is that now this pair have claimed all the floor of the coop as they territory and...

My Chinese Painted Quails were panting and clearly a bit uncomfortable in the heat in the afternoons. Right now the weather is hot … 38 today, as its the hot dry season here.. My quails live in large planted aviary with my songbirds, and on the aviary floor is a large shallow terracotta...

Hi. I have a pet Hill Mynah bird (now about 1 half years old) and was thinking if it is OK the clip his wings (same way as people often do with parrots and parakeets)? Also interested to talk to anybody else who keeps this birds. Mine lives in our garden in a large home made cage. He...