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I came out to the bird house today and my dear white silkie ObiOneHenobi was dead! She seemed fine yesterday and was not acting ill or anything and today she’s gone. The buff silkie, her friend HenSolo was just sitting next to her as they always do and she was just dead. I checked and there...

Well one of my Tangerine Doves flew up and perched in the sign post…. And she picked the right one to perch on!

Just finished the new outdoor chicken run! The girls seem to enjoy it…..

Meet Hawkeye and BJ the 2 newest squeakers who are hybrid Frillback/Fantail pigeons in our flock. I named them that in honor of of new coop door

Just finished my water station (sorry pic is sideways I can’t fix it) I ran water hoses from the rain barrel outside to a faucet and a row of chicken water cups Now let’s see it the birds like it. This with the bucket on the other side should be plenty of water for everyone

So my 2 chicks one Polish and one Amber star are about 7 weeks old now and so I’ve moved them, still in the crate, covered with a mesh, into the main bird house to “introduce” them to all the other birds ( silkies, pigeons, doves) while I was setting up before I covered them 2 tangerine doves...

Hello BYC folks, I'm looking to purchase 2 Polish Chickens to increase my flock, I'm in Queens NY and will drive to NJ, PA,CT otherwise will happily pay shipping Please reply to thread or DM Thx Bruce

Hi Friends, I'm looking to add to my Flock, I would like 2 Polish Hens, I'm in Queens NY and can drive to NJ, CT to pick up or will do the shipping box thing..... Please reply with choices and prices, or any recommendations on where to look. Thx Bruce

Hi, Going to start trying to train a few of my pigeons, what's a good high value treat for them, My Chickens go nuts for dried mealworms.....pigeons not so much, any suggestions or ideas?? thx

Came out this morning and found one of my doves has this lesion at the comisure of her beak Not draining, hard crusted, probably fatal but the question is do I need to quarantine her ? No other bird in the flock has anything Thx

Hi friends, looking to increase my flock with 2 female polish chickens (love that hairdo!!!) I've found either eggs or chicks so gender is still a question, I'm looking for females....... Any direction or referrals would be appreciated I can drive to NJ or PA to pick up or if they ship I can...

So I came out to my aviary and I heard my Silkie chicken making a lot of noise, squawking and clucking loudly. I went in and fed everyone like every morning but she kept it up. I sat down on the floor and she came over to me jumped into my lap and fluffed her feathers and settled in and calmed...

I have a "bonded pair" of Frillbacks and a "bonded pair" of Fantails, they come from different breeders and the Frillbacks have been with me for a year longer than the Fantails. A few weeks ago the male Frillback set up a nest with the Female Fantail! In the end the eggs were pushed out of the...

Just sharing a very funny sight.... I came into aviary and both Silkie chickens were wandering around looking for breakfast and when I looked into the nesting box, one of my Tangerine Doves was sitting on a Silkie chicken egg!.......I've found the Doves in the Chicken nesting boxes before but...

Ok BYC friends......what's the latest and "best" method Bruce

Hi Friends! Lots of cats in our area and today we found 2 kittens in the corner of our yard behind some boxes that appear to be about 3-4 days old, eyes just opening We kept watch from a distance and the Mom hasn't returned. SO.... What do we feed them? Milk from a bottle? a bowl? Put a call...

So I just finished installing a new watering system for the flock which is hooked up to my water tower so there is always rain water avail to drink, but the cups leak. Its the red cups with the yellow stick in the center. Anyone know how to adjust or tighten these cups ? they are only supposed...

Hi, does anyone know of a breeder of homing pigeons in my area? Thx Bruce

I've decided to hook up a radio in my aviary so my Chickens, Pigeons, Parakeets, and Doves can have music, So what does everyone think??? Soft Rock, Classic Rock, Classical, News Talk radio? My Frillback pigeons seem like the hard Rock type while my Silkie Chickens may prefer Classical........