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My button quail momma just hatched out 8 babies out of 9 eggs. I now have 11 babies from this pair. Momma is the wild color and dad is a red breasted but we have 3 light colored babies the rest are dark. So cute! Can they breed together...hows that work?

I've been told buttons don't do good in winters outside? So how do you all house them? Looking for a nice looking set-up for inside my home. And can you house boys together without females with no fighting??

My hen hatched a baby 2 weeks ago. Apparently they are not like chickens and will start laying again. I have gotten 6 eggs from her since the baby hatched. How long can I hold the eggs to add them to incubator?

Many years ago I had a pair of buttons and had them in with my finches. Never had babies but she layed lots of eggs. About 2 months ago I had the chance to get another proven pair. Then shortly after another pair. We fixed them seperate pens up with nesting area. The first pair mated and momma...

I received a duck today and was looking for information. I don't even know what kind of duck this baby is. I will need to upload a picture later but quick description is that it is brown and white with white/tan feet. Has blue eyes and a white beak?? I need lots of education.

Have had caged house birds on and off for many years but the other day stopped by a pet store looking for quails and this guy caught my eye. The owner got him out and handed him right to hubby and then I had to take him. Climbed to my shoulder and played with my hair and 'snuggled'. He then gave...

I know this is a roo and he is a leghorn/silkie cross but my question is what color is he? And does anyone have pictures? This young boy hatched on 7/23 so about 4 weeks. Thanks everyone...I love BYC!

My white leghorns are about 16 weeks old and have started to get red and this morning one even squatted in front of me... Couple questions... Should I give them oyster shells?? Why do there feathers seem to be turning yellow??

So why did she mount another hen. I have seen her lay a egg but while sitting with the girls last night Shadow mounted another hen. I wonder is it dominance? Some mornings all my hens get going and now I wonder if she is a crowing hen. What does one sound like?

I have my idea but wondered what u all thought... About 11 week old Silkies from Tractor Supply, beardless... 1- white... 2 - purple... 3 - green... 4 - Blue with purple... 5 - Yellow... 6 - Pink... Thanks for giving me your guess

I am pretty sure this is a EE. Around 10 weeks old. I thought it was a girl but now have second thoughts....whats yours?? THANKS

O... so much happy stuff for me...... First... I know I got ONE egg that's good at day 18, can't wait to see who/what hatches Second...I get to meet another BYC member Saturday Third...I am getting eggs and a incubator Saturday WOO HOO...I'm so eggcited...LOL See U Saturday Lisa

So my BR broody hen gave up on me. Had got eggs and she ups and quit's. She is still clucking but does not sit so I put her back with the flock...was that hard to watch, went right after her but alls good now. So my question is do U think her eggs may still hatch? Not sure how long she was off...

I sat out with MY babies tonight and think I can figure out who tried to crow this AM.... WHAT YA THINK? 8 week old silkie. Pic of all MY babies... Pic of Little Gray...I just adore her (is a her right and a silver penciled wyandotte bantam) And one of HUBBY's Babies, white leghorn...

I thought I had a RIR. But lately we have noticed puffy cheeks....like a EE get but I don't think she is a EE cus she has yellow legs???? It is a she right?? About 8 weeks and do U think she is a Bantam?

Every now and then my hens...all 14 of them...will start 'bawking' very earlie in the morning. They wake me and I go out in fear the neighbors will also hear them and complain. When I do go out they R all still on the perch and instantly stop when I walk in. And people complain bout...

I have lived in this home for 12 1/2 years and today we found a fairly big snake right by my silkie coop. I have never seen a snake this close or this big since living here. We seen this snake last week in the creek behind our house so I think he was thinking of a chicken dinner... We just had...

Have a broody and having a hard time finding bantam eggs...interested in cochins, silkies, showgirls...but will consider others. North Central PA

I have a broody hen...moved her to her own coop/spot last night and she hasn't moved...now to get eggs under her...there coming. My question is what do I feed her...the laying crumbles shes been eating or chick crumbles??? She didn't get off to eat or drink all day.

I have a BR who is going broody. My question is that she don't stay on the nest alot...she gets off or we take her off and she will eat and go outside for a few hours but then will go back to the nesting box. She fights with the others who go to lay and in the 'struggle' has broke some eggs. I...