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My hens haven't gone broody yet, but the aviary is only a little over a year old. My setup is very similar to le_bwah's (and was in fact inspired by it in many ways) albeit slightly smaller. Maybe someday! We just planted 3 more muhly grasses and replaced the mulch a week ago, and they've been...

Round boi

Eggies arrived this morning! I put them straight into the incubator because I'm impatient, but also because they were in the mail for 3 days and my turner will allow them to sit upright for the next 24 hours (I won't plug it in until tomorrow afternoon). Mostly the impatience, though 😅 The...

Look like hens to me.

Oh that's a bummer!

Omg! My hatching egg order shipped yesterday, and my first-ever batch of fertile eggs will be here on Friday ^_^ I am so excited!! I've been practicing with my incubator for months, experimenting with humidity & temp settings, making graphs of my calibrations, and I am so ready!! <3

I ordered eggs from Thieving Otter Farm. I've read good things about the quality & temperament of their birds, and they have some cool color options, including some from Southwest Gamebirds' lines (which doesn't sell eggs anymore).

I have no idea why they do it, but I love it. I've just got 5 hens right now, no roo, so I like to imagine they're just celebrating each other 😅 Sometimes when one sings an egg song, one or two of the other hens will run over to investigate. No idea why 🤷‍♀️

We have 18 inches of siding as a "skirt" around the entirety of our aviary. It seems to provide adequate protection from wind, plus keeps the neighborhood cats from spooking the birds. But even that plus the roof wasn't enough to keep out all the sideways rain this past stormy winter! We will be...

We're still just getting 2/day! The other 3 girls have decided it's not spring yet (and in their defense, it hasn't been very spring-like in CA)

Alchemist Farm looks awesome. If my husband and I ever decide to get chickens, we'll most likely get them from there.

🤯 WOW this blew my mind, I had no idea, how neat!!

Your birds started laying already?? I'm so jealous! Mine petered out in August/September and still haven't started yet! I don't supplement light though. I did have one strange week in January when just one bird was laying an egg every day, then it stopped! So weird. My husband eats a lot! 😅

Thank you! I've been watching your YouTube updates even in my absence here 😊 You've been busy!

:frow omg, it's been so long since I've updated! All the ladies are still doing well. I've had some major life events over the past few months (illness in the family, then I got married!, etc.) and haven't been spending much time online... BUT all is well, and things are chugging along in the...

Seems as though my poor girls have been molting for over a month now... I feel so bad for them. I can tell they're uncomfortable, and I worry that this is what has been contributing to the strife and conflict in my aviary for the past ~6-8 weeks. I know they're molting, because it's the right...

The two that made it through shipping survived just fine. After getting them over the stress of shipping they did well and integrated into the aviary without issue. The falb fee was always the most nervous of the flock but I think that's just her disposition. They've both been having behavioral...

I give a small handful of BSFL to my 5 birds probably once or twice a week. It probably works out to maybe 4-5 worms per bird? I've never counted. So I guess if you amortized that out over the course of the whole week, at the top end, my birds are probably getting an average of 1-1.5 BSFL per...

As for the behavioral issues we've been having... I've had limited success with the various episodes of isolation and reintroduction. Pearl and Jenny (the falb and pearl fees from SWGB) still seem to be the centers of the issues. The routine goes: 1. Isolate aggressive quail for 7-14 days...

The plants are probably nearing the peak of their summer growth 🌱 The thunbergia vine should be evergreen in our zone, and it's by far been my favorite. The quail love eating the flowers, and the vines that have grown into the aviary provide a great place for them to hide. It's a twining vine...