Recent content by JR Poultry and Game

Hi, i keep bantams, chickens and i hatch game birds!! i have just been ofered 2 'chinease painted quail' what are the basic things that need and need to do!!!????

what methods do people use for sexing chicks???? :D :D

im just about to put 12 pekin eggs into my incubator and im not 100% sure what the humidity should be. can anybody tell me please!??? :D

if i want to show my bantams, will i be marked down if they have had there flight feathers cut??? :D :D

My mum used to have a farm and has always owened chickens and she surgested I used straw for beding and I have recently heard that it is not so good to use straw cause of mites, should I stop using straw and shange to shaving???? And If so can I still use straw for the nest boxes???

I am feeding my bantams ad lib mixed corn and kitchen scraps. I noticed today that my hens are getting a bit skinny what do you recomend i should feed them to help them gain weight??? :?: :?: