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I think it’s a kind of magic all that ends up being one of these.

I get almost as excited to see these as their little blue eggs.. If they run backwards and make watery deposits that don’t smell good they probably need more kefir, they’re quite susceptible to coccidia until they learn to use the nipple drinkers. Their leavings should be firm and without...

Two weeks two days old today

@Icemaiden Ooh, I’m a bit worried that might be a potentially incriminating question so I shall word this carefully.. From newly hatched to bumble bee sized fluff ball I give them 1 hard boiled quail egg and a worm or two each to start them off, this lasts them a couple of days and then they...

Ha ha :) isn’t the internet a strange place, you have to be really careful what you ask for. I was quite surprised it realised what I was on about recently when I was searching for vertical chick nipples.

It’s just a thought but I found it quite difficult to join this forum, has anyone else signed up recently? Could be theres not many people about because of site issues with the joining process? I had to be manually allowed in by a mod (thanks Joshua). More likely it was just me, I’m not great...

Thanks @Icemaiden I like it here already. It’s strange but most people don’t seem to appreciate me constantly talking about my birds and what they’re eating all day, can’t understand why? It’ll be good to have somewhere to express how pleased I am at the quality of whatever they happened to...

Thanks I found the location bit. If they survive the experience they may realise the terrible mistake they’ve made and come back, I don’t understand the popularity of Facebook either.

Hi thanks Chris :) Yes, quail. I tried keeping chickens but when they arrived from the battery farm in a box I was shocked to realise that they were the size of a small dog! The cat was frightened to go in the garden. I enjoyed keeping bantams for a while with their fluffy little feet but they...

I thought this little hatching video might be appropriate for my first post.. ah, it appears on the screen but won’t play. Oh well, hello everyone 🐣