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  @ShahzadHussain2955 күн бұрын

  🎉🎉🎉

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  @tamaramijaturban848610 күн бұрын

  Uh. I rescued a baby pigeon today he fell from the destined nest. He doesn't know how to eat for himself and I manage with glow to feed him in the change. I was wondering do you have a social media to send you the picture and seek advice.?

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  @abdulrahmanhs816223 күн бұрын

  Is panda still a English white?

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  @pas_du_toutАй бұрын

  ❤

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  @PavlovafowlАй бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @veritatis7114Ай бұрын

  I really enjoy your videos ❤❤

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  @PavlovafowlАй бұрын

  Thank you for your comment, I really appreciate it. I'm making shorts at the moment because I have so much other work piling up but I have several longer videos part-edited, so hopefully will be able to get them uploaded shortly. All the very best from Normandie, Sue

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  @FlametheHobbitАй бұрын

  Hey, I found this video doing some research and was wondering if you’d be able to give any advice? (Even though this video was six years ago) Basically, a young jackdaw got stuck in our chimney last Thursday and we were able to free it (at the expense of the fireplace) this morning We let it free then, but it’s clear that it can’t fly. I’ve looked up food and tried multiple options but it won’t take it and I can’t get close enough. It’s mother (we think) keeps communicating with it I’m considering taking the young jackdaw in for a couple days until it can fly and nurse it back to health without getting too close. Not sure if that’s a good/safe idea but I don’t feel like I can just leave the thing when it’s young and injured. Wondering if you had any solutions? (Also sorry for putting this on you, so far you’re one of the only sources online I have found for an answer)

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  @PavlovafowlАй бұрын

  Hi and there is no problem with you asking me about this. We've raised four baby jackdaws -they fell down our chimney and we also had a jackdaw given to us by a friend because she was finding it difficult to cope with, it was badly injured and also a very grumpy individual! In my experience jackdaws are very bright and they do seem to figure out quite quickly (as do many rescued birds) that you are trying to help them. The problem may be that your one is getting mixed messages because normally when the bird falls down the chimney the rest of the brood and the parents have already left. Once you bring it in, it should start to concentrate on you as the parent and then it should be much easier for it to ask for and to accept food from you. It will be used to being fed directly into the beak, as it's only on leaving the nest for the ground that the babies are taught to start looking for their own food, although they are still being fed by the parent. A jackdaw, in my experience, usually fixes on one human to bond with. You are going to have to get close to it to feed it, it shouldn't snap at you or if it does it will only be in a scared-baby-reflex type of way. I usually start with egg and fruit and then I move onto worms or meal worms, which we raise for our quail, don't try and give it water, just juicy fruit. For ease of feeding you could start with pasta, but I would dip that in water first. It really though needs protein to grow, so don't feed too many carbs. I actually asked our organic butcher for meat scraps, which he gave me for free but some people collect road kill!! What sort of injuries does it have? Often these can just be stress related and will go away reasonably quickly once the initial shock of falling is over. Hope this is of use and please do feel free to ask for any other information you think I can help you with. Jackdaws are great birds and they really appreciate what you do for them. They make very strong bonds with humans. When we lived in Scotland our local Baker rescued one, it helped his business no end, as it used to sit on the wall outside his shop and then swoop down onto the arm of anyone coming out of the shop with a bag of pastries and look at them in such an appealing way that they felt obliged to feed it! Often, therefore, they would have to go back into the shop for more, so I guess it was the jackdaw's way of paying him back for the rescue! All the very best from Normandie, Sue

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  @FlametheHobbitАй бұрын

  @@Pavlovafowl thanks a lot The jackdaw unfortunately left out sight last night and we didn’t have a chance to take it in But it’s followed its mother and from what we can tell it’s safe I really appreciate the reply though

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  @Jayda-hc9czАй бұрын

  Do you have a video on what you feed quail? If not can you give some advice please 🙏🏼

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  @PavlovafowlАй бұрын

  Hi there, I do have a general poultry video showing the example of a week's food, that covers quail too: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qY5tl8-Ff8bOl6Q.html However, many of my quail videos are about specific food items here is the playlist for you to choose: kzread.info/dash/bejne/inlhuriLhNvSfKw.html I can give you a really important piece of advice in two words: 'invertebrate protein' - if you can raise your own by the creation of habitats (compost heaps, woodpiles, etc.,.) you will be providing the optimum food source for your quail. Too many people ignore the fact that quail are omnivores not grain eaters and a large proportion of their diet is wild protein with the addition of wild vegetation including broad-leaf plants and seed heads. I have never fed mine on readily prepared foods, for one we are organic here and even the commercial organic quail food relies too heavily on cultivated grain and legumes. Secondly, my initial reason for raising quail was to cure my husband's hay fever and I knew that to get therapeutic grade eggs my quail needed the best possible of wild diets. In the event I got hooked on keeping quail, so went on from there to continue with the best food possible for my quail and in particular the chicks needed this diet to grow and thrive. I also raise meal worms - organically for my quail and have videos on this too. Hope this helps and all the very best from Normandie, Sue

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  @Jayda-hc9cz27 күн бұрын

  @Pavlovafowl thank you so much sue for your response, and I look forward to watching the videos to get more insight. It’s sooo very hard to find the information I’m looking for regarding quail, it’s all “stick them in a rabbit cage on highest protein game feed” :( I’m also looking to raise quail for quality eggs, however, I have a humble sized garden with frequent cat, fox and red kite visitors so regrettably I do think I will have to place them in an enclosure, but I hope to make it as natural as possible. Again thank you so much, the idea of poultry and game feeds is something that has really been bothering me as I thought it to be completely unnatural but not much info out there for alternatives, you have given me confidence to explore other organic natural options. All the best to you, Jayda, UK 🤗

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  @pas_du_toutАй бұрын

  ❤

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  @hannahl8Ай бұрын

  The sounds 😂 Thanks for this, I adore bats ❤

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  @PavlovafowlАй бұрын

  Thank you so much for your comments. I love bats too, my sister used to live in a house where they had a colony of pipistrelles in the attic, when they came out at dusk it was magnificent!

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  @Limara64Ай бұрын

  Who has an injured pigeon and watching this for help?

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  @sarahsissen7144Ай бұрын

  What can I feed a younger wood pigeon please. I'm hoping the mother returns but planning ahead incase the mother doesn't return

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  @PavlovafowlАй бұрын

  Hi Sarah, The same as I am feeding here, you'll just need to mash it up add a little bottled, warmed water and he should be able to suck it up through your fingers or even from a egg cup. Here is my film showing feeding a really small pigeon: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJN2prupnpPfYZc.html All the very best and get back to me and let me know how things are going, Sue xx

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  @sarahsissen7144Ай бұрын

  Thankyou so much for the advice. Very helpful. Appreciate it. Thankyou for taking the time in replying back to me. Have a great day. Sarah xxx

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  @LilibethPintoАй бұрын

  Good afternoon, how can I help a 🐦 with an eye 👁 inflammation? Or infected?

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  @PavlovafowlАй бұрын

  Hi Lilibeth, I have a two-part article on this at: holistic-hen.blogspot.com/2013/11/eye-problems-and-their-treatment-in.html#.VCGVMtZDu5k Sometimes with birds though, eye problems can be triggered by chronic stress and when the bird is removed from that situation, the condition will go away on its own. However, I would still make sure the bird has an electrolyte and also apply a compress to the eye of just warmed bottled water on an organic makeup pad or similar. The above written articles and accompanying film do however go into more detail on what could be wrong and how to remedy it. All the very best and do keep me up-to-date on how your pigeon progresses, Sue xx

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  @LilibethPintoАй бұрын

  Thank very much. I ordered it to treat the pigeon.

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  @LilibethPintoАй бұрын

  They get flu like humans?

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  @AlSwearengen42 ай бұрын

  What a gentleman!

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  @Pavlovafowl2 ай бұрын

  He is indeed! All the very best, Sue

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  @pas_du_tout2 ай бұрын

  How sweet

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  @Pavlovafowl2 ай бұрын

  Thank you! All the very best, Sue

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  @akiramia51062 ай бұрын

  Where do you get that compost for them with lice

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  @Pavlovafowl2 ай бұрын

  We make it. Here is our compost bin design: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eoyfxdCdmrDahLQ.html We now have 3 compost bins altogether and in the Winter I put a small one of ready rotted compost in with the quails so they have a self-service food source! All the very best, Sue

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  @LilibethPinto2 ай бұрын

  If his leg was injured? The clay would help him to healing?

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  @Pavlovafowl2 ай бұрын

  Yes because not only does it heal but it provides essential minerals as well. Clay is often used in setting broken limbs. My friend completely healed her Collie dog's broken leg which the vet had declared inoperable, he was so impressed, he now uses clay in his practice. It's a very ancient medicine and was/is used all over the World in traditional medicine. All the very best from Normandie, Sue

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  @RA-mg7yl2 ай бұрын

  Thank you so much. I have a injured pigeon rescued from the street, he have a awful lesion under the wing and I put the clay mixture, I hope it will come out ok. I also will do the tea tree oil drops on it. Again Thank you so much.

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  @Pavlovafowl2 ай бұрын

  You are so welcome, let me know how things work out. The major problem may be getting him to keep it on but I have found pigeons to be very cognizant of the healing process but young birds do sometimes 'play about' with the clay as they are very inquisitive! All the very best and thank you so much for saving a pigeon! Sue

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  @RA-mg7yl2 ай бұрын

  @@Pavlovafowl It is working alright, I look at the wound almost everyday, and now he starting to exercise the wings, it is for me almost a miracle his recover.

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  @deborahmartin96722 ай бұрын

  Is there a way for me to send you photos with advice please? My Large 21 week old 3 Cornish Cross hens have big open wounds under their feathers where the rooster was digging in whilst mounting and I would imagine they should heal by themselves but just want to make sure incase I should assist the process.

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  @Pavlovafowl2 ай бұрын

  Hi Deborah, Are you a member of Instructables? - If so you can publish a picture for me on say this Instructable: www.instructables.com/How-to-treat-a-deep-and-badly-infected-wound-on-an/ You can also send me a message - just press the 'I made it' button and the facility will come up. If not then I'm sure we can work out a way but the most important thing is to make sure she is not in pain - so use the wash and that she has electrolyte. I'm sorry I couldn't get back any more quickly but I was away in the UK and I have no internet access there, ironically I left on the day before you posted the comment! Give your hens a big hug from me and also think about making them a 'saddle' so that this doesn't happen again - I have a pattern for that here: holistic-hen.blogspot.com/2015/11/caring-for-chickens-in-cold-weather.html#.VjdJwpdVKlM It's the same design as this coat I made for a Frizzle suffering from cold stress. All the very best, Sue xx

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  @mcdaniellynda2 ай бұрын

  Excellent observations

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  @Pavlovafowl2 ай бұрын

  Thank you! All the very best, Sue

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  @oliverwilkinson43672 ай бұрын

  Thank you for helping this dove

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  @Pavlovafowl2 ай бұрын

  Thank you for your kind words! All the very best, Sue

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  @oliverwilkinson43672 ай бұрын

  A lovely film ❤

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  @Pavlovafowl2 ай бұрын

  Thank you! All the very best, Sue

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  @mrsardesch803 ай бұрын

  Such a beautiful video! I'm not sure I'll get a response, because this video is old. I just wanted to ask what you were feeding them in the lettuce leaf?

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  @Pavlovafowl2 ай бұрын

  Thank you for your lovely words. Yes, you'll always get a response, albeit a little late - I'm repainting the house, so not doing much on the internet at the moment - except binge watching dog rescue videos! In the lettuce leaf is a mix of all organic food: grated root vegetables, sprouted triticale (an ancient wheat/rye mix), moistened 5 cereals (rolled) comprising, oats, wheat, barley, rice and rye. However, the grains are something I only feed in strict moderation. For quail chicks and hen chicks, I like to get them started from hatch as would their parent, on invertebrate protein and if not readily available then hard boiled egg. All the very best from Normandie, Sue

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  @thomasmoorcroft80363 ай бұрын

  Thanks for info .❤

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  @Pavlovafowl2 ай бұрын

  You are so welcome! All the very best, Sue

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  @Vimdaroca-nx9ch3 ай бұрын

  👏👏👏👏👍

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  @user-sy5mf4hj3g3 ай бұрын

  How much one cost ? and can you send 3 pairs to wisconsin

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  @user-cf2bu6if2k4 ай бұрын

  can you make a video of seeds you mix for pigeons 12 weeks old, plz. thank you

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  @Ina_m224 ай бұрын

  But bread isnt good for them, it causes candida

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  @Ina_m224 ай бұрын

  Wow you are amazing, can i use sodium clay?

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  @miriamscarborough62135 ай бұрын

  Amazing, I would love to be able to get my quail to go broody

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  @Pavlovafowl2 ай бұрын

  Here are some ideas of what worked for my quail, shared on my site: holistic-hen.blogspot.com/2017/05/ideas-for-encouraging-pair-bonding.html#.WQhntjclFj4 All the very best and Good Luck! Sue

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  @valemerine36765 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @Pavlovafowl2 ай бұрын

  You are so welcome! Sue

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  @emmarasmussen89345 ай бұрын

  Q: do you know a way to keep excess quail males, without them fighting? Thank you for your videoes 💜🌸🙂

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  @Pavlovafowl5 ай бұрын

  Hi there Emma, outside the breeding season, I find everyone gets on fine it is during the breeding season, and often after my quail have paired off that they become territorial, this is particularly over nesting areas. Looking at the small amount of literature that has been written about natural quail keeping, including one academic study, even in quite a large space, only one bonded pair ever seem to be able to nest in peace, without some type of 'battle' breaking out. My guess is that in the wild nesting sites are quite far apart and this is probably to allow for maximum protection from predators. In my experience therefore, once your quail enter the breeding season and pair off you need to provided separate areas or solid divisions within your breeding area so that the pairs are kept apart from each other and can nest in peace. For the unattached males, usually the much younger ones, I do find these get on OK together but as with everything 'bird', you have to teat them as individuals and there are no set rules. I just go by observation and try to prevent conflict before it happens by making sure there is enough space to accommodate all needs. The females don't seem so bothered, they are quite happy to share nest sites but it is the males who seem to be so particular and who indeed do seem to be in charge of finding the sites and digging out and creating the nests. After some days of sitting, I have also found that even in bonded pairs the female will sometimes chase off the male, so it's not just the males that fight! Hope this helps and all the very best from Normandie, Sue xx

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  @annasecrist98245 ай бұрын

  Hi, how do you get the hen to sit on them? Was she being already broody and sitting on her own eggs and you put quail eggs under her? How long does it take for quail eggs to hatch?

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  @Pavlovafowl5 ай бұрын

  Hi and thanks for your comments. Firstly you really need to know the hen well, so I usually choose a broody (she must already be well broody) , who has already raised chicks so that I've already seen her as a mother, in both how she sits eggs and how she looks after chicks. Quail are very different to hen chicks, they are precocial, so are almost ready from the first to look for food but in our climate they get cold quickly and thus the hen needs to be aware of that. Without heat they will very easily slip into coma and die. Funnily enough with a hen as a mother, quail chicks very quickly get attached and become dependent on her to find food, it make sense really - why bother when someone will do it for you! I've had a quail raise her own chicks and she obviously let them forage but she also understood the climate they were in and was always shouting at them to come back an get warm - she also would carry them in her feathers, so that they could get out and feed! (Quail chicks burrow down in the hen's feathers for that reason I believe and that is one of the problems to be aware of as they can get caught up in the hen's very much longer feathers.) I take a hen that is broody, who has been sitting for several days on a china egg and remove that and then put the quail eggs under her, first of all showing her each egg to make sure she sees it and is not worried by its size and colouring. In the past I have hens get really upset about quail eggs and start throwing them out of the nest but if you show the eggs and talk to her and keep her calm, I find the stress goes away. That said, if you are going to go to the expense of obtaining some fertile eggs then the first time you attempt this, it might be a good idea to have a reserve broody just in case things go wrong. The eggs can start pipping and sometimes even fully hatching, from the 15th day but usually it takes 19 days and I have had them hatch after that. In my experience there are no absolute rules for anything to do with poultry, my birds are individuals, some make brilliant quail mothers and some don't, it's just a matter of you finding out which ones would be the best. I have a whole series of films and written articles on raising quail in a natural as possible way, from choosing a mother hen to making a quail environment so as your quail will pair off and raise their own. Here is the playlist: of 39 videos kzread.info/head/PLHgq6wrWg6dedER4JF4EYs85yt9LWkkUc and the link for my 34 written articles holistic-hen.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_27.html (these also contain most of the films but not all) The articles are probably better organised than the films in the playlist but I do intend to reorganise them into a more logical order! All the very best and really good luck, Sue

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  @maryferguson62265 ай бұрын

  Little bird. Little amount using tweezers. I fed weetbix well mixed with lots of water and a dash of honey.

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  @Tdotttttt6 ай бұрын

  Oh my god what an adorable video. What an amazing mother hen too. Just too much cuteness in one video. Did you end up releasing the wood pigeon, what happened to him?

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  @Pavlovafowl2 ай бұрын

  Thank you! Mother hens are brilliant - did you see the video with the baby jackdaw? Yes he returned to 'the Wild' but we still have wood pigeons in the garden and I am sure he is one of them! All the very best, Sue

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  @Tdotttttt6 ай бұрын

  Please clip your nails while feeding baby birds. I learned that the hard way. They are very vulnerable to any bacteria

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  @lupealmaguer97597 ай бұрын

  Watching from Texas. Mineral water is Natural Spring water? Over here mineral water is carbonated water.

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  @Pavlovafowl7 ай бұрын

  Hi there, yes mineral water = natural spring water. It's just here in France the tap water is of such poor quality and way over the limit on residues of agricultural chemicals etc.,. that you wouldn't want it anywhere near a wound - never mind wanting to drink it! All the very best Sue

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  @Perildragon_08 ай бұрын

  How did you get your hens to be broody? Not a single quail hen I have will sit on an egg in a nest

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  @Pavlovafowl7 ай бұрын

  Hi there, in my experience there are four main reasons for this and I've written several articles on my blog, which cover in detail how to encourage nesting and sitting but I'll share my experience of the main reasons below: 1. No Male Quail - If you are buying fertile eggs rather than having your own, then your problem may be that you have no male quail to instigate nesting and thus laying and sitting. When the male starts to 'crow' in the Spring, this triggers the female to lay and it is also the male who chooses the site and makes the nest. Not having a male, or not having a male that is mature and will crow and is ready to take responsibility for the nest therefore can be the root of the problem. 2. No Pair Bond - For a hen to sit, she normally needs to be bonded - i.e., to have paired off with a male. In the breeding season quail become monogamous and also very territorial around their nest site. The bonded male will also guard the nest site - without that bond your hen may not feel safe enough to sit. 3. No Suitable Nesting Environment - In my experience quail are quite choosy about where they lay. I will also give you a link below to how I planted up my quail greenhouse to provide a suitable nesting environment. 4. Non-Native Diet - Quail are omnivores but when they raise chicks they will feed them on an almost exclusively invertebrate diet. If your diet for your adult quail is also grain and thus carbohydrate-rich, they will not have the temperament conducive to bringing out their wild behaviours. Grain-fed quail tend to be nervous and aggressive because of a lack of essential amino acids - such as L-methionine, which is plentiful in invertebrate protein but deficient in grain. There are a plethora of studies available to show how diet relates to mood in captive quail. Furthermore, without access to invertebrates, your female quail may be reluctant to sit because she can't provide her potential chicks with this important food source. You can raise invertebrates such as meal worms and as a stop gap you can feed quail and chicks hard-boiled or scrambled egg. Here are the links to my articles for more detailed information: Encouraging broodiness and nesting - holistic-hen.blogspot.com/2017/05/ideas-for-encouraging-pair-bonding.html#.WQhntjclFj4 Planting up a safe quail nesting environment: holistic-hen.blogspot.com/2023/07/Planting-up-safe-quail-environment.html On my site you will also find information about raising meal worms. Hope this is of use and all the very best from Normandie, Sue

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  @seriouslynow228 ай бұрын

  Bless you forever. I am so fortunate to have had this video come up on my home feed. This rooster clearly improved under your care. I wonder if this disorder could be reversed with long term nutritional support, or not. The information I have gleaned from KZread contributors has been invaluable to me since I have had chickens for less than two years. Fortunately, my chickens are healthy. They have good feed but love to free range from early morning until they put themselves to bed. Bugs and greens seem to make a huge difference in their health.

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  @Pavlovafowl8 ай бұрын

  Thank you for your kind words, they are very much appreciated! In my experience torticollis is definitely reversible if you catch this condition early enough. It usually occurs quite quickly after hatch, as it is often due to a deficiency in the contents of the egg and should be naturally reversed by a varied free-range diet. It will only occur or reoccur later in life if the bird is either, not on a good diet, binge eats grain or is bullied and does not get a share of invertebrate protein and/or depletes nutrient due to chronic stress. This cockerel/rooster was suffering from both stress and deficiency (a vicious circle) and because he had had the condition for some time, he needed a significant amount of nutrition to get him back to any where near normal. Every bird I've ever come across is an individual. Eating habits can be formed because of environment and conditioning but I have found that even industrially raised birds can re-learn good dietary choices. This rooster was a binge/addictive grain-eater because of his situation and I would have continued to keep him off that diet but sadly didn't have the chance to do that. Even at this late stage of the condition, we may have been able to literally straighten him out, the power of good food and stress management is amazing, I have seen it over and over again. Invertebrate protein and the amino acids and vitamins included therein have a huge impact on both mental and physical health and the folate from greenery works in synergy with Viamin B12 in the invertebrate protein which is hugely important for optimum nervous and motor function. Good luck with you chicken keeping - it is massively rewarding and in so many ways, Sue xx

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  @seriouslynow228 ай бұрын

  @@Pavlovafowl Thank you again in case I should ever run into anyone who chicken has this affliction. My only rescue experience occurred when I had had chicks for just a few months. I was at a TSC right before closing time to build medical supplies to prepare just in case they were ever needed. The clerk asked me if I wanted two "free" Buff Orpingtons. He thought one of them may have been trampled a bit. The other one was for companionship. He knew that the little chick would probably be either pecked to death or trampled during the night. I took the babies to try to help though I was already too busy. Bear in mind my ignorance. I worked my behind off for little Poopie. She ate best when allowed to sit in the palm of my hand. That was the sweetest thing you have ever seen. I tried for well over a month, running upstairs to feed her as often as I could. Her companion, who I still have, was growing like a weed. Not Poopie. I finally requested help on social media. A kind and very busy farmer who also had ten years previous experience as a vet tech looked her over for me. She immediately noticed that the baby had significantly bowed legs, and told me that this was likely caused by the mother having inadequate Vitamin E. Poopie was a Buff Orpington, She said there was no way was a big bird like that going to be able to have a normal chicken life. She couldn't even half feed herself. However, she relieved me by saying that Poopie had not been in pain. She put her down for me because it is virtually impossible to find a bird vet around here unless you can wait about a month. This broke my heart but also gave me an interest in making sure my chickens had good nutrition. My go-to food choice for a bird that won't eat is sardines packed in water. Also scrambled eggs with my homegrown oregano. I think my tins of sardines helped save the lives of two of a friends' chickens who were traumatized and injured by his pet dogs. He separated them but they had no interest in food until offered sardines packed in water, only. No oil.

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  @sweaterdoll9 ай бұрын

  We have so many trees on our 3/4 acre. A few years ago, our neighbor asked if we wanted an above ground pool they had had for a summer for their niece. It's a plastic frame with a liner about 5 meters across. The wind had caught it when it was empty and pushed it over onto a fence and it had ripped. My husband set it up in the back, cut out the bottom of the liner and now we put almost all the leaves in there to mulch. Now and then he'll stir it up and let the chickens in there to find the worms and grubs. By late summer, he's moving the whole thing and turning and turning it into compost and the chickens have a nearly daily feast for a week or two. The rest of the leaves that aren't composted there are mulched down and used as deep bedding in their fenced pen area for winter when they aren't free-ranging so much and I'm at work. They scratch through it all winter, add their manure, and we top it off now and then. We dig it out in spring to add to the compost when they get turned out into a large fenced yard for the summer. They just love the mulchy leaf piles. Even a pile of dry leaves is great fun to scratch through!

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  @Pavlovafowl8 ай бұрын

  What a wonderful idea! Thank you so much for sharing, I love how you used something that would have been thrown away to make a great food and fun area for your chickens! We actually tried to have a pond once but we never had enough water in the Summer months to keep it supplied so we filled it in but it provides a damp area where invertebrates proliferate and it regularly gets filled with leaves from the tress around it - so a great scratching area like yours. All the very best from Normandie, Sue xx

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  @petgoosepaulringo339 ай бұрын

  always love to see your video ❤

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  @Pavlovafowl8 ай бұрын

  Aaww! Thank you so much! I'm trying to do more but our internet here out in the wilds is pretty terrible at the moment, at one point we had an upload speed of 0! I thought it was getting better but just as I'd managed to edit a whole load of stuff, it took another plummet. Hopefully though having complained yet again we will get something sorted. Watch this space! All the very best Sue xx

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  @runjettyrun38199 ай бұрын

  so beautiful 🌺🌸🐣💖 thank you for sharing 💖🐥🐔

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  @Pavlovafowl8 ай бұрын

  Aaww thank you so much! Great to hear from you! She's quite a bit bigger now and like her mother has a few tiny black flecks in her plumage and she's still as sweet as ever! All the very best, Sue xx

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  @runjettyrun38199 ай бұрын

  🌞🍁☀🐞🌟🌼☘🏵🐝🌷🍃🍂 simply lovely - thank you xx

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  @Pavlovafowl8 ай бұрын

  You are so welcome! Thank you for commenting, I really appreciate it. I am having such huge internet problems with 0 upload speed, I didn't even realise that was possible when we still have an internet service of sorts! I am so grateful that I still get views and comments because I can't actually keep uploading as much content as I would like. All the very best from Normandie, Sue xx

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  @beyondtheillusion53279 ай бұрын

  Is this clay bentonite clay?

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  @Pavlovafowl9 ай бұрын

  Montmorillonite was named after the place it was first discovered and bentonite was named similarly for Fort Benton, Montana. They both belong to the same family of clays and both have similar properties. Montmorillonite is a pure therapeutic clay and Bentonite is classed as pure from the higher the amount of Montmorillonite it contains. Therefore, check the packaging or ring the company to find out if their clay is pure enough for therapeutic use. Some bentonites are just used for industrial and domestic cleaning purposes and some companies use the name ''Bentonite'' when they actually have Montmorillonite. It's confusing but it's just a question of making sure of the purity because of using this on a wound. Hope this helps! All the very best from sunny Normandie, Sue xx

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  @mygardenanddinosaurs9 ай бұрын

  Hiya Sue. Lovely video. My girls are my ground maintenance crew. They are a great help clearing beds. Exciting news - I had a mummy quail hatch seven chicks a couple of weeks ago. All doing well. 😊. Question for you, I have been feeding them quail chick starter crumb and giving them dried meal worms as a treat. At two weeks old, what else can I feed them. Would they be able to cope with cabbage, lettuce, etc? How about millet seeds etc. Take care. Mags.

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  @Pavlovafowl9 ай бұрын

  Hi there Mags thanks so much for your comments and what wonderful news! Your Mummy Quail is a real star because I've found many female quail to be really a bit blasé about covering and they tend to let the eggs go off in all directions unless they have a really well dug, deep nest at the start. So here's my take on baby quail food. The last lot my quail hatched, I'd been doing a lot of reading around wild bird diets and I'd found that even graminivores feed their chicks on an almost exclusive invertebrate diet - so that's what I did and I had the best general growth and certainly feather growth ever. I fed no grain whatsoever but just tipped out a load of compost for them to search through and of course I have my mealworm 'farm' boxes too. I also put out a lot of greenery for them, the mother quail called them to it and she broke up the lettuce and cabbage leaves for them, after which they had a go on their own. I also fed hard-boiled and scrambled egg. One interesting thing that occurred as they grew to adulthood - they really didn't like grain, in fact they still prefer meal worms, egg and greenery but they will eat sprouted grain and some of the flattened five cereals I get from the organic shop but basically they are not keen. Just thoughts but that was my experience and it was doable for me because we have so may compost heaps and ant nests with very delicious and nutritious eggs! Much love from Normandie, Sue xx and a big hug to all the quail and chickens

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  @Pavlovafowl9 ай бұрын

  millet etc.,, sorry forgot about that. Again I looked at the composition of most seeds and there are a lot of what might be classed as 'anti-nutrients' in them, particularly if they are unhulled, whole grain. These are what protects the seed because actually unless that is an integral part of its cycle of propagation, no plant wants its seeds eaten. Having no hooves, claws and teeth, the plant uses various compounds, polyphenols, tannins, oxalates, phytates, which are essentially toxins which protect them by stopping creatures repeat eating them. Interestingly, adult animals, birds and hens included, do eat foods containing these to use as internal parasite control but they are not always able to get the rest of the nutrient out of them because the compounds prevent bioavailability. Therefore, I am always wary of feeding chicks dried seeds of any kind although sprouting or cooking can redress some of these issues. Then there is the vexed question of linoleic acid in seeds....so for me - I just stick to invertebrates and salad! Hope this is of use Sue xx

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  @queilayenner12809 ай бұрын

  Can you please give me the measurements of this project? 💙

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  @Pavlovafowl9 ай бұрын

  Sure, the long sides that make the 'Vee' are 40 cms ( 16") long and then the two end pieces are just cut to fit (this depends on the width of the pallet plank). Each trough is made from one standard untreated pallet plank. If you want any help in sourcing and identifying untreated pallet wood and also in breaking it down for carpentry use, we have several articles on our site: thegreenlever.blogspot.com/p/using-repurposed-materials.html All the very best from Normandie, Sue xx

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  @SovereignSymphony9 ай бұрын

  Always love to see your videos and hear from you ❤

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  @Pavlovafowl9 ай бұрын

  Aww! Thank you so much for that lovely comment. You made my day! We've been have some real issues with internet speed here, so I've not been able to upload anything for quite a while but fingers crossed that is now resolved. All the very best from sunny Normandie, Sue xx

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  @Pavlovafowl9 ай бұрын

  There are three parts to this video you can find the others here: Part 2 kzread.info/dash/bejne/k5yqpthwiNS7eMY.html and Part 3 kzread.info/dash/bejne/oop1ypWHebiqorg.html

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  @erfan2559 ай бұрын

  Broody quail

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  @Pavlovafowl8 ай бұрын

  One of the wonders of the World! Sue xx

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  @donmac890710 ай бұрын

  Simply adorable , full credit to both of you ❤

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  @Pavlovafowl10 ай бұрын

  That was a lovely comment - you made my day! All the very best, Sue

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  @j.reneewhite91510 ай бұрын

  I'd recommend putting a little fence between your flocks until they get used to each other. There is a lot of territorial fighting going on in your video.

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  @Pavlovafowl10 ай бұрын

  Thank you, you make a very valid point! There is always a little 'jostling for position' with quail, I sometimes do try to introduce them on neutral ground but here, as it's Winter, they all had to be in the warmer 'Safe Quail' area and so the newcomers were coming into already occupied territory. Unfortunately quail were originally taken from the wild, as were Jungle fowl, to fight rather than to lay eggs, so humans originally selectively bred them for this trait. However, I do find this behaviour tends to be ritualistic outside the breeding season, inside it however, I always separate bonded pairs as they can get really territorial and aggressive and thus cause stress and even injury. Did you see the follow-up video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmxozM-in9qfmJc.html ? I also find diet improves mood with quail, certainly a wild invertebrate element to their food improves harmony and aggression, in my experience and that is supported by studies showing that a lack of certain amino acids such as L-methionine are linked to feather pecking and bad behaviour. All the very best, Sue