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    How long can a saddle stay on the hen?

    Doesn't canvas absorb water?
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    How long can a saddle stay on the hen?

    I've seen this asked before in the chicken section, but none of the threads had an answer: How long can you leave a saddle/apron on a hen? Any risk of mites or lice congregating underneath? What if it gets wet? Rainy season coincides with mating season over here, and I am worried that my hen...
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    Hobby hatching addicts-- where do all of your chicks go?

    Wait what? A neutered male quail?
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    Are bantam breeds better suited for indoor setups?

    Starting with a few sexed chicks is the best idea. After 6 weeks, the novelty will have worn off, and by then the chicks will be coop-ready pullets that can easily find new homes if needed.
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    Are bantam breeds better suited for indoor setups?

    that's how I ended up with my indoor rooster. A neighbor kid raised him as a housepet for several years, then left for college. Of course you can go out and travel. I've gone on week-long road trips with a turkey, a rooster, and a box of four chicks (not all at the same time). Birds make far...
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    Are bantam breeds better suited for indoor setups?

    So, don't keep your chickens in a solitary indoor prison. Give them stuff to do. Take them with you when you go places. Even when my turkey hen lost the use of both legs, I still hauled her outside multiple times a day so that she could poop and touch grass. My turkey is living outside again...
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    Are bantam breeds better suited for indoor setups?

    Humans are his flock. I have a house serama right now. He's 100% happier indoors with me, than outside getting his butt kicked by other roosters every few minutes. None of my roosters are aggressive. That's genetic, and has nothing to do with living indoors.
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    Impacted crop alternatives

    Water gets it going. The hardened stuff needs to absorb water to loosen up.
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    Impacted crop alternatives

    If there is something stiff in her crop, it is probably hardened food. She needs water, not oil. Do not fast her. Chickens should have access to water 24/7 regardless of condition.
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    Exzolt Available

    How does this work? Is it like Bravecto where it continues to prevent fleas/mites for 3 months?
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    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    Cool! What did you use to take that photo?
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    Cattle panel lean-to

    I am familiar with standard hoop arches. This particular structure has one end anchored to the side of a barn.
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    Cattle panel lean-to

    I came across this cattle panel chicken run on TikTok, and am interested in building something similar. I have built cattle panel hoop coops, but this type of lean-to is new to me. Has anyone tried this? Any structural issues?
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    American Gamefowl

    Is that unusual? If predators are not an issue, I think roosters can easily live to their teens. My rooster has trouble grooming himself, because his beak is misshapen from an old injury. He looks scruffy right now: This photo is from last year, right after new feathers grew in. The hen behind...
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    American Gamefowl

    approx 10 years old.
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