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    Raise on wire or ok on the ground?

    Thanks! So, after reading up on quail I have a few more questions :). What feeder do you use? Heard they super messy eaters and don't want to be wasting feed. Can they drink tap water? Is the chlorine ok for them? And, when raising for meat, how do you keep the gene pool diverse? Do you...
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    Raise on wire or ok on the ground?

    Hello! I have raised chickens for 7 years now. My husband and I are looking onto raising quail. We will start with just raising them for eggs but would like to progress to hatching our own eggs. We have an old chicken run that I would like to reuse as a quail run. I am seeing differing...
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    chicken ate ant poison

    hen found her way into a box of outdoor ant poison. it has been about 2 hours, and she looks fine. she is roosting as normal. It just rained, so there was no point in taking the water away. does anyone know how long i should dispose of her eggs for, assuming she will just fine after this. Leah S
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    no feathers above tails

    no roos
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    Help please - chick with watery eyes, losing feathers around beak??

    we had a girl who had bubbly discharge. her eye swelled too. I forget the name of it, but i did a search on this page and found tons of info on it. maybe that's what it is andyou caught it early.
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    no feathers above tails

    3 of my 7 girls are loosing their feathers, right above the tail. First i thought molting, then mites, now not sure. could they be bored? they were free ranging, but the town wants us to keep them fenced in. I try to enrich the pen with cabbage, treats, moving branches from time to time and...
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    do you have a chicken tractor?

    wow! thanks to all. we are thrilled to start!
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    till the run?

    do any of you till your run? my neighbor said that's what one of his friends does. mine is hard packed dirt and think it's a great idea. for those of who do it, are there any health benefits to it? I know they love the garden when it gets tilled, so why not do their run! Leah S
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    do you have a chicken tractor?

    We going to start building our first chicken tractor. We have agreed its the best way for us to go. If you have one, is there anything we should keep in mind before building? we are wondering about what you used for the roof. I want one side to open up, but how can we also make it leak...
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    will girls be ok with no run?

    Due to issues with the town we live in, we have to move our run. We are going to build a tractor for the girls, ASAP. since there is so much snow on the ground the girls don't go outside now. their coop is very large as it's in the garage right now. Do you think they will be ok without a run...
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    Chicken tractor..need plans

    interested in what people say. we have had chickens for almost 3 years now. we are switching from a stationary coop to a mobile on soon!
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    chicken tractor size

    Just to add the footprint is 8 X 3.5 feet, with the living space (being right above) having the same footprint. We have a stationary coop and run, but the town is changing the "rules" for chicken owners. they did free range but they no longer are allows to. we don't have the land to put up a...
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    chicken tractor size

    wondering if the outdoor space requirements for a tractor is 10 square feet per bird. we have 7 girls and the thing is already getting big with the indoor living area at it's min. are tractors only really good if you have less birds? and to those of you who have tractors, how often do you...
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    chicken tractor question

    Hi. looking to start building the girls a new home. we are going to give them a chicken tractor, so we can move them about the yard. We live in the north east and get cold winters and hot summers. I am seeing that some of these tractors only have a tarp on them, not siding. Is this something...
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    blizzard, how to keep hens safe/ happy?

    super ideas! hard to believe that we finally getting a storm, it's lovely out there. just stocking the girls' food, bedding and scratch. they have no idea what tomorrow will bring! like I said before, they really dislike the snow. getting the tarp out of the basement later and get that set up!
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