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    enrichment/enclosure for indoor setup (plants,toys, etc)

    It saddens me so deeply that every indoor chicken/quail conversation turns into this, I think we need our own section of the site, like the meat bird people have. But I won’t be here to see it, this site is obviously not for people like me, and I respect that.
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    enrichment/enclosure for indoor setup (plants,toys, etc)

    Oh, don’t get me started, I’ll hijack this post! :lau if I haven’t already!
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    Coccidia

    Yeah, that’s why I switched to paper sheets for my indoor birds, but that’s not really applicable here! Unless you change tarps or something every day, now that’s an idea!
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    Coccidia

    Well, if you want them healthy…
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    Coccidia

    It’s spot clean daily, change out monthly, for the best results.
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    enrichment/enclosure for indoor setup (plants,toys, etc)

    Sorry, not to me!
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    Coccidia

    Pine is toxic due to the scent oils, if you absolutely have to use wood shavings, use aspen, but even then, sand grows less bacteria overall.
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    enrichment/enclosure for indoor setup (plants,toys, etc)

    In my unpopular opinion? Nature sucks. It’s all parasites and yuck, I like my sanitized little bird world, I’m weird. But I’ve never noticed any signs of stress in them, not one feather plucked, they and their happiness always comes first, so whatever I’m doing has to somewhat be close to right...
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    enrichment/enclosure for indoor setup (plants,toys, etc)

    I wonder that, too, and that’s why I try to suggest it now on any rooster behavioral post I see lately, it’s unorthodox, and I do get backlash, but if it works, it works. I think people have a hard time not anthropomorphizing, putting themselves in the bird’s shoes and feeling bad for them...
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    2 day old chick keeps swallowing

    That looks good. I’d definitely get them into something bigger as they grow, but I’m sure you’ve got it handled. Honestly, if nothing else seems wrong with the chick, I wouldn’t worry too much, I’d keep checking the crop to see if it’s filling and emptying like normal in the morning and whatnot...
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    Same-sex aviary? Conflicting information online.

    Thank you! If I may ask, my enclosure is a “pop-up” bed mosquito net, and since I won’t have bars to attach perches to, I plan on getting these preserved manzanita trees with bases that are meant for displays to use as perches, they’re maybe 36” tall and 18” to 24” wide, and I’ll get two, one on...
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    2 day old chick keeps swallowing

    Good, pine shavings are toxic anyways with the scent oils, but that rules that out.
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    Rocco needs a new home

    If you aren’t breeding him, then what’s he for, decoration? He just gets to harass the hens for nothing? I’d be wary of anyone who wants what he’s described as, like I said, he’ll probably end up a fighting bird, and that’s no life.
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    2 day old chick keeps swallowing

    I’d gently feel the crop for anything strange, too. What are you using for brooder flooring?
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    First chicken coop build

    16’x50’ covered run? Oh, that’s just plain beautiful. Bravo.
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