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    Should I put my young rooster in "horny jail"

    I don’t see anything wrong ethically with a horny jail. If it’s his first season, he’s going to be “extra”. Just like a teen boy. Self-control and good judgment come later for Roos, my boy is just now calming down and being a gentleman at 1.5 yrs old. He got lots of time outs and hens got lots...
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    What pretty border plants can I plant over the HC apron?

    I second the nasturtiums, they are beautiful and your girls will love monching them. If you let them fully flower and die back naturally they will self seed for next year. Another thought is to cast out some arugula and romaine seeds. They grow well in partial shade and are a delicious...
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    **LONG POST**Outdoor Quail Coop and Run Considerations/Adjusting Cotournix Quail to Outdoors

    Thank you! I will just have to let go of my fears I guess- as far as putting them up goes. We don’t have huge predator issues where I am, mostly owls/hawks and smaller mammals like raccoons/possums/weasels/rats. I’ve never seen a fox, I saw a coyote pup about a year and a half ago- but doesn’t...
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    **LONG POST**Outdoor Quail Coop and Run Considerations/Adjusting Cotournix Quail to Outdoors

    I’m In Sherwood, OR- suburb of Portland, OR. It is pretty temperate here for the most part- can get some heavy ice during the winter for a few weeks. At present I only have one roo since my favorite big boy passed from this world of old age, TBH I’m probably not going to be doing any hatches for...
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    Comment by 'AmeliaBeastMaster' in article 'Coop Odyssey'

    GOOD GOD! That thing is beautiful! Wow!! Did you all have previous carpentry experience?
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    Chicken and quail in the same coop?

    It's ulcerative colitis. They both can catch and spread it, but the mortality rates are different. In quails it can be 100% and in chickens 10%. It spreads from feces and contaminated water and substrate. It was a nightmare experience for me. It spreads like wildfire and is extremely difficult...
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    **LONG POST**Outdoor Quail Coop and Run Considerations/Adjusting Cotournix Quail to Outdoors

    Hello Quail Peoples! I am looking to transition my quailies to an outdoor aviary set up but don't really know where to start. They have been living in a large stacking dog kennel situation (think three Great Dane-sized kennels) on cloroplast litter trays and horse stall pellets- 4 quails to...
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    Backyard Chickens now legal (with license) in Sherwood, OR!

    Just posting here because I am very happy about it, and want to let everyone know that it is totally possible to change city law- Chickens are now legal in Sherwood, OR. Regretfully, the number of allowed chickens is less then I would like, but we will take the birds we can get! I owe a lot to...
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    Keeping chickens in a garage???

    This thread is over a year old, however I am posting here to let everyone know the following: after tons of back and forth with the city and a Facebook group I started, backyard chickens are now legal in Sherwood, OR. Thank you so much to everyone who responded to me and offered advice. I'm very...
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    Keeping chickens in a garage???

    I read the articles of of city code cover to cover. Never once mentions chickens, poultry, quails etc. Looks like its more of a "suggested" requirement? Doesn't mention what kind of offense it is, how it is punished/fined etc. Really bizarre. I want to challenge it, but I don't know how...
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    Keeping chickens in a garage???

    Not just nuts, there are cows and horses too. Just commenting that its essentially farm land with a few subdivisions thrown in. City is Sherwood, OR. They had a committee meeting on the issue in 2015 and the proposal to remove the land use fee application (worth mentioning, chickens are not...
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    Keeping chickens in a garage???

    I'm going to look into quail and see if I can pull a fast one on the city. If it isn't specifically mentioned that no quail are allowed, then I'm guessing that I would be in the right. At the very least I can please ignorance. Can't believe this stupid ordinance, its actually really shocking...
  13. AmeliaBeastMaster

    Keeping chickens in a garage???

    No, it's the city. I don't live in an HOA (thank God!). But they nixed the garage idea anyways. My husband says we should just keep them and that no one will notice (we live on a larger parcel, set back from the road). But I'm nervous about it and don't want to get an animal if there's a chance...
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    Keeping chickens in a garage???

    Thank you so much for your reply! I got an email back from the land-use manager and he says that chickens (regardless of where or how they are kept) require a land use permit. So I'm screwed either way unfortunately.
  15. AmeliaBeastMaster

    Keeping chickens in a garage???

    Hello! I am brand new here- I know nothing about chickens or birds in general. I'm not even sure if this is the right place to post this question. I know that I love to eat eggs and I have been curious about chicken keeping for awhile now. I want to try as much as possible to grow my own food...
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