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  1. mrwoodboat

    Chickens, Ducks, and 2 Guineas in SW GA

    How far from Augusta are you? I am in SC and could come this Sat to pick them up.
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    Nipple watering

    Possibly- the OP did not say how old their bucket was= plastic does lose elastomers as they oxidize so a yr may not have had enough time or sun exposure to make a difference yet- but I agree, I bet their bucket was brittle with age.
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    Nipple watering

    Let me qualify my remarks with- I am not an engineer but I am a designer so that being said. I think the issue you are having is one of physics the bucket has a curved surface, the threads on the nipples lie in a flat plane so when water is in the bucket, you have two differing forces at play...
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    Looking for Seramas in Greenville SC

    Hi- I am in W Columbia and raise Serama- we currently have 12 chicks available
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    SC - 2 red stars and 2 australorps

    Hi- I am in Columbia but get over to Camden each week so maybe we could meet somewhere on 20- would love to give your birds a new home-
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    Protein Levels for Pheasants

    So, in my continued education about my pheasants, I am reading and getting some conflicting information regarding what the protein level should be in my birds diet. I have read in several places where pheasants need a higher protein than fowl. But I have been told by several aviculturist that...
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    Losing Chickens to some sickness- help

    So have had a closed flock for a few yrs- recently our state had a 1000 yr flood which came to within 50 ft of my coops- since that happened, I have been losing young birds (about 1 a week)- the symptoms are the bird affected will become somewhat lethargic, it's eyes will swell shut with a hard...
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    Interested in what others use as feeders for their pheasants

    I am looking for feeder ideas for pheasants- I have used the hanging poultry feeders and was not very happy with them- then I went to PVC creep feeders, they worked fairly good but didn't like how feed got stuck in the end and was not eaten- bowls just are a waste with my birds as they flip them...
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    Cheap Quick Pigeon Coop

    I have a Capuchine pair in a 2 x 4 cage that is 3' tall- they produce squabs fine. My frillbacks and fantails are in 6x6x6 pens with 2x4 houses out of one end
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    Pheasant culling

    I would go ahead and select the best cockbird now and cull the others- the longer you wait, the higher the risk of them injuring one another
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    Can pheasants live with chickens

    A longtime pheasant breeder explained it this way to me- while it is quite possible to house poultry and gamebirds within the same enclosure, the risk is ALWAYS present. Poultry can and do carry diseases and parasites that they have evolved to such a point where they can tolerate and live...
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    Quail Feeder Issues

    After years of seeing all the wasted feed ($$$$) I have tried just about every feeder out there- what has worked the best for me is this: Young birds- I use those clear candy containers with the screw tops (about 1 gallon size) and take a 1 1/2" PVC street elbow that I then cut parallel to...
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    My 1st Lean in loft and have question about using water cups

    I am about finished with my 1st lean in loft that will house a pair of Capuchines. The loft is 4' wide, 3' deep and 4' tall, with stub perches on one end and the nesting boxes on the other end. There is a 4' wide x 30" x 30" sunporch on the back. My question about using water cups for them to...
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    Question about fantail pigeon pen design

    I think that I am going to add the sunroom to the back- that way I can make the front in two pcs with the lower part being able to fold down. Got the legs done today and putting the bird netting in that will be under the roof metal
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    Question about fantail pigeon pen design

    I am using only the one nesting bowl (they have been using a dogfood bowl to nest in) Here is a picture of what I have got so far- yes, the feed and water will be in the middle towards the front.you can see the perches to the right hand side- I used 1x3 and made them 6" long- I based that on the...
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    How many lady amherst in a pen

    How long have the others been in this pen? What I have done to introduce new hens is to remove all the birds from the pen, rearrange everything, add new structure (limbs and such), put the original birds in a dog crate and put the crate back in the pen for a couple of days while the new hen has...
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    How many lady amherst in a pen

    In my experience, two cockbirds in the same pen regardless of which pheasant breed, will have issues during breeding season- I have kept several different males together but where they could not see any hens and they all got along ok- there was some territory stuff that occurred but nothing too...
  18. mrwoodboat

    Question about fantail pigeon pen design

    So I am building a new pen for my pair of Fantails and have a question about perch shelves. I was thinking of using 2x4 about 5" long mounted to the back wall- is this deep enough or should they be longer. Also, should the nesting bowls be on a shelf as well? The housing will be 4' wide x 2'...
  19. mrwoodboat

    Incubating/brooder

    in order for air to convect or have any movement, there needs to be an inlet and an outlet- a single 8" hole will exchange the air in direct proportion to its volume - put a small hole on one end opposite from the big hole. I had a similar issue some yrs back when I set my Tupperware brooder...
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    phesant hatching egg question

    if you don't have sponges, you can twist up a paper towel to wick water up and add surface area to increase humidity
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