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    Quail bedding or wire?

    In most cage setups, it's apparent that wire mesh is used for quail flooring. Is this superior to bedding that you would need to clean out? I would still need to clean the tray that catches everything through the wire mesh. Is this easier than changing out bedding? Would I need to replace the...
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    Coturnix Aviary Minimum Parameters

    I’ve ordered some Coturnix Quail Eggs for hatching, so we’re needing to build a habitat. We want to build an aviary. The side of our house has a little run we think would be perfect to place this. Is there any minimum parameters we need to watch out for? I know the ceiling needs to be 6’+. What...
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    Pullet is stumbling backwards! Help!

    This pullet is about 6-7 weeks old and 0.75 lbs. She is smaller than the others but has always been so. She is eating, drinking, and my wife has seen her poop. However, she has been caught stumbling backwards, toes curled upward into air. She struggles with the flock when free ranging. Her...
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    Is my pullet sick?

    Greetings. I’ve got a new flock of chickens ranging at the ages of 6-8 weeks. They’ve been outside in the coop/run and sometimes let out in the backyard for 2-3 weeks now. Recently, the temperature has increased to 90-98 Fahrenheit the past couples days. My only crested cream legbar, is...
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    Pullet or Cockerel lavender Cochin?

    Here is a four week old lavender Cochin. The tail feathers aren’t coming in like other chicks. The comb is larger in comparison. The legs seems to be thicker. This chick tends to square up to other chicks more so than anyone else. Do I have a cockerel on my hands or is there still a possibility...
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    Help identify these pullets please

    I have received a package of 10 chicks this morning. This is a "Hoover's Hatchery Live Rare Standard Package Chickens" order that was placed through TSC. There seems to be two breeds included. This is my first go at having chickens, so I wanted to get an expert's opinion on the matter or at...
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    Hi, I'm new here

    Hello all, this is Creede. I have recently decided to join the backyard chicken lifestyle. I have a wife, two daughters under three, and an eight-year-old Aussiedoodle. We live in a rural Texas town, ~6,500 people. We have purchased some chicks from TSC and ordered a rare package online...
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