➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[Tesumph]

I mean I can build one but can they live in hardware cloth type cages?

Hm. I’m not sure. If they climb then they’re going to be putting the wire in their mouth.

 

[Conan]

Poor guy. Yes it's seen a good bit here bc it's transmitted by mosquitoes. I dont know if you read all the conversation but the fowl pox on the comb is really not something I ever sweat over. A few of mine have had it but it never got bad at all and went away in time on its own. I think it wasn't bad bc they were young. Hoping my birds don't get it as adults bc apparently it's worse on them. I've never had the wet pox and I'm thinking it may be less common. I think it's spread the same way though. Casport said once they've had either they're immune to it after that which is great news! So how I'd Ozz-man doing?

Ozzie is good! I'm pretty pleased with his overall disposition. He's polite.
I, er, threw caution to the wind and tossed him the coop one night. Sorry, you biosecurity nazis, but that's what happened. In all honesty, I mainly did it to abhor the sensibilities of a certain @BantyChooks.
He has his own little harem now and is happy as a clam. It's funny, but he prefers the Easter Eggers (the Lucilles) to his own kind. They're nice to him, whereas the banties are a bit on the sassy side. Marilyn was their boy. It'll take a bit more time for them to come around.

 

[casportpony]

Since I'm outside...

They look happy!

 

[casportpony]

This one cracks me up!

 

[BantyChooks]

Ozzie is good! I'm pretty pleased with his overall disposition. He's polite.
I, er, threw caution to the wind and tossed him the coop one night. Sorry, you biosecurity nazis, but that's what happened. In all honesty, I mainly did it to abhor the sensibilities of a certain @BantyChooks.
He has his own little harem now and is happy as a clam. It's funny, but he prefers the Easter Eggers (the Lucilles) to his own kind. They're nice to him, whereas the banties are a bit on the sassy side. Marilyn was their boy. It'll take a bit more time for them to come around.

Ey ey! I shall go dump drain cleaner in my eyes now.

 

[jwyles]

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[ShrekDawg]

I think you can and that way you could build it bigger for cheaper but you have to be careful. I think zinc is toxic to birds and I think HC is coated in it. For smaller birds like parakeets and finches that won't really be climbing on it or using their beaks you can get by but for larger hookbills that will be climbing on it you would likely have to use the vinyl coated wire or another material to build it.

 

[Pugsabi]

Ey ey! I shall go dump drain cleaner in my eyes now.

Sounds painful, and not at all an efficient punishment for @honanbm .

 

[BantyChooks]

Sounds painful, and not at all an efficient punishment for @honanbm .

Fine, I'll go dump it in her eyes too.

 

[dpenning]

Not that anyone cares if you bitch about a sick hamster or a beta fish being kept in a literal cup of water.. same as whining about a chicken’s living conditions to someone who doesn’t care, which I’m sure all of us can relate to.

At least my petsmart doesn’t sell ferrets. I would lose it every time I need to buy dog food or whatever.

Chewy.com. Avoid the place altogether!