LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[fluffycrow]

So do I, but not overnight so I still have to get the food out lol

Ah, I see. I just have a huge feeder that I refill every week or so

 

[Canadian Wind]

Ah, I see. I just have a huge feeder that I refill every week or so

You don't lock them up at night then?

 

[fluffycrow]

You don't lock them up at night then?

The coop is a very old, open-type one. So there is literally no door for the coop, the coop door is also the door for the run. But the feeder is in the coop, and the waterers are in the run

 

[BelovedBirds]

Ah, I see. I just have a huge feeder that I refill every week or so

I could never! Not only would they poop in it, but I have to feed wet pellets to my girls so they're fresh daily...
otherwise Sprightly eats them too fast, and they block her throat and she chokes. I've had to save her many times as she refuses to sip water. Eventually I just gave up and soak the food.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

I just free feed, so much simpler

I wish I could but we almost lost a duck to free feeding so I just refill when I wake up. Since they free range, it doesn't get gobbled up right away.

 

[BelovedBirds]

I wish I could but we almost lost a duck to free feeding

How so?

 

[fluffycrow]

OK this will be the weirdest thing you've heard today but it's me so where is the surprise. Last year as yall know I raised aseel. Appart from the personality that I absolutely adore, do you know what was the most exciting, interesting and nice part about raising them? Their combs. I drew so much happiness from watching those combs develop into something other than a straight comb. Like don't get me wrong, I like simplicity, I have the "more than three-ish unique traits and your'e out rule" after all, but I absolutely love a bird that has that something (because it would be ironic after stirring up a whole thread by saying khaki cambells are basic if i didn't) , and combs seem to be a big part of that something for me. I guess what I'm trying to say is that having only one bird on the whole property with anything other than a straight comb doesn't help, and if I'm serious about getting another breed even though I shouldn't since I've got enough birds already, it would be wise to pick a non-straight comb breed. That way it would be gay-combed like me

 

[KikiDeAnime]

How so?

Duck ate too much and was having a hard time doing anything, including moving

 

[BelovedBirds]

Duck ate too much and was having a hard time doing anything, including moving

From free feeding? I've only had this issue with dry food in the morning when they first eat. My duck eats too fast. Wet feed stopped that though

 

[allosaurusrock]

OK this will be the weirdest thing you've heard today but it's me so where is the surprise. Last year as yall know I raised aseel. Appart from the personality that I absolutely adore, do you know what was the most exciting, interesting and nice part about raising them? Their combs. I drew so much happiness from watching those combs develop into something other than a straight comb. Like don't get me wrong, I like simplicity, I have the "more than three-ish unique traits and your'e out rule" after all, but I absolutely love a bird that has that something (because it would be ironic after stirring up a whole thread by saying khaki cambells are basic if i didn't) , and combs seem to be a big part of that something for me. I guess what I'm trying to say is that having only one bird on the whole property with anything other than a straight comb doesn't help, and if I'm serious about getting another breed even though I shouldn't since I've got enough birds already, it would be wise to pick a non-straight comb breed. That way it would be gay-combed like me

I love love unique birds. The reason I got into Seramas initially was the diversity of color types. I ASSUMED that it also meant they had very diverse genetics and would be quite healthy- how wrong I was. I dislike the current trend of making even traditional birds more and more extreme. Don’t tell anyone though, they’ll kick me out from learning to judge.