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Ok, chick roost has been temporarily upgraded to suit the needs of a bigger girl. Added two more inches by adding another dowel beside it and taping them together, made sure no toe pinching could happen.
I figure this way I can downgrade it back to a chick roost when I need to and if my rather large chicks decide to give it up. It is all stable, I hung off it and it stayed. Thats my stability test, if it holds me the chickens are fine.:gig
 
Looked Sallie over, nothing on her feet, her legs and knees feel fine. So i'm thinking either hanging on for dear life on that teeny roost sprained her or it is some other freak injury.
It is just one foot, she's hopping when she's in a hurry like a frog. Hardest chicken on earth to figure out, her knees touch she steps on her own feet. How am I supposed to work with that? :lau
If she's still doing it in the morning after the roost upgrade, i'll give her half a baby asprin maybe it will help whatever she's done not hurt quite so bad.
Back of my mind, I have to wonder if she might be faking a little bit just to get picked up too.
 
Chickassan said:
Looked Sallie over, nothing on her feet, her legs and knees feel fine. So i'm thinking either hanging on for dear life on that teeny roost sprained her or it is some other freak injury.
It is just one foot, she's hopping when she's in a hurry like a frog. Hardest chicken on earth to figure out, her knees touch she steps on her own feet. How am I supposed to work with that? :lau
If she's still doing it in the morning after the roost upgrade, i'll give her half a baby asprin maybe it will help whatever she's done not hurt quite so bad.
Back of my mind, I have to wonder if she might be faking a little bit just to get picked up too.
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Flat 2x4 boards are best for roosts. Chicken are not designed to hang on all night long anymore.
 
I know, 95% of the roosts are flat boards. I had one teeny little dowel roost in there in a corner that is supposed to be a safe spot for tiny babies.
Problem is my tiny babies aren't so tiny anymore and don't wan't to give that roost up.
They aren't supposed to even be on it!
It is like a 200lb man on a tricycle.:)
ronott1 said:
Flat 2x4 boards are best for roosts. Chicken are not designed to hang on all night long anymore.
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Chickassan said:
I know, 95% of the roosts are flat boards. I had one teeny little dowel roost in there in a corner that is supposed to be a safe spot for tiny babies.
Problem is my tiny babies aren't so tiny anymore and don't wan't to give that roost up.
They aren't supposed to even be on it!
It is like a 200lb man on a tricycle.:)
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Silly chickens!
 
Got the USB nail grinder in the mail today. They sent some new clippers and a file too, very nice!
I'm charging it but it had some juice so I turned it on and it is pretty quiet.
It should make doing the spurs and dragon lady nails much easier.
That flipping them on their back deal isn't too feasible when they're bigger than your lap. This way i'm hoping I can do it while they're roosting, if not i'll have to drag out the baby swing.
 

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