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Yikes! Sounds like your hen had a close call. Lucky you were there. I've noticed with all of my animals over the years, if there's any possible chance they might be able to injure themselves, no matter how completely ridiculously unlikely it might be, they'll manage to do it. Usually on a Saturday or Sunday night, when the vets' out-of-hours emergency call out fees are the highest...
But how much room is enough here? The bottom of the dowelling is 2" off the floor, but of course there's a thick layer of wood shavings on top of that.
I think if they wanted to, they could probably limbo dance right under those perches! Maybe not in a week or two when they've grown a bit more though!
I'll keep an eye on that. Thanks for the warning.
2" off the floor sounds good. Looked less with the shavings. In my run there's an old stump. You can see it on my page. There was a spot on the stump where one of my hens got stuck. You'd never thought it possible until seen.
Yikes! Sounds like your hen had a close call. Lucky you were there. I've noticed with all of my animals over the years, if there's any possible chance they might be able to injure themselves, no matter how completely ridiculously unlikely it might be, they'll manage to do it. Usually on a Saturday or Sunday night, when the vets' out-of-hours emergency call out fees are the highest...
But how much room is enough here? The bottom of the dowelling is 2" off the floor, but of course there's a thick layer of wood shavings on top of that.
I think if they wanted to, they could probably limbo dance right under those perches! Maybe not in a week or two when they've grown a bit more though!
I'll keep an eye on that. Thanks for the warning.
2" off the floor sounds good. Looked less with the shavings. In my run there's an old stump. You can see it on my page. There was a spot on the stump where one of my hens got stuck. You'd never thought it possible until seen.
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