chinwok
Chirping
- Dec 15, 2019
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My name is Simon and I plan to keep one tame hen inside my bedroom. I do not have the hen yet, but I am researching the best way to do so.
I have seen YouTube videos of fellow pet owners keeping a hen indoors inside of large rabbit cages and sometimes putting the hen on a chicken diaper.
I plan to use a very large rabbit cage that is 24 x 48". Now the options remain as to how to line the bottom of the tray. Should I use CareFresh bedding and have the hen be contaminated by the soiled bedding, or should I place a smooth coated bottom wire grate that the hen will stand on top of?
Additionally, there is the likelihood of odor to consider. Even though CareFresh bedding is patented in its unique ability to eliminate fecal odor, hen poop stinks considerable because of the amount of protein they consume. My plan is to feed the hen two times a day with a low-protein, but highly nutritious percentage of bird pellet mix by Zupreem.
Regarding the chicken diapers, Avian Fashions www.birddiaper.com makes great chicken diapers called FlockSuits and I believe this will help give my hen freedom outside the cage when I let her walk around my home.
https://www.flightquarters.com/bird-diapers/category/chickens.html
Here is my daily weekday schedule and how much enrichment time my hen will have:
12:00 am - 6:30am : My hen will have the freedom, thanks to the FlockSuit, to explore my home.
6:30 am - 5:30 pm : My hen will be living inside her cage habitat, but she will have parrot toys to play with.
5:30 pm -11:59 pm : My hen will have the freedom to walk around because of the diaper.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated!
I have seen YouTube videos of fellow pet owners keeping a hen indoors inside of large rabbit cages and sometimes putting the hen on a chicken diaper.
I plan to use a very large rabbit cage that is 24 x 48". Now the options remain as to how to line the bottom of the tray. Should I use CareFresh bedding and have the hen be contaminated by the soiled bedding, or should I place a smooth coated bottom wire grate that the hen will stand on top of?
Additionally, there is the likelihood of odor to consider. Even though CareFresh bedding is patented in its unique ability to eliminate fecal odor, hen poop stinks considerable because of the amount of protein they consume. My plan is to feed the hen two times a day with a low-protein, but highly nutritious percentage of bird pellet mix by Zupreem.
Regarding the chicken diapers, Avian Fashions www.birddiaper.com makes great chicken diapers called FlockSuits and I believe this will help give my hen freedom outside the cage when I let her walk around my home.
https://www.flightquarters.com/bird-diapers/category/chickens.html
Here is my daily weekday schedule and how much enrichment time my hen will have:
12:00 am - 6:30am : My hen will have the freedom, thanks to the FlockSuit, to explore my home.
6:30 am - 5:30 pm : My hen will be living inside her cage habitat, but she will have parrot toys to play with.
5:30 pm -11:59 pm : My hen will have the freedom to walk around because of the diaper.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated!