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    Will a Caged Rooster Crow?

    I know they often do, but mine isn't. I separated my 9-month old rooster from the hens 4 days ago because he was showing signs of illness. (Wheezing/coughing/squeeking a bit, gaping, staring off into space when I fed the girls, and not crowing.) I separated him after 24 hrs of symptoms and put...
  2. Sunshinechickies

    Should I get Pigeons? Pigeon questions :)!

    Hi all! I have chickens and I was thinking pigeons might be a fun addition to the family as well. I want to keep them inside, since I don’t have too much space left in my yard for an aviary. Could I use a large dog crate or is that too small? If anyone has any suggestions to cage ideas or...
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    Quarantine setup - anything else I should do?

    Hi there! I'm a new chicken mom, and I have gotten a few more birds from a neighbor that are in quarantine. However, I was very nervous when I first got chickens about predators (we do have raccoons in the area, though we have a large dog and I haven't seen them in my yard before). I worked hard...
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    Please Advise! Keeping New Members in a Dog Crate?

    So I have three Pullets in an enclosure within my chicken run, to try to acclimate them to my older flock. My flock usually free range, however, I wanted them to get to know their new flock mates, instead of avoiding them, when they free range. My question is this: How long can I expect to...
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    • dog crate flock additions flock behavior flock chat introducing chickens new addition new additions to flock pullets pullets and hens
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    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  5. Mini-Coop or Integration Pen From a Large Dog Crate

    Mini-Coop or Integration Pen From a Large Dog Crate

    Important! This is NOT a predator-proof build and should be used only inside a secure area. The 4, month-old chicks I picked up yesterday came with a 4x8 coop, but we had to take the tarp walls off for transport and it was starting to rain when we got home so I quickly set them up in dog-crate...
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    • chick housing dog crate dog crate coop integration pen scrap build small coops temporary coop
    • Category: Small Coops
  6. Outdoor Broody Breaker

    Outdoor Broody Breaker

    I had a hen go inconveniently broody before the new, larger coop with the built-in broody breaker was complete. Since the Little Monitor Coop is only 4x4 I could not put a wire cage inside and had to come up with something that I could put into the run. I managed to come up with a large, wire...
  7. Harmoni

    Dog crate question.

    At least one of my 2 eggs have hatched, either last night or early this morning. I have a make shift nest box with food and water inside a dog crate. I know the chicks will be able to fit through the bars. When do I take the crate away? I figure I will leave the box for sleeping since they need...
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