Backyard Chickens (and Other Birds)
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This is a community for people who keep chickens in their back yard. This includes pets, layers, and meaties at levels that are sub-industrial. Family farms and homesteads are included.
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The Fediverse is small. There probably aren't enough people here to make up a community for every type of bird that someone might keep so for now, everyone is welcome. Bring us your ducks and geese, turkeys and quail, Guineas and Peacocks, emus and parrots. The community will be focused on chickens but until there are enough of each bird community for their own community they will find care and comfort here.
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There may be discussions of animal processing. This is part of chicken keeping. If you don't like it leave and block the community.
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RULES:
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All Lemmy.ca rules apply here.
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Everyone (see rules 4 and 98) is welcome.
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If you've seen a question 100 times answer it the 101st time or ignore it. Even better, write a complete, detailed answer and suggest that the mod(s) pin it to the community.
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There will be ZERO tolerance for shaming, brigading, harassment, or other nonsense of those who keep and process chickens. You will be permanently banned the first time.
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No, it's not a calcium deficiency. Wrinkled eggs are the result of insufficient or insufficiently viscous albumen. Tiny eggs and missing shells are misfires. They happen.
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If you post a picture that includes a dead animal or blood mark it NSFW. We're not going to tolerate the militant anti-hunting and anti-farming bullshit here but we're also not going to tolerate people rubbing their hunting and harvesting in people's faces. See rule 98. If you post blood, gore, or dead animals and don't mark it NSFW it will be removed and you might be banned.
[Did you actually think there were 98 rules?]
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If you present something as fact and are asked to provide proof or a source provide proof or a source. Proof must be from a reliable source. If you fail to provide proof or a source your post or comment may be removed.
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Don't be a dick. Yes, this is a catch-all rule.
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The mod(s) have the final say.
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My family got our first chickens about a year ago and decided to go with an Omlet coop. We figured the quality and time-savings for cleaning were more important than the high cost for us, especially since it was our first flock. I couldn't be more happy with the decision. Set-up took several hours, but the build quality is outstanding. Cleaning also takes less than ten minutes. And somehow the birds figured out the nesting box and automatic door features with very little help from us.
Now if only I can teach the birds to not poop all over my welcome mat, the world would be a much better place...
Good to hear the quality is good, as they are quite pricey! We have to do a lot of house renovations, so we won't have time to build something ourselves. Since the quality of the wooden houses I bought previously for my rabbits were so poor (they only lasted about 3 years on average...) I was looking for something that would fare better. How many birds do you keep in your omlet?
Just three, though I would be happy with about five in there. We have the small run.