Posts by spish

hi, thanks for the reply. i showed them all (by the beak dipping method) where there food and water was when i moved them from the incubator to brooder, and again the next day. the feed was bought two weeks ago (25kg bag) the date on...

i had 18 poults hatch a few days ago and was over the moon! i have them under a heat lamp with fresh water and turkey poult food (from versele-laga- 28% protein)   anyhow yesterday the first one died, then another last night...

1. hang fly paper up? i use this in my chick and poult pens, hang it near the ceiling well away from the poults so they cant get stuck to it though!     2. i also had an ant problem. i solved this by buying a feeder with...

my fella has just came home with an early mothers day present for me off the kids..10 'rode ardenner' turkey poults :))) so i now have 28 little fuzz butts in the brooder..happy happy happy!! photos will follow in the morning :)  

so 2 days ago my ronquiéres turkey eggs hatched...id set 18 and all 18 hatched! i was totally blown away by it..my first time incubating turkey eggs and they all came out...fingers crossed for the 24 in the other incubator...

ive always had a problem with people dumping chickens and roo's here. i even put up signs saying any chickens (or other poultry for that matter) would be destroyed if it was left here without my consent.   for a few months it...

the big grey goose IS a gander, he's been breeding our girls and is the father of the girl next to him  :)

ive just picked up a group of cochin bantams (4 frizzle hens and 3 roo's) but all three roo's have pea combs? this is the only pic i have at the moment but i'll get more tomorrow. are the roo's cochin bantams or likely a...

ive just picked up these ducks and am unsure what they are...i see a white muscovy couple..but what are the others? mules/crosses? they are incredibly dirty and in good need of a bath!      

  im looking for an id on these geese if possible...the couple at the back of the picture and the grey gander at the right of the photo? im guessing the white geese are just 'farmyard' geese?   many...