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I am so glad you are having success. We have drastically reduced our flock, from about 30 down to 1 hen and 1 tom. Had 2 hens, but a family of foxes moved in next door over the summer, and a raccoon took up residence in shed next to coop. So happy to have what we have. Soon I'd like to get back...

Went to the Jacob's Cave swap meet Saturday. Our first time there. We got there just before 9am and stayed until just after 3pm. I know, not a long day, but we accomplished just about everything we wanted to. Sold everything but some of the small babies. If you were there, we they the van way in...

The one on the right, looking at the camera, is definite Spanish Black, which I believe is a dominant color. It may not be pure Black, but will show most of that. The one on the bottom, with its back to us, is a cross and may not look anything like its parent. I have had a few like this, and...

The best option would obviously be to have fence around them. I have a similar set up, about 8 turkeys, 10 chickens and now 5 geese (2 adults and 3 goslings) that share the same coop. They have a fenced in yard that they run in most of the time, but occasionally I let them out to run around in...

I would consider keeping 2 hens and 2 toms, unles you think you need more. I had a stray dog come thru and kill my only tom. So besides working to keep the dogs out, I won't keep just one in case somehting happens to it.

My first question would be, What are you trying to guard? Geese do have an aggressive tendency, but they don’t stand up well to anything with teeth and claws. You said you have an average sized yard in town, so I am assuming you live in town? I think you will find the geese rather noisy at times...

Not sure how well you can tell but these are my poults hatched last night. The one on the bottom is full Narragansett, and is much darker, has the darker brown lines as well as the yellow. The one at the top is half Bourbon Red (mom) and Dad is Narragansett. You can see how the dark isn't as...

I have raised turkeys and chickens for several years now so I’m really not new to most of this. I always incubate the eggs, then I can brood them and as they get bigger can introduce them to the rest of the flock as needed. Well, this year I decided to allow the hens to sit on some of the eggs...

I have several Narragansetts, 1 Bourbon Red hen and 1 hen that is a Bourbon Red cross. My poults this year all look alike, with the Bourbon Red mix being just a little lighter yellow. I think there are mixed feelings on breeding them: after the first year you loose some of the hybrid cross...

I try to raise my poults with chicks, it just works better I think. But turkeys are more sensitive the first few days. My brooders also have wire bottoms, and what I do is lay paper towels in the bottom for the first weeks or so. It gives them something better to walk on and all. Just peel it up...

I live in SW Missouri and I’m looking for Bourbon Red hatching eggs or poults. I can buy them outright or will trade for Narragansett eggs or poults. I also have a few Emden goslings that are a few weeks old. I’d like to get between 5 and 10 poults or a dozen eggs. Thanks.

I’m in just about the same boat. I have seven hens, and only one sat on her eggs. I one turkey hen and a chicken that were sharing nests. One would be on one nest and the other on the second, then the next day they’d swap. One day they were both on the same nest. So I put the chicken on eggs and...

I have had Bourbon Reds, Spanish Black, Blue Slates and Narragansetts. The Slates were good, the Spanish Black was aggressive, and the Narragansett fight a lot and the Toms act like they don’t know what to do. I never had any of those problems with the Reds. So I’m not sure which exactly is the...

If they are going to free range during the day, you should have room for plenty in one pen. Personally, I'd use the 8x18, just because it is bigger. I have kept my turkey and chickens together for years now, they free range during the day and only come in the coop at night to be protected. My...