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I found this thread last year when my turkey poults all got sick. We were able to save 2. Now we seem to be facing the same problem again. I hope we have caught it early enough and can save our little flock of two hens and one tom. We had a wild female join our flock for a few days and I think...

I have two turkeys left out of a dozen that we started with. I stupidly housed them where I had kept my chickens and they all got very sick. We had a mix of broad breasted and regular bronze. I believe the two I have left are a BBB female and a regular male. Will they be able to breed? We had...

Hi, welcome fellow newbie. I also have EE's and RSL's. From what I understand, if you breed your EE roo with a hen that lays brown eggs, the resulting chickens will be Olive eggers. I hope that is correct, because that is what I have been trying. My EE's have never gone broody and I use an...

Thanks. I have found so far the most just want the blue eggs, which is why I got them in the first place. And they are so pretty. As long as they don't want to show them, it doesn't seem to matter.

I have a couple of questions that I am hoping the more experienced chicken people can answer. First, I am having trouble figuring out which is the round end of my RSL eggs. She is with my EE roo and I really am trying to get some Olive Eggers but have not been able to hatch a single chick out of...

My babies are getting fluffy. Any ideas on what colors they might be? Dad is splash and mom is wheaten.

Thanks! I found that Holeread's has them, but since I would have to order 4 I will have to wait a bit longer.

I really want to get a pair of American Blues or Lavenders. Does anyone know where I can find them? I don't mind getting them online if I have to, but I have not been able to find blues or lavenders. Plenty of buffs, though. I am in north central Texas just for reference.

I think the size depends on the mix of breeds. Mine come from Ameraucana without mixed breeds. They are pretty good sized chickens. My EE hen is as big as my Red Layer. If they are mixed with smaller breeds or bantams they would, of course be smaller. I had bantams in with my EEs and there was...

My new babies! Brooder is ready, just waiting for them to dry. I noticed the first pips last night and since these are my first hatchlings I couldn't leave their side. I thought I had ruined my beloved's first Valentine's together. He woke me this morning to make sure I was there for the second...

My understanding is that there is currently research into using mesquite seed to replace the corn and soy in many livestock feeds. It is high in lysine and very good for most animals. Check this website http://www.feedipedia.org/node/554. I found it when I was trying to see about mesquite and...

Thank you! He is so sweet and gentle. His name is Pedro. Hers is Layla.

Hi all! I have come to join the EE owner's club. Thought I had Ameraucanas but I guess not. Love them anyway. As far as I know they come from Ameraucana blood lines, but they were not bred along color lines. Does anyone know what color I can expect from this mating? Babies are due to hatch...

Thanks to everyone who replied. I found a breeder on BYC buy sell trade section who is only a couple of hours away from me and he is also on the ABC directory of breeders. I love my chickens and it is nice to know that they are EE's so that I don't sell them as Ameraucanas. I will just play with...

Hopefully this works, I am trying to post pics. The girl on the right is my red layer. The two on the left are the ones in question. They recently had an encounter with a feral dog pack, so their tail feathers are missing, but they survived without any other injuries.