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I love my husband!!! He just brought me, home from work, these huge pieces of cardboard!! They are like 1/8" x. 3' x 4'..he said to make a temporary wall partition so the girls can warm up, then he went back to work!. Now I don't have to go buy anything! I'm using the turkey's roost bars as...

Yes, I can move her to the garage, and maybe use a heat lamp. The turkey pecked her on the head, then the girls saw and went to town. She's been in a couple of weeks now, about Christmas I guess. she can use the lamp if needed thanks for the suggestion. I'm just devastated, found the last...

Also, what is the best way to make my coup 8x12 smaller so the 4 chickens left will be warm this winter? sorry for the extra questions but I'm just kind of trying to do my best for them, ugh thanks deb

Hi everyone, its been a while since I've been here. Just wanted to share you, that I lost all but 5 chickens and 1 turkey yesterday in a stray dog attack. 4 chickens survived, and I had 1 inside from a previous injury. I do still have 1 turkey not accounted for, so I'm hoping she flew away, my...

I was on my way to my Uncles house this morning, had to turn around, 1/4 mile down the road I found 4 dead chickens. It looked like they had been hit on the highway. So hubby and I go to clean them up, realize they are not ours and clean them up anyway. Back on my way to my Uncles, About 3/4...

I am so sorry to hear about the deaths in both of your families. It's been a rough year for funerals. My uncle that I've been taking care of since October, we were told this is the beginning of his end. Maybe a week maybe a month, but his time is very short. My prayers for you and your...

Wow I am so sorry to hear that. I have a 30 lb in the freezer for the same reason. Well no broken back, but ripped her open but good. I'm hoping to not have any more broody hens, my other 2 turkey hens are laying smaller eggs. Not much bigger than large chicken eggs. I'd be afraid there...

Brad, I have 15 more eggs due to hatch in the next 2 weeks. All are viable at this point and under broodies. If you're looking for poults I'll have some soon.

I had a BJG that was a great mom last year but ate her eggs this year 2x so she went bye bye!!! I just cant tolerate a hen eating eggs or killing babies. well she's going to hatch this clutch so I will give her that, but, I'm probably going to take the poults from her as they hatch. Time will...

Latest pic 5 hatched 1 to go 1 left to go and it's pipped

Mama let a couple come out to get their pics taken

Good morning, and a belated Happy Fathers Day! We have poults this morning! Woke up yesterday to 2 pipped, those same 2 were still pipped last night about 8, but larger holes, and 3 more pipped at that time. This morning at least 1 is hatched, which is all I could see. Egg #2 was the only...

He just waited until they were done and he tucked them under him, just like a broody would. He is truly surprising me. He wasn't on the "keeper" list. I only wanted to keep 2 toms, and thought I had them picked out. In fact, he killed one of my other toms about 3 months ago. I'm just not...

Well, I'm back again. LOL. Mama kicked the rest of the eggs out of the nest and while doing that she accidentally killed her only hatching poult, or it was hurt while both broodys were in the box. So we put more eggs under her, kicked out the the part time broody hen, and gave mama an...

I was looking for the same thing, found this maybe it will help you out some. http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/Avian/pfs32.htm Deb