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Last month we got two heritage turkeys (unsexed) when we picked up our day old chicks. We're raising the turkeys with the chicks on non-medicated game bird grower-starter and all are doing great. These are our first turkeys. I believe one is a royal palm and the other a bourbon. One of the...

We waited for over two years before we finally got piglets. We'd almost given up. This year our Cassie had piglets. It was our first experience and they are so cute! The little piglets are growing up so fast. I have listed them on the Red Wattle site, but it seems to have very few users...

Have a broody large fowl black Cochin. . .hatched June '11. . .she's been doing the broody thing for about two weeks. . .we collect eggs daily. . .and take her out and put her by the food/water 2-3 times a day. I searched "broody Cochin". . . ?-will she go un-broody on her own? (I did read...

Okay. Got too many roos. Some have to go to freezer camp. Have watched the u-tube video where they hang them and dispatch the chickens. Some advise to just lop their heads off with tree loppers (<-loppers are where I'm leaning). IF we lop off their heads and then go to scald the birds...

What quality books would you recommend to be able to learn about chicken genetics & breeding chickens? I'd like some suggestions on quality books for someone that can explain the basics without being "dry" textbooks. I thought the APA would have some, but they don't have any listed on their...

Chicks born June 14 & June 25--We're stilling feeding them in the "chick" feeders (two of the red plastic/one of the long metal). When do you normally transition to the "big" chicken adult-type feeders? Or, maybe a better question would be when do you take the little chick feeders away from...

Just wanted to say "Hi!" and "Thank you!" to all the forum members for this most helpful forum. I've been lurking/learning from this forum for a while and finally decided to register. We've had chickens for less than a year. We reside in the country with other critters and plan to utilize...