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Rather than hijack the other post I'll move them here. Turkey pen. With rabbit hutch behind roost. I got the idea on the roost from Steve. I had to enclose it because of owls. Chicken pen. I never said they were pretty. Turkeys in homemade pasture. Alfalfa, Rye and fescue. Rye and fescue are...

So we don't hijack the previous thread here's what I said: Right now I have a problem with my MW hens not finishing their sets. They smash the eggs while they are hatching. This is a trait I want to cull out and I may have to bring in outside hens to accomplish it. Once I accomplish that goal, I...

I have a turkey setting on eggs with the outside temperature 108 degrees in the shade. Does poultry adjust up and down to temperature? In other words, can they cool an egg with their body temperature?

When can I put my drake back in with moma scovy? She hatched 5 days ago.

I had a hen laying soft shelled eggs on a regular basis so I decided to cull her. When I was dressing her for the stew pot I came across two cysts in the abdoman about the size of small marbles. They were clear iin color. Could this have been causing the soft shelled eggs and what could it be...

What are broiler rations? I want to get some Cornish-x but, i'm not sure what to feed them and I doubt if my feed store carries "broiler rations".They don't even carry game bird starter because there is no demand for it.

When my Moscovy hen starts setting, should I remove the Drake? I know with turkeys you should remove the Tom.

I feed layena laying pellets and provde oyster shell and I am still getting some thin shells. Has any one ever tried liquid calcium as a suppliment?

How do I hook a computer fan to my still air incubator? The fan has black, blue and red wire. My incubator only has two wires(black and white) coming in. Any ideas before I mess my incubator up? Can it even be done? Thanks

OK. I don't know a whole lot about ducks but, I better learn quick because in three days my hen has layed 3 eggs. I want to let the hen set the eggs. Do I need to seperate the drake when she starts setting and how many eggs roughly will she lay before she sets? Also, what kind of treats can I...

I'd really like to order some turkey eggs from sands poultry but, I'm a little nervious about it. First, I live on the other side of the country in Arizona and USPS can be slow and rough. Second, I've ordered chicken eggs and have not had good look with them. The air membrane vibrates loose...

My Midget White Tom split one of my hens open while breeding. The skin on the hen's side is peeled back about 4 to 5 inches. It's a huge gaping wound. A neighbor and myself sowed her back up. Is this a rare occurance? I'm applying hydrogen peroxide and giving her antibiotics. The hen will...

I just bougth a pair of what the lady called Chocolate Muscovies for $15.00. That's a good deal right? They are very nice looking ducks. I bought them to eat but, now I think I'll raise them. How will they be around my chickens? Should I build them a seperate pen? I have a seperate pen they can...

I recently butchered one of my roosters and was blown away by how much fat was in him. His quizzard was covered in fat and his abdomen had a solid chunk about 1/4" thick and as large as my hand. I'd be happy if I were raising them to eat but, that is not my goal now. I'm feeding them Flock...

I'm going to build a shelter for my Midget Whites and could use a little input from the experts. Everything I've tryed so far has resulted in them roosting on top of it or in a tree instead of in the shelter. They seem not to be bothered by the elements but, somehow it just doesn't seem right...

I am having an unacceptable problem. My Guineas are picking on my laying hens. I really don't want to have to restrict them to a small pen, because all they do is run back and forth trying to get out. I'm thinking it is just the male causing the proplem( I have two females and one male) but I'm...

I'm feeding 8 turkeys, 23 RIR's and 4 Guineas Flock Raiser pellets which cost me 38 cents a pound or $19.00 per 50lbs. Turkeys in Wal-mart are selling for 86 cents a lb. There is no way I can raise a Turkey for that price. I doubt I could raise one for less than $10.00 a lb. I notice also that a...

Has anyone ever used sevin dust for mites. There is a person in the Turkey section using it. I would think it would be toxic to the birds and could possibly kill them.

I can't beleive my chickens were eating ants and not just one or two , but gobs of them. They were what I call Carpenter ants a smaller black ant somewhere between a big red ant and fire ant. Has anyone else ever seen this?

I hope this is the right place to ask. I tried the recipe section and got no response. What causes fresh egg yoke to run? I've read that it happens with older hens which tells me it could be a nurtrient deficiency. I am wondering what nutrient? My hens are not that old. I collect eggs every day...