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Okay. Here is the question: Can I tell if a goose egg is fertile the same way I tell chickens and turkeys? Here is my story: I have had a pair of white Chinese swan geese since last spring. They were about a week old when we got them. As they developed, one seemed obviously female and...

Apparently, I am about to be the proud owner of 2 baby geese. (like, within the next hour or two they will be arriving!) Now, I have chickens and turkeys and have been raising them for several years. My chickens and turkeys go broody quite frequently, and I even have a brooder still set up...

We received this pullet in an order from Cackle Hatchery. We ordered 5 partridge rocks -- we got 4 and this bird. She is really beautiful and we would love to know her breed. Notice the green legs. She has a straight comb. She is just a bit bigger than the partridge rocks of the same age...

We are doing some research. We are thinking of adding some sheep to our little farm. We would want the sheep for milk, meat, and probably wool. Here are some questions: 1. Have you ever tasted sheep's milk? Did you like it? How different is it from cow's milk? 2. Which breeds would be...

Hi! I am looking for some hatching eggs from someone near by that I could pick up. I live about half way between St. Louis and Springfield, Illinois. I have a semi-broody silkie that I would like to hatch eggs for me. I would only need about 6 to 8 eggs from one of these breeds: blue...

I have a question for you all. I have a LF cochin who has been trying to lay what I believe to be her first egg. She has been in and out of the nest box all day. She has been pushing and grunting even when not in the nest box. I just peeked at her vent and I see a big red blob; I also see...

I have a silly question for you all that I am really curious about. Does your rooster actually make a "cock-a-doodle-doo" sound? Mine (and I have several!) all make more of a "Cock-a-doodle" and leave off the last syllable. Whenever they crow, I often add a "doo" sound to them, but they...

We are quite new to chickens, and we purchased a few barred rock chickens this year. My daughter loves the barring and wanted to know if there are any barred chickens with other colors (other than black and white). For example, are there any chicken breeds with red and buff barring. Or is...

I have a broody dark cornish hen who is about a year and a half old. Yesterday, she hatched out 3 chicks. Today, she is bleeding from her vent. Does anyone have any idea why? Is there anything I can do to stop it? I am afraid I will have to put her down -- she doesn't take really good...

I am hoping a silkie expert can help me here. I have 4 blue silkies that are between 15 and 16 weeks old from Cackle Hatchery. I am trying to determine male or female. The first 2 pictured are slightly bigger than the other two. None of them have any noticable combs or waddles. Silkie 1...

I am curious about how many times a year will a silkie go broody, or how many clutches will she raise in a year? I know each one is different, but any one know the record? My silkie was a year old in April. She is now sitting on her 3rd clutch of eggs! She is an excellent momma, but I am...

I noticed one of my chickens limping this evening. I picked her up to check out her feet. I noticed what looked like a clump of dirt stuck to the bottom of one of her feet. Then I checked her other foot; it has a dirt colored circlle in the middle of the bottom of her foot; the pad of the...

What would be the minimum size door a Narragansett turkey could fit through? We built our coop last year for chickens. We added some turkeys this spring; they are about 8 weeks old and getting big!! We are pretty sure our chicken door will be too small for them, but I wasn't sure how small a...

What time do your chickens go to bed? My chickens have a large pen, but I also let them free range on my property in the afternoon/evenings. They usually are all back in the coop ready to roost by 6:30 or 7 at the very latest even now when it is not getting dark till 8 or 8:30! Do your...

Hi! I have 5 turkey poults that are just over 4 weeks old. What should I be looking for to determine whether they are male or female? Thanks!

We have had chickens for about a year now. My goal is for my flock to produce enough babies each year for meat for my family and for some new layers each year. Oh -- and I want to use broodies -- I don't have an incubator. I have 1 silkie who went broody in the middle of winter, but since...

I would like to know if anyone of you have an idea what breeds are in these 2 roos. I got them last fall from a lady who just said they were mixes, but I am very curious as to what breeds they have in them. The lady had a lot of different breeds, so she did not know what they were. Both are...

I have a broody silkie, and this is our first broody. She has been sitting on the eggs for 11 days now. I orignally put 8 eggs under her. Twice now, I have found one of the eggs busted and nothing left but part of the shell. The first time I had not yet isolated her, so I assumed one of the...