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I have a breeding pair of Peafowl. I hatched three eggs two are a nice fluffy yellow color and one is a gray/blue color. Peafowl are not supposed to be sexlinked so I am wondering what the color variation in the hatchlings might mean. The parents are the standard “Wild Type” Thank you for any...

If I have two breeds of chickens and I really like the offspring of said hybrid. On average how many generations of cross breeding and then breeding the cross until I get a breed that is true?

My three legged cat has always been and will always be a heat lamp hog. Whenever there are chicks in the house under a heatlamp she always is there trying to work her way under it. Today when I went to change the bedding this is what happened.

I am crossing two breeds. My question is when does a hybrid become a new breed? I know they have to breed “true” but even after that is there a generational moment when it becomes a new breed and not a cross?

Is there any danger or issues using an old chicken coop and run area for rabbits?

Okay I know it is a bad picture. My daughter’s friend has to get rid of a cockerel. It is a TSC special so they don’t know what it is either. If I get him he will be living with 8 Buff Brahma hens that are 14 months old.

So my Pitbull has become my “Egg Dog”. I have some free range birds which makes finding eggs interesting. Scrappy my Pitbull, however, has taken on the task of finding eggs and bringing them to our back porch and giving them to my wife in exchange for a treat. Gotta love dogs

I have two hens and they just started laying. One hen is always laying soft eggs the shells are the texture of latex. I am not trying to keep the eggs to eat or hatch just want healthy hens any advice? I started them on oysters shells when they started laying a couple weeks ago. They are fed 17%...

I have a broody pullet she will make a year in April. She is small and it seems like every time she gets up to eat or drink one of my other pullets will sneak in and lay an egg. I am afraid she won’t be able to hatch any because two or three get added every day. I was hoping for some cubalaya...

I have three free range turkeys. One Tom and two hens. They are about seven months old. Lovely birds and so glad to have them and they have made friends with all the neighbors. They are great supervisors of yard work. Lately though they have become quite the exhibitionist and are mating in front...

My wife went to make some eggs and when she cracked them open the egg whites were the color of diluted antifreeze. Any ideas would help thank you all in advance

I have been looking for a fun app on my phone to use when waiting on my kids or when it is raining and I can't go hang out with my birds. I like Farmville but I don't like spending money and it is a little too cutsy for my liking. But, I finally found Journey 2050. It is the same concept as...

This evening I was outside and saw a Bald Eagle across the road watching my ducks. Thankfully I saw this and put them away. I know that there is a law to protect livestock where you can kill predators even if they are protected species but does this extend to the national bird?

I have three free range turkeys. I also have two free range dogs (that like turkey feed). Does anyone have any advice on how to make turkey feeders dog proof? The turkeys are big enough that anywhere they go my pit bull and mountain cut can go.

I have four ducks two Aylesbury and two Pekin. They are three and half months old. I know the Pekin Drakes tails will curl but my question is how old are they when the tails start curling

So I accidentally figured out how to train turkeys. We had a very cold, windy and rainy night last week. It was bit of a surprise and the turkey coop hadn’t been fully winterized yet so the open wall was letting a lot of water in. So for ONE night I roosted them on my front porch where they were...

Is three pullets and two cockerels too small of a flock to start a breeding program?

So I bought BBB’s but my father said their legs were too narrow so he thought they were heritage bronzes. But the are 18 to 20 weeks and the males are probably 25 pounds. My wife however loves them. So my question is. If I can keep them lean enough to mate does anyone think I can use the...

I have read all the sticky topics. How much square footage is needed for quail? I got 1 sq ft for the coop. What is the run size. I am going to get courtnix or the A&M quail trying to get a little business going. Any help would be appreciated.

So I have a few birds... 4 Ducks 9 Turkeys and 23 Chickens. I have had birds for seven months now and it feels like the easiest way to kill one if to sit in my chair and watch them walk around the yard and do bird things and say to myself "You know it seems to be going pretty well. I haven't...