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    Is this normal poo

    Help, strange awful looking poo. I have attached some photos of the offending poos. Sorry for anyone with a delicate stomach. I have two turkeys and a duck nesting at the moment. Also a male turkey and a chook all in a pen. I have narrowed it down to one of the female turkeys I think. Are...
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    Duck nesting with non fertilised eggs

    I have a duck which decided to start nesting with our two turkeys all in the chicken boxes. She has stolen a few of their eggs and a couple of chook eggs and added them to hers. There is no male duck around, so no ducklings. She has been sitting on them for over 35 days now. Originally...
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    Help...turkeys nesting for more than 35 days

    I have two female turkeys (only just started laying not long before, and are with a male) that have been nesting on eggs for 35+ days now. They are nesting in the chicken boxes of all places. They have often changed places leaving the eggs for more than several hours at a time. I have checked...
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    Turkey nesting questions

    I am new to female turkeys so know nothing about egg production or hatching etc. I have one male and two new females. They have just started to lay eggs randomly around the coop. I have seen the tom trying to have his way with them, but not sure if successful. Should I be taking the eggs or...
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    How often do ducks lay eggs?

    I am new to the duck world. We rescued a pet duck about 6 months ago. When we got her she layed an egg a day for about a week or so. Then stopped. And now she will lay for a few days, stop, then just once in a blue moon. She is housed in with 2 chooks, and 3 turkeys (1 male, 2 female) in an...
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    Male turkey packing females head- normal?

    I have a male turkey (about 2yrs old) and have recently got 2 female ones. I am not sure of their age, but must be close to a year old now. Today I noticed the female on the ground, in a crouching position, with the male then stomping on top of her. I have read that this is normal mating...
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    New Member from Geelong, Vic

    Hi everyone. Finally I decided to become part of the Backyard chicken world. After searching the internet several hundred times with questions, I always ended up here, with so many great answers. I have 2 chooks, a duck and 3 turkeys (1 male "Gobbles" and 2 female "Bungy and Norma"). We...
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