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I'm not sure if this is the forum to ask this but since they are meat birds I though I would try. I was wondering what people use to package them in to put in the freezer?

Is there a post on here describing how to cull a turkey? I have eight BBB ready to cull and I'm not sure how to go about it. I've done plenty of chickens and some wild turkeys. Of course the wild ones were shot and my husband skinned them. I don't want to skin these but not sure how to go...

They are BBB and right now the little fellas are flying everywhere. I don't have their run finished yet. They've been "free ranging" in the shed and out into the yard. It's too warm to close the door all day and they can fly over my barricade. They are barely 4 weeks old and too small to be...

Want to purchase fertile Narragansett or Standard Bronze turkey eggs.

Can someone tell me where I can purchase BBB and Standard Bronze turkey eggs to hatch? The hatcheries that I found that sell eggs are all "assorted" eggs.

How high or low should my roost be if I am going to clip their wings?

I came across an article on here that showed different pictures of poop and what they were. I thought I saved but now I can't find it. Can anyone help me find it again? I have a hen that has some yellow poo on her butt feathers and she isn't foraging around like the other hens today. She is...

Is it more common for pullets to have double yolks than mature chickens? Someone told me this but he has mature chickens.

I want to know how I draw a blood sample for Pollarium?

I bought some eggs from a coworker. She told me she didn't wash her eggs and I told her that was ok because I wasn't planning to wash my eggs either until we were ready to use them. However when I opened the egg carton I was a little shocked at how dirty they were. My hens just laid their...

I'm new to layers and I tried to find the answer to my question before I posted this. My hens and one rooster (was suppose to be a pullet) have been living in their coop (plenty of room to roam) for about 12 weeks now since we have not been able to build the run. It literally rains 5 out of 7...

My quail were laying almost every day until the last three days and they have tapered off dramatically. Its been rainy and cool. Will that effect their laying? They look healthy. They aren't eating as much but they are drinking.

I have 4 RIR's about 5-6 weeks old. They were a straight run. When will I be able to tell which ones are roos? I'm new to layers.

My quail sound like they are coughing or sneezing. What is it and what do I do?

The temperature and humidity are right. They develop until about day 20 but then die between day 20-23.

I'll be butchering some of my CX next weekend. I have a couple of questions. Butchering is not new to me however it has been SEVERAL years since I've done it and practices have seemed to change a bit. 1. Do most people let the chickens relax in the refrig 2-3 days before cutting them up and...

I already feed moistened feed but I don't ferment. Mostly because I am very limited to the time I have to feed. I moisten my feed at night to feed the next morning (I also cover it with a lid loosely and in a warm place) and then moisten some more real quick to feed at night. I also add some...

I'm wanting to know approximately how much my birds should weigh live to be 4-5 lbs butchered. I'm planning to butcher around 7-8 weeks old.

This is my first time raising Cornish Cross Chickens. Actually, chickens of any kind. I've done a lot of reading about raising them but I can't find the answers to these questions: 1. If you feed for twelve hours and then take it away for twelve, do you let them eat as much as they want...

I'm new to raising chickens. I've been letting my chickens eat unlimited amounts of feed not realizing that I wasn't suppose to. They will turn 4 weeks old on Saturday. I just started the 12 on 12 off today. Do you think it is too late to prevent CHF in week 6? My medicated feed says I can...