Hey, I just read your post and thought I would throw in my two cents. I have a small flock of birds,6 hens, two roos, and two turkeys (a tom and a hen). I git my turkeys as adult birds and slowly introduced them to the flock. They acclimated very well within weeks and now my tom does pretty much...
Hi and thanks for responding. I'm still trying to figure out navigation on this site. I started with a road Island Red rooster and a mixture of Amberlinks and rir hens. I have since added one Americauna hen and roo to the bunch. I now have a mixture of those breeds but it seems the RIR is...
I am on day 14 - 18 of my 3rd hatch. The breaker must have tripped yesterday while I was making yogurt. It was off for an estimated 18 hours. Today was the day to remove the egg turner and baton down the hatch. When I started moving the eggs I noticed they were cool. I proceeded as planned and...
Hi all, I am new to this site and pretty new to homesteading all together. My husband and I are originally from the rural St. Louis area and have started a homestead in north Alabama. We started with chickens and now have sheep, bees, pigs, two dogs, and a stray cat that took residency under the...