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I've got a turkey who recently started to set in what is about to become a work zone. Is it possible to move her and her eggs, or will she just abandon it. She is on the ground, not in a box of any kind.

Ok, I ve got a Silkie that started sitting. Soon after, a dog got in the henhouse and ate her eggs. The next day she laid another egg and started sitting. I gave her an Americauna egg to go with hers and she readily accepted it. She goes out to eat first thing in the morning then it's right...

I got some free goose eggs and this wonderful creature was the only one to survive hatching. I've been comparing it pictures on the internet but can't quite nail it down. This is our first goose and it is loaded with personality, or is that goosinality?

When I bought some silkies this spring this little girl came home with me, too. I have no idea what breed she is. She has grey plumage, legs, and beak. It looks like she's half pidgeon. This is the smallest chicken ive ever seen.

I am new to geese. We are just hatching out our first goslings and are so excited. The first egg has had a window broken out for going on 4 days now. The chic is active and peeping. Is this too long? Do I try to intervene or let it go?

I am about to hatch out a batch of ducklings. The first (and last) time I did this I got 1 with a serious case of angels wings. I was told at the time it was due to the food. I was giving the ducks chick starter. Is there something I can do this time around to keep this from happening?

Hello chicfolks, I've got a problem. As I've said before, Ive got about 15 hens and 2 roosters ranging in age from 3 years to 10 months. Recently the egg production slowed way down to about 1 every other day. They are not molting. Today I found a 4 foot long snakeskin nearby. How many eggs...

I just love this forum and the help I get here. I have 16 hens of various breeds and ages, the 5 oldest are coming up on 3 years, the youngest are 7 months. I average 5-6 eggs per day and am thinking I should be getting a few more than that. Is there something I can do to encourage better...

I was so excited when my turkey hen started sitting. Last week she hatched out 9 little ones. They free range on five acres here in New Mexico. We have a Great Pyrenees here that watches over her flock. Six nights after hatching we had a rainstorm. The Turks hunkered down in their patch of weeds...

I hope you all can follow my story, I'm a little confused myself. I've had a guinea sitting off in a field for a few weeks now. I've got a great Pyrenees that has free range of the property at night but when i let my chickens out in the morning the dog gets confined to the house yard. This...

I think that I am happier than my birds that spring is here. My question is this; if I put turkey eggs in the incubator now, is there any reason why I wouldn't want to put a few chicken eggs in in 7 days? I believe that the lockdown period should be about right. Am I missing something? Any...

My silkie hen has recently started laying. I am planning on letting her hatch some out when ever she takes a notion. I've never let a hen go broody and was wondering; do you remove the chick s from her when they hatch or let her do the work? She and her mate are the only bantems in our flock...

My silkie hen is just under a year old and has just recently started laying. I hadn't had any from her in a few days but wasn't too concerned because I understand that they aren't very prolific. Yesterday I discovered 4 eggs buried in the straw. None of my other hens have ever buried eggs. Is...

Hello all. I just completed my first incubation attempt and I must say it didn't go so well. I bought a cheap Styrofoam still air incubator. We put 12 eggs in. In the early stages of incubation I had a hard time keeping the humidity consistent. Thanks to assistance from some of you folks I got...

I was eggcited to got my first incubator and am hoping to hatch my first batch here in a couple of weeks. My question is, how much fluctuations in humidity can the eggs take? We live in the desert where we have really low natural humidity. I put water in the grooves and it stays around 70, so...

I have had chickens for a couple of years but am new to roosters. I plan to incubate some eggs. I have a half breed Americauna hen who lays white eggs. If she is fertilized by a full Americauna roo are the chances 3/4 that each chick will then lay blue eggs?(assuming the chick is a hen) Thanks

I got my first turkeys last year. I started with 4 and all turned out to be toms. Now I'm not saying they weren't tasty, but I want to raise some and would like a trio. Can anybody give me sexing advice for when I buy my replacements?

I'm fairly new to chickens and am having a little problem. I have 6 free range hens that are supplemented with laying mash. They all have the same access to the same food. They are 3 Rhode Island, 1 Barred Rock, 1 Americauna, and 1 Australorp. The problem I am having is that one of them is...

Does anyone know how to keep turkeys out of a garden? I've got 3 young turkeys and I can't keep them out of my garden. I put chicken wire all around it but they still go over. I would prefer not to clip their wings as being able to fly is their best defense against the coyotes and badgers around...