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Looking at everyones pictures and reading the needs of turkeys helps me out a lot. I have 2 BB turkeys for thanksgiving (short lived) but I will have to cover the second section of the coop and put a roosting bar up. My chickens roost at 4' now and refuse to roost lower. Ill post pictures...

Quote: Kitty I am switching to 24% for everyone with some scratch grain and oyster shell free choice too. the reason I am witching is because I am raising turkeys and ducks for meat and the poultry science department at NC State recommended 19% or more protein for meat birds and if i have...

I am giving my ducklings 24% starter feed from TSC. It is their own brand and they can eat it easily and they appear to be growing just fine. And it isnt medicated.

Quote: That's funny about NOT feeding grains...................what the heck does she think Chicken feed is made from? I think she was alluding to feeding them nothing but grains. the crumbles and pellets are loaded with plant proteins where scratch grains have1/2 the proteins needed by the...

Well it's been 2 months since someone posted to this topic maybe I'll get an answer. Three times now one (I assume) of my hens is not laying an egg in the boxes. I had 2 boxes but built another one so I have 3 boxes 8 hens. She isn't laying eggs in the yard either. She just drops them...

rguy23, About 4 weeks ago I had a chicken vet from NC State over to talk to our meet-up group about backyard hens. There were a lot of feed questions. What she said was the 16% pellet, crumble or whatever is fine but she said just grains are too much carbs and you end up with fat birds. I...

I have a 8 chickens and when i go to pet them they think I am a rooster and squat and spread their wings. So at this point I massage the back of the necks and just forward of the tail. I also rub them just under their chin like a cat. My silkie and orpington are pretty aloof and dont...