I have a pair of ducks that I got a couple years ago as ducklings (someone bought them and couldn’t take care of them so I took them). The hen is a mallard and the drake is a pekin, and since spring is here, he’s once again become very eager to mate and aggressive towards me. My biggest concern...
Thank you for all your advice! She will likely get more attention from me when I move with her. I’m leaving my chickens with my parents, but she will have a fenced in backyard at my new house where I can keep an eye on her and give her more individual care. At that point, I probably will have to...
I have a year and a half old single pet turkey hen who is blind and is terrified of my chickens. I have her in a separate pen right next to the chickens because she gets pecked a lot and won’t eat much, but I’d like to get another turkey hen for her to live with. I’m not sure if I should get one...
Thank you, I didn’t know that about the genetics- that’s really interesting. Sounds like she’ll need some more attention than other turkeys. We’ll see what the vet says 🤞🏼
I have a lavender turkey hen about a year old, and she’s been very lethargic over the summer. She has a lack of coordination, not much color in her face and discharge over her eyes. I think she may have gone blind, but I don’t know if it’s discharge covering her eyes or not. I help her eat and...
I Just got a turkey poult that’s about two weeks old. Haven’t ever raised turkeys and made the mistake of getting just one. I think it’s in shock and just lonely. It’s in a large dog crate with a heat lamp on one side. I tried putting broody chickens in with the poult, but they freaked out. It...