I have a barnyard mix of chickens. Most are heritage breeds and I have some mixed. My question is this, I have a Sebright hen that just showed up at my barn a couple of months ago. No idea where she came from. I have tried to incorporate her with my chickens but they usually run her off. I...
I had some turkeys and because of my luck, they are all males. I have 2 slates and 1 I am not quite sure of, maybe a Royal Slate. It was supposed to be a slate but clearly isn't. I just got some poults but because of the end of the season they are1 Royal palm, 2 Bronze, and I Narragette. I...
I have a lot of questions about how to sex turkeys. I see that there are many people on here that also have the same question. I saw the below information on Facebook and it helped me. I thought it was something that might help others in this group. Hope it does.
A lot of you are asking...
I hope this is the right spot for this question. I have a small flock, 12 pullets and a cockrel. They seem to be pulling each others feathers (sometimes they eat them) all the time. They are 3 months old and continue this behavior daily. I thought it might be a protein issue (they are still...
I am not new to chickens but it has been a lot of years since I have raised them. My flock is a 13 chicken brown layer mix. I purchased them from Meyer Hatcher 3 months ago. I have 4 Comets, 3 Buckeyes, 2 Cuck Coo Maran, 1 RIR, 1 New Hampshire Rd, 1 Barred Rock and 1 Barred Rock Rooster. So...