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Hello all, It’s that time of year for us again. During my harvesting of our Christmas turkey. I have left it for a moment after plucking and returned to it covered in urine/muck. An obvious release of something but it is All over the skin and possibly in feather holes. Is the bird now ruined...

Now I believe that these are roos, but I have a 3rd with different type of comb. I believe they are all males but can anyone confirm

i bought a few "pullets" some months back, sold to me and told they would start to lay in December, (Lavender Araucanas (UK)) now I hatched my own at the same time aswell but now I’m beginning to think they are older than what they were sold to me as because 1) they have not laid an egg yet. & 2...

My father in law said he would hang the turkeys and clean them but it’s been 2 days and he got called out for work There is still blood on the skin and a few pins that need removing. I was planning on eviscerating them tomorrow but I have just seen how they look and feel they may be spoilt...

Hello, The time has come to do the deed with our turkeys. What would be the best way to process. By knife or by broom? We intend on doing it on Friday to let hang for a week before Xmas but are unsure if by knife will mean bacteria and the bird going bad. Do we hang whilst it has not been...

Hello, Bought a new batch of drakes. 2 K campbell 1 magpie cross something 1 Pekin / Aylesbury or more cherry V Pekin I believe (the one at the back) Anyone with a good eye for breeds able to confirm my prediction.

So I have 4 turkeys 2 bronze x Crollwitzer And 2 Norfolk Black x Crollwitzer They are approximately 14 weeks old now and not very filled out. I have been feeding them mixed grain, wheat / corn and barley. They are meant for Christmas harvesting so my main questions are: 1) will now until...

Hi, so Iv just brought home a new duck to add to the family. I didn’t get a good look at her it was more like cage to cage and got her home. Now I notice there seems to be an issue with her chest, slightly more inward on one side. Any ideas what this may be?

So I am going to purchase some jumbo Japanese quail, this is a video which the man posted. They look either standard or just a bit too small to be jumbo. I have screen shot pictures from the video I am no professional but these in the video are his breeders and look smaller compared to other...

Hi all, how’s this egg looking? Fertile / infertile

Hello BYC. Now I have always hatched my chicks at home and kept them close during the first couple of weeks until they are off heat. I do not get electricity by all my coops so I am wondering…how will I be able to do this NOT at home and using the space where they will actually live. Is...

Hi, I know this is meat birds but does anyone have any experience with rabbits? one of my champagne d’argent is dead. Not sure on the cause atm but just thinking is there a period when I immediately should start a process for meat it’s probably been a day. Will it still be ok to process?

Hi all, Im wondering if anyone has ever crossed saxony with Aylsbury and how did the results turn out? Iv been advised that they will make good layer/meat ducks but Iv not done it so I am just looking for a few more opinions. TIA

Hi, I was told the turkeys were Norfolk blacks and Iv read some have white feathers and others say the shouldn’t They are probably about 8-9 weeks old and this little one still has a couple white feathers in there. Will S/he be mixed or is this normal? Many thanks

Hi, Anyone with a good eye able to help sex? I think it’s still a bit too soon to be able to tell yet but if anyone can notice any key factors through the poults and my terrible photography that would be great. I have 2 Bronze & 2 Black which I picked up today and the farmer wasn’t sure what...

Hi all. I was looking at buying some hens off a breeder, im assuming that they are the offspring of the picture I have added.. I am new to having LA pheasant, and so only compare to my own who I believed to be true which he came full plumage. Is this image a younger LA pheasant? Why is the...

I recently homed a 2019 Lady Amherst, the chap who I got him from said he was selling due to losing the hen. He also said that previous chicks came out albino? Has anyone ever heard/seen this happen before? Should I question the fertility of my new friend

Hi, I recently bought a Golden Pheasant hen fathered by a red golden. Iv read many different things, should be olive legs and should be orange/yellow? What should the correct colour be? Also any info on the orange hue on her beak and eye? Thanks