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Hi! I'm looking for breeder quality eggs or poults of White Holland turkeys. Not hatchery. I'm in Washington state so preferably would like somebody as close to me as possible just for shipping issues. Also, I hate having to bid on ebay (bidding on here is okay). But preferably, just tell me...

Have about a one month old duckling that somehow broke it's bill. (How can they even do that?). Bottom bill. It's bent backward, maybe takes up about 1/4 of the whole bill. I can flip it back straight but it doesn't stay. Anything to be done or just put it out of it's misery? We've got it...

So...I signed my daughter up for chicken 4-H this year and signed myself up for WAY more craziness than I realized. Hence this question.... We have to wash the chickens and turkeys for the fair. I've gotten the instructions on how to do that, but they all say to use warm water. Getting warm...

25 little peepers at the post office today. Cute and quick little things. So far they all look great.

Noticed a sick looking hen yesterday and put her in a separate cage last night and she was dead this morning. She was a 4 year old Buckeye hen. Saw her laying in a corner yesterday behind the feed cans, picked her up and she felt real skinny. She might have been their a while - I've had a lot...

Hi! I have White Hollands. I've had toms fight in the past but my batch this year is really bad. They really beat up two of them (pecked their eyes, tore off their snoods). In fact, wasn't sure either of them were going to make it but they seem to be recovering. Well today I tried putting...

First time hatch. Put them into lockdown on Tuesday, expecting hatch starting on the 5th. Brought humidity up to about 75 percent. Then I had to go to hospital for family emergency, came home today at about 3:30 and humidity was down to 30 percent! And they were pipping and cheeping like mad...

I've had a very dedicated momma sitting on a nest but I think the unseasonably cold weather we've had have done in her babies. We saw one hatched on Wednesday but on Thursday morn I saw it sitting right next to her, but not under her, and it was shivering! I was able to poke momma with a stick...

My almost 5 month old White Hollands were "attempting" the deed today (although they didn't look too successful...)! How long before I might start seeing eggs?

Hi! I've been reading here about humidity (confusing!) levels in incubators. I've got a new Hovabator 1588. But from what I can tell there is not automatic reading for humidity on it, correct? So how does one know what their humidity is in the incubator then? Thanks! Eggs are on their way...

So I picked up an old style Brower Brooder at the dump. They don't apparently carry this model anymore so I can't find a manual. It does seem in pretty good shape and appears to work! But couple questions from a newby to a brooder like this... #1 - There is a cloth screen that hangs down past...

Hi one of my goose is sitting on a nest that was about 1/2 goose and 1/2 duck eggs. When the ducklings hatch out do you think she (and the other geese) will accept them? I had an unfortunate incident last year with my second batch of goslings. Something (I suspect it was the early batch of...

Hi! My rooster seems to have a touch of laryngitis. Nothing real bad. He is still crowing - just doesn't sound quite as loud and dramatic as usual. Seems fine other than that. Anything to worry about?

Hi there! Desperately need to upgrade my watering situation for mixed flock of chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys. So what are the advantages and disadvantages of the nipples versus the cups?

Hi! I read somewhere that free-ranging turkeys on alfalfa can make the meat taste bitter. Any thoughts? Wondering if you could still free-range them on it but take them off a month of so before slaughter date.

Hi! I'm fairly new here and been lurking through old threads. Some serious knowledge here! So...I've got a question for you folks. I've got a mixed flock of chickens (mostly Buckeyes but I'm also getting some Freedom Rangers), turkeys (White Hollands), mixed variety of ducks and a few geese...

Hi! I seem to have a problem keeping my duck eggs clean and it drives me crazy! My ducks seem to have such messy dirty feet! Anyways, I lock my ducks, chickens and geese all up at night together in a quite large predator protected cage. (They all free range during the day). It has two...

Hi! I have now found two really dark olive green duck eggs. So dark, that both times I thought the egg was literally covered in mud (both times I found the egg in my "outer" pen which can get pretty muddy this time of year). But now, it is really a super dark olive green. I've never seen a...

Hi! I've lurked on here but never registered. Just did because I'm desperate for White Holland poults! I had ordered 25 poults from McMurray about a month ago and they just called to say my order was canceled as their hens aren't laying! I can't seem to find anybody else that would have...