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Something is wrong with my rooster and I'm not sure what's going on. A couple of weeks ago I noticed that he was sitting on the perch a lot. I saw him get down and eat and drink some and didn't think too much about it. Long story short...he got quite lethargic and I assumed he would die in 24...

What is the average lifespan of a heritage type turkey? Somebody said 2 years but I find that hard to believe. If they are in a good environment and are healthy, wouldn't they live quite a while longer than that? thanks.

OMG - my poor Hansel could have been so seriously injured by my stupidity!!! When I opened the barn door a while ago the geese were not honking loudly to greet me the way they always do. I didn't think too much about it but I was aware. I have a double door system, the solid barn door and an...

I'm feeding a woman's animals this week and she has a two year old turkey that is huge and very sweet. He has a very large bump on the top of one of his feet and he limps a little. Earlier today I was searching about bumblefoot and came across pictures of birds with black spots on the...

This morning - just a little while ago - I opened the barn door as usual to let the birds out and looked down at a mouse trap I set last night, which was again empty. As Hansel and Gretel, my geese, came through the door a copperhead snake lunged at them. It was laying curled on the opposite...

Well, after a few weeks with a well-baited bucket trap that didn't catch anything but two bugs, I set out four of the old fashioned little snap traps in the barn. I was very careful of the placement so the chickens or geese wouldn't get to them. Of four traps set, I caught 2 mice the first...

I've just moved my hens to the area that I have my two geese, Hansel and Gretel. The thought has just occured to me that H&G will eat the hens' layer pellets. Is this going to hurt them at all??? Thank you.

I've posted a couple of times about all the snakes I had cleared out of my barn. I think I chased the last one out last week. I always have my eyes open for them though. This evening after work I was making my rounds and decided to get Flora out of her little temporary pen and carry her...

This morning I made the trade out and let my hens free range and put three of my four roosters in a 10 x 30 run. The boys were all excited at first and thinking - oh boy, we get to be with the girls today!! After a few minutes I heard what sounded like a small bark. I turned around and...

Hi All, Until last fall, all my hens and roosters were allowed to free range. I just opened the barn in the morning and closed it at night. Generally, I had no problems and everything was fine. After I lost several of my hens, I began keeping them in an enclosure and only allowed the...

If I select Recent Posts, only 21 pages are available. If I select one of the index topics, I only see a limited number of pages as well. Usually I can scroll down forever and see really old posts. Currently, I'm only able to view today's posts. What's going on??? Thanks.

I apologize for the long post but this information was sent to me in an e-mail, not via a link. The very condensed version is that we all need to contact the two people at the very bottom of this article by TOMORROW to request they review the proposed regulations and to include that updated...

It's late - I just opened a new bag of food for my geese, Hansel and Gretel, only to find that I was given a bag of layer pellets instead of plain crumbles. I won't have an opportunity to get crumbles till the weekend. Will it hurt Hansel and Gretel to eat the layer pellets for a few days...

Last night I really just wanted to go home and mow the back yard but... I had been worrying so much about the slight possibility of a racoon or possum climbing through the vent on one side of my barn (at the roofline) that I spent 2 1/2 hours nailing h/w cloth all along the eve. My blasted...

I'm not very good at posting pictures, so I hope you can see these. Hansel and Gretel are about 5 months old now, so I expect they are full grown and may just add some weight. I can't tell you how sweet they are to have - I just love them both so much!!!

My small barn was built using that chipwood type of plywood, which I have to paint every couple of years. The chickens peck at the sides and take little pieces of it off as soon as there is a curled edge visible. I know I can cover it with tar paper, but what would the least expensive and...

Hey everybody. I'm posting some questions for a friend who lives up north. Her sister found some wild duck eggs and took them to her house to hatch. I'm assuming the nest was abandoned or she wouldn't have done this. Anyway, one of the eggs has hatched just yesterday and she said the...

I just came in from the barn where I left a loaded bucket trap to catch the millions of mice in there! I'll let you know how well it worked tomorrow! http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/easterly110.html

Hey everybody, I took the advice of JJThink and bought some Mouse Magic, which is a mouse deterrant made of peppermint oil, spearmint oil and another natural ingredient (not cedar). I just put the packets in my barn yesterday so don't have an update on how well it works, but my barn sure...

I have just taken in four little RIRs about 4 weeks of age, one of which is a roo. I've never had RIRs before but have been told that the roos of this breed can be quite fiesty. How concerned should I be? Is it like everything else - the amount of handling and attention, etc. that makes the...