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Raising Turkeys for Meat vs. Keeping as PetsI would add equipment and housing needs! For meat turkeys you need specific tools for butchering but these are easy to acquire, however, one thing...- Amer
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Massachusetts Duck CoopNice looking duck house, your efforts to make it blend in with the surrounding area were successful.- N F C
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Raising Turkeys for Meat vs. Keeping as PetsI just got turkeys, but they disappeared without a trace one morning... still trying to figure out what happened to them- MiaTheChickenWhisperer
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Raising Turkeys for Meat vs. Keeping as PetsEmotional Attachment should be written with red capital letters! I hatched about 50 turkeys last year and sold them all. they are like puppies.- chickengr
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Dog House to Duck House ConversionI rated this a couple years ago but was just researching duck houses and saw I never left a comment. Silly of me! We need to make something for...- Debbie292d
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Choosing the Right Breed of Quail for your BackyardGood overview of keeping quail. Just needs some edits as suggested by others.- muddy75
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Choosing the Right Breed of Quail for your BackyardIsn’t “pharaoh” quail just a name for the wild type coturnix color not a separate species? Someone already mentioned the breed vs species issue...
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The Myth of the 'Guard' Goose and Why You Should Not Get OneThis is not always the case. 7 years ago I rescued a gander sitting on the side of the road mourning his dead mate who I am guessing had been hit...- Kimmyh51
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Choosing the Right Breed of Quail for your BackyardThe author should have referred to the various quails as 'species' not as breeds...there are no breeds of quail, unlike chickens that are known by...- 007Sean
Other Fowl
Raising chickens is awesome, but what about their other feathered cousins? Learn how to raise other fantastic birds, including: Turkeys, Ducks, Quail, Geese, and others.
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Do ducks like boats?
- WVduckchick
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So, this story starts with my neighbors wanting to get rid of an old dilapidated boat. She just wanted it out of their yard. It had a good motor... -
Ducks in the Garden
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As an urban farmer I decided to add ducks to my backyard organic garden design. My design called for the use of all salvaged and re-purposed... -
Keeping Muscovy Ducks
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If you tell someone you have ducks, they immediately envision white, chubby cheeked Pekin ducks. Maybe they envision something with a bit more... -
Introduction to Keeping Guinea Fowl
- irisshiller
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I used to think guinea fowl were just chickens with polka dots, but nothing is further from the truth! Guinea fowl are quite a bit different from... -
Raising Guinea fowl 101: A beginners guide to raising Guinea fowl
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General info: Guinea fowl belong to the Numididae family, they are related to pheasants, turkeys and other game fowl. Guinea fowl originate in... -
INTRODUCTION TO KEEPING DUCKS
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So you have decided that you want ducks. Good decision! But you need to be prepared for the special challenges that raising ducks include. I have... -
(Almost) Self Cleaning Duck Waterer
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Winter 2018/2019 and the five gallon duck-waterer in the duck house is frozen solid. On top of that i broke my left ankle and all duck-chores fell... -
Quail Species and How To Pick The Right Bird For You
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The Quail As A Species There are 130 different Quail species all around the world. However, this article is going to concentrate on the most... -
Raising and Caring for Goslings
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Pic by Elizabethy27 Ducks and geese are hardy and fairly easy to raise. Their brooding requirements are simple and they don't need special... -
Treating bumble foot in ducks:
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This spring lead to a scary and exciting month of work, dedication, and a lot of love. I found that my Pekin Jeffery had a severe case of bumble... -
Feeding Ducklings Medicated Feed - The Myths and the Truth
- Pyxis
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Feeding Ducklings Medicated Feed - The Myths and the Truth The Myth There is a rather pervasive myth about feeding ducklings and ducks... -
Feeding Geese
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Feeding your pet geese Geese are primarily grazing animals. They have similar nutritional needs and eating habits to horses and other similar... -
A basic Q&A Turkey Primer
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This is a primer for new turkey owners or potential owners of turkeys. We have decided to present this in a question and answer format as we felt... -
Coturnix Incubation Tips
- Nabiki
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These are some tips based on my experience hatching coturnix quail. I hope you find this helpful! Quail incubation is 17 days. Depending on the... -
Quail Diseases, Health Issues and Keeping Your Quail Healthy
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Quail Diseases Quail are generally quite hardy little birds and don't get sick often if kept properly. But on that occasion that they do, you... -
BEGINNERS GUIDE FOR THE RED GOLDEN PHEASANT (PIC HEAVY) WITH MUTATION PICS
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GOLDEN PHEASANT or the CHINESE PHEASANT (Chrysolophus pictus) (Pic below is of a two year old male) INFORMATION This pheasant is perfect... -
Duckling Care & Brooder Ideas
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The Duckling BROODER Ducklings need a warm and draft free brooder box. A Rubbermaid tub makes an easily cleanable brooder. Provide a 1/2 sq. ft... -
Breeding For Sex-Linked Ducklings
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Breeding for Sex-Linked Ducklings If you've ever bought chicks at a feed store or ordered them from a hatchery, you have probably come across...