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    Hands on hatching and help

    My first hatch is wrapping up as we speak 21/30 sweet fluffy chicks. I am impressed with my first hatch percentage, but about 8/21 hatched through the narrow end of the egg. They did fine I didn't help them, but they definitely took longer to hatch. I have a hovabator genisis with a...
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    Turkenstein25's Turkey Talk for 2015

    That mystery turkey looks like a Chocolate. Which is a rare heritage turkey breed that is known for being very sweet.
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    Turkenstein25's Turkey Talk for 2015

    Found some chocolate poults today. Are they any good for meat? I like that they are natural breeders and good layers, but what about meat?
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    which heritage turkey breed for meat?

    Have any of you guys raised chocolate turkeys? Are they good for meat? I like that they are a natural breeding turkey that Lay frequently, but I am hoping for a good dual purpose turkey.
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    Bumble foot

    Our Rhode Island Red rooster has bumble foot. We got a descent sized kernel out, but how do we know if we got it all? It's been 36 hours and his foot is still swollen and feels warmer than the other foot. I just rewrapped it, should I open it back up and see if I can get more or just let it...
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    I need advise on bumble foot.

    So as my previous post said we did bumble foot surgery got a kernel out, but I am guessing we didn't get it all because his foot is still swollen and now it is warmer than the other leg. Should we go deeper and see if there is more or should I give it a few more days it's been 36 hours since...
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    Bumblefoot surgery - with pics and "how to"

    We just finished the surgery on our Rhode Island Red rooster. We got a descent sized nugget out, but how do we know if we got it all?
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    I need advise on bumble foot.

    We just finished the surgery on our Rhode Island Red rooster. We got a descent sized nugget out, but how do we know if we got it all?
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    Bumble Foot?

    My Rhode Island Red rooster had obvious bumble foot. We cut out the scab and got a descent size nugget out, but how do we know if we got it all out. We worked at it and squeeze for about 45 mins nothing more seemed to be coming so we wrapped his foot and put him in a dog create for the night...
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    Egg production after molting?

    All my 1 1/2 year old hens (10 of them) molted this year. It did look like a pillow fight happen you're right. My husband asked me if I ran over a chiclet with the lawn mower. Anyways all their feathers are beautiful again. I increased their protein by giving them "feather fixer" 18%...
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    Hens killed 12 week old Wyandotte roo?!??

    Well the pullets and Roos have been together since they were hatched with no problems so I am guess it was the older ladies.
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    Hens killed 12 week old Wyandotte roo?!??

    Has anyone else had their hens kill a young rooster? I put my young pullets and 3 roosters(12weeks) in with my 6 months to 1 1/2 year hens last night. Everything seemed to be going well last night and all morning so I went to work. When I got home one of the Wyandotte rooster was dead in the...
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    Breed????

    Radom feed store chicks. 15 pullets and 5 straight run. What kind are the blue/grey? The white roo? The red/brown ? I know there are some bar rocks, ee's, a golden laced Wyandotte pullet, a silver laced Wyandotte roo and I think a black australorp (unsure of sex).
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    Feed store chickens

    Yes there were 4 ee's, a silver laced wyndotte rooster, a golden laced wyndotte pullet, 2 bar rocks (but kind of look like my cuckoo marans), one black austalorp (I think and I can't tell if pullet or rooster), the red/ brown ones have all yellow legs no dark lines on them. There are 5 pullets...
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    Feed store chickens

    Can anybody tell me what kind the grey, white, or brown chickens are. They are from a feed store. I gave always bought from hatcheries and known what I was getting. But I can't figure these out?
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