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    Does hen rooster ratio matter as much for free range chickens?

    I love this history! I had no idea that sort of naturalization happened in America. I’m not sure what kinda chicken predators there are in the South, but in my part of the Midwest, we have raccoons and hawks everywhere + all the other critters that like chicken, so free ranging is risky here. Do...
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    Does hen rooster ratio matter as much for free range chickens?

    Gosh it sounds like mornings can be hectic. You know, there’s a part of me that feels like I need to keep everything under control so no birds get hurt but then in nature, this is just how these birds function on a social level.
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    Does hen rooster ratio matter as much for free range chickens?

    I Like your idea of keeping the cockerels separate until they mature. I remember my cockerels getting pretty violent before I separated them
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    Does hen rooster ratio matter as much for free range chickens?

    I’m wondering if roosters pester hens less when there is no confinement. I read that in the wild, red jungle fowl males split off from the flock to form all male groups kinda like deer do, and the alpha runs with the hens. So theoretically does anyone know if this would work on a homestead...
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    Can I get a new drake as a companion for my other drake?

    I have a pair of ducks that I got a couple years ago as ducklings (someone bought them and couldn’t take care of them so I took them). The hen is a mallard and the drake is a pekin, and since spring is here, he’s once again become very eager to mate and aggressive towards me. My biggest concern...
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    Blind turkey needs friends

    Thank you for all your advice! She will likely get more attention from me when I move with her. I’m leaving my chickens with my parents, but she will have a fenced in backyard at my new house where I can keep an eye on her and give her more individual care. At that point, I probably will have to...
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    Blind turkey needs friends

    I have a year and a half old single pet turkey hen who is blind and is terrified of my chickens. I have her in a separate pen right next to the chickens because she gets pecked a lot and won’t eat much, but I’d like to get another turkey hen for her to live with. I’m not sure if I should get one...
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    Advice on turkey eye discharge and blindness?

    Thank you, I didn’t know that about the genetics- that’s really interesting. Sounds like she’ll need some more attention than other turkeys. We’ll see what the vet says 🤞🏼
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    Advice on turkey eye discharge and blindness?

    Thanks will do!
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    Advice on turkey eye discharge and blindness?

    I have a lavender turkey hen about a year old, and she’s been very lethargic over the summer. She has a lack of coordination, not much color in her face and discharge over her eyes. I think she may have gone blind, but I don’t know if it’s discharge covering her eyes or not. I help her eat and...
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    Does anybody know about lethargic poults who won’t walk, eat or drink

    I Just got a turkey poult that’s about two weeks old. Haven’t ever raised turkeys and made the mistake of getting just one. I think it’s in shock and just lonely. It’s in a large dog crate with a heat lamp on one side. I tried putting broody chickens in with the poult, but they freaked out. It...
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