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  1. dennarahl

    turkey genetics advice - Narragansett and Blue Slate crosses.

    Thanks a ton! That's the general idea I thought I was getting from all the genetics threads, but was getting really confused. Thanks for spelling it out really clearly. :)
  2. dennarahl

    turkey genetics advice - Narragansett and Blue Slate crosses.

    my flock of turkeys is currently 4 Narragansett (3 boys, 1 girl) and 4 Blue Slate (2 girls, 2 boys). I'm trying to decide which ones will be turned into turkey dinner on the 23rd, and which will be breeding stock for next years turkey dinners. Weight doesn't matter as much to me as the pretty...
  3. dennarahl

    Colorado

    I wonder if it's a silkie male thing? Our silkie boy has the biggest male attitude of all our roos and we have 7 (maybe 8) of them. He is the tiniest one and we think he's trying to make up for it. He is the only one that routinely attacks people and we let him live because it's funny and all...
  4. dennarahl

    Colorado

    Would caponizing fix the aggressiveness after he's already become aggressive? I know with male cats that fixing them after they start spraying doesn't fix the problem, so I figure it'd be the same kind of thing with the caponizing.
  5. dennarahl

    Colorado

    There aren't many of us out east, and sometimes it seems like there are none. But, we're here, just quieter than the CO Springs contingent. Welcome!!!!
  6. dennarahl

    Colorado

    I don't think so.... They respond well to positive training. Example: Call out chick chick and they come for food. We also have a free-range rooster who is trained for bed time. If it's close to dark he comes and waits near the front porch and all I have to do is ask if he's ready for bed and...
  7. dennarahl

    Colorado

    She sounds a lot like a he.... Kinda looks like one too, but I'm not familiar with that breed so I cant be sure.
  8. dennarahl

    Colorado

    Ditto, this sounds like an infection more than an absess. I had an older chick with something similar about a year ago. I gave it Duramycin and it cleared up quickly.
  9. dennarahl

    Colorado

    We rented the single man one a couple of weeks ago, and it did great in the areas that were watered. Not so great in the areas that were dry as a bone because the dirt was so loose. We ended up using the auger to alternately break the dirt and then scoop it out with a small bucket.
  10. dennarahl

    Colorado

    Not any different than using a bbq burner like we do. We keep a themometer in the water, and turn the burner on and off every so often to keep it from getting too hot or cold.
  11. dennarahl

    Colorado

    You're not too far from me! There's a couple others out here too, just not really frequent posters.
  12. dennarahl

    Colorado

    I've got 20 some odd chickens and with the exceptions of "emergency I need to lay now", they all lay in the same box, even though there are 7 of them in there. Weird birds.
  13. dennarahl

    Colorado

    All my friends think I live in Kansas... At least I'm not from the Springs. :)
  14. dennarahl

    Colorado

    most layer feeds have an adequate amount but their systems can get thrown off so its a good idea to have oyster shell available
  15. dennarahl

    Colorado

    Like someone else has said, if you want to breed pure at all, you'll need a rooster that has a hen. If you get a RIR roo, he'll produce sex link babies with the SLW and the BR. I have a RIR roo who is a sweetie, but that is not standard for the breed as I understand it. I have a couple other...
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