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    Turkey bachelor flock questions

    Thank you! This is the kind of helpful reply I was hoping for. I was hesitant to contact the DNR for the reason you mentioned. Due to the flu spreading, my husband freaked at first when I suggested we just let them stay, but it turns out they had been chilling in the coop most of that day* by...
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    Turkey bachelor flock questions

    What should I be checking/asking with the DNR? I have no problem if they want to roost in the safety of my coop, as long as they behave themselves with my other birds. My flock would already have been exposed to anything they may carry just from being free-ranged.
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    Turkey bachelor flock questions

    We did shoo them away, several times in fact, but they keep returning so now I'm reconsidering my options. Aside from closing the coop at night, they are welcome to leave so I'm certainly not trying to capture them. I've encountered wild turkeys several times before (although not a bachelor...
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    Turkey bachelor flock questions

    I have 4 male palm turkeys, almost 2 years old who live in a pole building-turned-coop with our chickens and goats. The pole building is split into 3 sections with cattle panels and the turkeys (although free-ranged) mainly hang out in the middle area and with the goats. Earlier this week, I...
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    Smooth silkie gender?

    Thank you all! I think the husband finally accepts the truth now, lol! No matter, he still thinks that Shadow is the most beautiful (haha, handsome now) bird we have! I know leakage is a flaw, but I personally love his frosted tips :love
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    Smooth silkie gender?

    Thank you for the visual! Very helpful!
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    Smooth silkie gender?

    Lol, I agree but husband asks why you say that. What gives it away?
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    Smooth silkie gender?

    Hi all! Shadow here is almost 6 months old (hatched 4/23), and is from a light Brahma hen and silkie roo. His (her??) two brothers look like their mama and have been crowing for weeks. Shadow looks male to me (look at at that saddle!) but doesn’t display any gender behaviors (no crow, dance...
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    What gender are these two?

    Hi! I have two peachicks and hoping you find people can help me determine gender. Marlow (1st two pics) is almost 11 weeks and Milo is almost 10 weeks. We suspect Marlow is a cock and Milo a hen, but we’re new to this. Don’t mind the background; they like to have breakfast with us.
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    Thanks! Husband and I had a nice dayout yesterday. Today is for deep cleaning the coop, lol!

    Thanks! Husband and I had a nice dayout yesterday. Today is for deep cleaning the coop, lol!
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    Gender help please?

    Thanks, I appreciate everyone's help!
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    Gender help please?

    Thanks! I kind of would've liked a dark brahma rooster, but more girls never hurt! Raven (the 1st one) has been throwing me for a loop since he/she hatched. Her comb developed early, but then plateaued (it's looked like this for weeks) and then last week I saw her potential father mount her 😑...
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    Gender help please?

    Hiya bird peeps! I have some youngsters that I'd love to get your opinions/thoughts about their genders on. 1st up is Raven (the black bird - never mind the photo-bombers, lol). (S)He's really flighty so I understand if the pic quality isn't good enough to tell. Anyway, I believe raven is a...
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    Chick with deformed toes? Pics.

    Sure, I'll post a pic before taking the next set off! The first time I cut a toothpick down to about 0.5 inch, wrapped it (especially the ends which I had filed but couldn't make completely smooth) with the self-sticking wrap (the kind that only sticks to itself). Then I had my mother hold...
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    Chick with deformed toes? Pics.

    Thanks the the advice and feedback! I'll let her toes rest for the day (mainly because I won't have another pair of hands to help hold him/her until then, lol) and then resplint them.. Valentine was a great sport and, aside from their application and removal, didn't seem to mind the splints at...
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