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    Easter egger cockerel?

    This is him all grown up. Just thought I'd give an update. Best roo I've ever had. Such a sweetheart to his ladies! He sired a cute white hen last summer. She is the sweetest hen I've ever had. She is best friends with my turkey (hatched and raised together).
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    Our chicken coop/greenhouse combo

    It worked really well for the 8 years we lived there. We never heated the coop, even when it was -20 outside and howling winds. No frostbite or frozen birds! We just closed up the vents and it stayed quite a bit warmer inside. My design worked great. The only thing I would change if I was to...
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    Broody turkey hatching chicken and turkey eggs question

    My turkey hen had one egg left that she was sitting on. I think it started to develop, but died a while ago. She got up today to eat and drink, so I took that opportunity to candle the egg. It was rotten, so I removed it from her nest. She still went back to the nest even with no eggs... I'm...
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    Broody turkey hatching chicken and turkey eggs question

    My turkey stayed on the nest and hatched a single cute baby of her own. I wish I could let her raise it, but we have 2 cats who are crazy good hunters. He wouldn't survive. Eventually maybe I'll have a turkey area where they are protected, but for now this little one will be raised with the...
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    Broody turkey hatching chicken and turkey eggs question

    I love the fluffy cheeks they got from the Easter Egger roo. So cute! So far my turkey is still sitting on her eggs. Another week to go!
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    Broody turkey hatching chicken and turkey eggs question

    My chicken chicks hatched today. I want expecting them until tomorrow! It's a good thing I checked under my turkey! She's still laying on her eggs. Two of the five chicken chicks died while hatching. For some reason the membrane was super thick. I had to peel it off the last two chicks. The...
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    Broody turkey hatching chicken and turkey eggs question

    This is my first time with turkeys. I have one male splash blue slate turkey and a female black heritage breed. They were supposed to be processed last fall, but we decided to move and so it didn't get done and now they've kind of become pets... LOL! Anyway, my female (Blackie) started laying...
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    Worried about winter weather

    Good to know. Thanks!
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    7 week old barred rock gender?

    It's all good. :)
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    7 week old barred rock gender?

    It was a pullet, back in 2014. I'm pretty sure that bird is dead and gone, but thanks!
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    Chickens and Turkeys Together?

    That's actually the plan. One of the toms will be Thanksgiving dinner. We might just harvest them all. We are moving soon and the area has a ton of wild turkeys.
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    Worried about winter weather

    The 2x4 attached to the post above the toms is where they like to roost. I've been thinking I might have to figure something out like you suggested. The 2x4 above it with the chicken wire is where I had the tarp. We had a really rainy summer and it worked great until the wind picked up. How cold...
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    Chickens and Turkeys Together?

    I have had chickens for 7 years and just got 3 blue slate turkeys this spring. I have 2 toms and a hen, plus 26 chickens all together. They have a 24'x24' night time predator proof pen with plenty of separate areas in it and things to climb up on. During the day they free range in a large fenced...
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    Worried about winter weather

    Thanks! I have two toms and a hen. I was thinking about breeding. My hen is black. I will only keep one of the toms. The other will be Thanksgiving dinner.
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    Worried about winter weather

    I'm new and I am worried about my 3 blue slate turkeys being out in the extreme winter weather. They don't like being inside a building at all. I did have a tarp over a high roost, which they loved, and it worked great for the summer. Two nights ago we had crazy high winds and it got destroyed...
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