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Bad luck with birds, What can I do?
what sounds closest to me n that website is Turkey Coryza? it says there can be lost of discharge from the mouth nose and eyes. It's a type of respitory infection. A condition of turkeys possibly associated with Bordetella avium (previously designated Alkaligenes faecalis) infections. This... -
Bad luck with birds, What can I do?
Well if It was coccidiosis then whouldnt the other birds have it too? we have more turkey poults that are younger then the one we lost. They came from a guy out of Brookfield MA. these other poults are fine. I think it was somthing genetic. we have a turkey hen hat wakes up every morning like... -
Bad luck with birds, What can I do?
Sadly the little guy didnt make it. We found out what it was. I don't remeber the name though, Started with a C I believe, Im thinking about restarting the whole flock, The ratios are just out of wack at the moment. To many Males 28 birds, Turkeys Chickens Ducks and a goose. The partridges too... -
Feathers Not Growing Back?
I have a ChocolateTom Turkey who seems to be having trouble with feather growth. He lost most of his chest feathers from fighting with his 2 rival Toms in the Spring. We have had bad luck in the female to male ratio in all of our types of birds as we have ended up with an over abundance of... -
Bad luck with birds, What can I do?
Back in April a friend of mine hatched out some turkey eggs. he believed there was some parent/offspring breeding but I knew it wasnt possible as I had butchered all my first year second year toms. We ended up with a small hatch, 2 of the birds with birth defects out of 4 poults. he gave me a... -
My turkey seems dizzy
I have a turkey hen who seems to be dizzy. She's usually an energetic bird but she is shuffling her feet awkwardly and she almost face planted after I let them out. I looked it up and strangely enough the people saying they experienced similar things with there birds all had Narragansett's. My... -
Help with Poults
Well I had a bit of a wierd year with the Birds, I picked up a Goose and some Ducks last summer along with more chickens and its been a bit rough. Well the hatch was going wonderful this year, we had lots of egg production and we were thrilled. then we put our eggs in the incubator, and let the... -
Turkeys For 2013
So I Kind Of Jumped right into Geese. I picked up some Grey Africans Today and I don't exactly know whats going on here. The Woman I purchased him from Insisted "Only Buy The African because the other goose is mean.I did as she Said Becasue I don't know Much about Geese. I know they Need a Deep... -
Turkeys For 2013
There is a local farmer 1 hour away from me. I have never met the birds but I have seen videos of how nice they are. Tomorrow I will go get them. -
Turkeys For 2013
Getting African geese. Any one have experience with this breed? I hope they arn'tean -
Turkeys For 2013
When I bought my poults last year they all turned into three toms. I purchased a lone hen from a farmer near me for 20. Then purchased two more from another for 30 each then one more for 25. Depending one size of you're birds 20-35 is the price to go with. Although some rare breeds will go for... -
Turkeys For 2013
It looks like a mottled chocolate to me. These were the first bird I purchased and got em from porters. Gorgeous birds but not the greatest meat quality -
Turkeys For 2013
Well all of you're flock will be like... Woah where is tommy? And the will be all a little sad thy their confinement buddy is gone. Turkeys are very social and losing a bird is like losing a good friend. They will be bummed but they will get over it quickly. -
Turkeys For 2013
Turkeys do not breed with one mate for life. The Tom or jake is more interested in passing down genes to the next generation. That's why I always have more hens then toms in spring and summer. My largest Tom weighing in at 20.14 pounds has been around for 1 1/2 years and he breeds all five of my... -
Turkeys For 2013
So I want to try a new type of bird. What's best mixed with turkeys?Chickens,geese or ducks.... Or peafowl? And which one is easily earned up after?