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I'm not sure if this is the correct answer, or one that you were looking for, but I don't think they will wither away and die with no food for 24hours - just make sure they have plenty of water accessable.

Oh my - I would love a turkey... had no idea that there was different breeds! I looked at the pictures and just went "EASY! THEY'RE TURKIES!"

Oh, yeah, I have no idea. I have a thing with matching numbers and colours. I started with 4 hens, 3 "dark" ones and 1 "light" one. I thought a dark one had been purchased by mistake, so I took her back the next day to exchange - I came home with not only her, but two others, - a buff and a...

Hi all, thanks for the feedback! These girls are my second flock. I got them at 8wks... never again for me... it's been fun to see them grow and personalities develop, but sheesh... the egg wait! Anyway, I've had a quick look on-line and called around a few stores - apparently oyster shell...

Hi All, My girls have been laying for about a week - an Ancona and a Light Sussex, I think. There are another 4 to show me their worth, yet. All are 27wks come Saturday. I think 3 of the 6 have shown squatting/maturity behavior! White eggs from the Ancona (Blanche to me and Blacky-White-Spots...

Hi! I was in the same boat, but I found a random egg near my tap last week. I kept the girls penned all day the next day and penned until noon for three days after that. They seem to have the idea now! Good luck!

Quote: Looks like he needs a big feed. And looks like he's made himself at home!

Quote: Yup, Bill. I put them away for the night, locked up the coop and said goodnight. I closed the gate to the run and took myself inside. In the morning I noticed "more than normal molting feathers" from out the window and on inspection found the wire fence bent over, the coop door out of...

We lost all our girls last night to a fox, we think. Nothing left of all six, even our meanest hen. There where lumps of feathers of each hen. Small black pile, several white piles, goldy brown pile and whitish brown pile. Our backyard looks just like a depressing Christmas. May you bok in...

Quote: Glenmar, I have no idea what my pug cross is crossed with (shelter said brussels griffon) After seeing your Norfolk Terrier... wow! What do YOU think?

Oh, LowClassCC, you beat me to the punch! Here is one of our "farm dogs" Pew is a hairless tricolor Chinese Crested. She sleeps for about 15 hours a day, so isn't much use with the "farm dogging" Then there is: Digit is a Pug cross what we think is Brussels Griffon. She is more amused by...

Quote: Hi Mattemma, Being in Australia when most of you are in the States (I think) We used Aristopet Worm Enda Plus for Poultry because there is no egg withholding period for medicated birds. =http://www.vetshopaustralia.com.au/Worm-Enda-Poultry-Wormer-125-ml-P267C149.aspx Worked a treat.

Ours here would be my own dogs who are interesting in my brooding bantam. They get a little sniff happy. Seconded to urban foxes and cats. Thankfully, I've not yet lost any. *knocks wood*

Oh, ick, guys! I knew hens needed to be wormed and they had JUST been done upon purchase. We had just gotten some mite powder and I was at Petstock over the weekend and saw some wormer and mentioned to hubby that it should be gotten. So we wormed them over the weekend, penned up with medicated...

My Hildegard was same. I have no idea what she is, but she looks like a gold laced something. Now, day one and two, I kept Hilde confined. Day 3, I let her out of the coop and into the run. As I was leaving, she slipped the gate - speedy bugger! So I left the gate open and let them all roam...