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    Random jumbo egg - no clue who laid it

    Checked our coop today and we had this beast of an egg. Could this just be a random double yolk?
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    Random jumbo egg - no clue who laid it

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    White Bugs On My Turkey - HELP!

    Definitely a broad breasted white and a handsome one! I have a big BBW Tom as well. Just a heads up, they usually have a VERY hard time breeding due to the size of their chest and are usually artificially inseminated. My two try to mate and it looks really rough on the hen since the Tom is so...
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    New to turkey raising - mating question

    Thank you R2elk! That is great to know! Our turkeys are only 4 months old, but the Tom is huge! Is the saddle something I should leave on longterm day and night? Or do they go through phases where they breed for awhile and then stop? He steps on her neck quite a bit in the process which scares...
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    New to turkey raising - mating question

    Hi Everyone! I'm new to raising meat birds and have two white broad breasted turkeys. One turned out to be a tom and the other a hen. We are planning to process them this fall (even though I would much rather keep them as pets) but that was the plan from the start. Anyway - the tom is starting...
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    First timer with 10 chickens

    Thanks DobieLover! Here is a video from our run this morning
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    First timer with 10 chickens

    Hey Guys! We just got our first chickens in March and are loving it! I’m excited to learn from all you seasoned chicken folk. Our brood consists of: 2 ameraucanas 2 blue langshans 2 black majesty marans 1 jaerhorn 1 silver laced Wyandotte 1 black laced gold Wyandotte 1 barnvelder
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