Recent content by Sgtfirstwife

The problem with are the raccoons, Hawks and weasels. I have them in a barn, but the predators still manage to get in.

I am a little confused. Back in Jan. I went to Cackle and picked up a box of birds, which included, 2 geese, 2ducks, 2 turkeys, 10 pullets, 1 rooster and 10 assorted rare chicks- this was under their Happy Cackle Special. It was a great assortment. Well last week they had free shipping, so I...

Here are my three week babies, Milly and Willie. I also have a six month old goose Lily.

It looks like a hen to me. You might want to try to find some fertile eggs for her.

Thank you. I ended up putting tape on the eggs. I will check out for further reference though. Thx

Hi Everyone, I have been around this board for awhile, but only in Missouri since August. I live on a 33 acre farm right outside Eldon about 30 miles from Jeff City. I have several chickens of all breeds, a RP turkey, 4 ducks and 3 Guinea. I have 4 new chicks and 6 in my incubator. I am waiting...

I have some Serama eggs in my incubator on day seven. I noticed a couple have cracks in them, but still are viable, with good bloodlines and eye. Is there any way to salvage these eggs? Thx

She is doing better. I have continued to give her shots daily. The swelling has decreased quite a bit. Thx for everyone's help.

I wish I had room in my incubator!!!

Well as per the Pea Fowl page I gave Ms. turkey Lurkery an injection of Tylan. I also withdrew quite a bit of mucus from her sinus cavity. I hope I did the right thing.

I have a 9 month old Royal Palm Turkey hen that is vey sick. She had a very goopy nose and a swollen eye/left side of head. She also seems very lethargic. I gave her a dose of Duramycin 10 in her water, as well as some vitamins to try and boost her up some. I have put her in a large dog crate so...

I have.7 month kid Cayuga mix make duck with an injured ankle. It is very swollen and he is not putting much weight on it. I am sure one of my other male ducks hurt him. He is not part if the group. I have two Pekin ducks, one male and one female and one other mix 6 month old duck. I am hatching...

Okay my fellow chicken lovers, I have an issue I need help with. We have a big barn which has 3 large horse stalls. One stall holds my Pot Belly Pig, one is filled with odds and ends (left by the previous owner) and the final stall has a lovely roost with nesting boxes made by my husband. Here...

Thanks for the idea of hardware cloth, but then we have the issue of the gaps on each side where gate opens and closes. You guys rock with great ideas. Thanks

My wonderful husband is going to fence off the area around our barn for our different types of poultry and our potbelly pig, but we have run into a snag that I hope you clever people may know how to fix. We can't figure out how to put a fence or something on our cattle gates to keep the animal...