Recent content by shaninsky

Cage size depends on rabbit size. Florida Whites can be in a smaller cage than Flemish Giants. That being said, the rabbit should be able to take a couple hops from end to end and stand up on it's hinds in the cage. Your breeders should have out of cage time if possible. You can give rabbits...

I am looking for suggestions for heritage meat birds that will tolerate the Canadian climate if not processed in the fall. I am consideing Plymouth Barred Rocks, or Cochins.

I'm having 6 processed next week. I'm keeping a tom and 4 hens.

Our Standard Bronze turkeys are going for processing next week. What is the most humane way to carry them from point A to Point B. I can't imagine carrying them by their feet like you do with chickens. Currently if they've roosted in the wrong place and I have to move them I just give them a...

Try contacting Purina Canada. If you go with the "Golden" line of feed, it only contains vegetable based proteins. If you go with the "Purinature" line, it contains animal protein. The starter contains antibiotics to get the chicks through the first few weeks of life without contracting...

Try Denise's Chicken Paradise east of Ottawa or Performance Chickens in Carrying Place for the breeds you are looking for. What's wrong with you tom?

I would say it will be ok for a very short time depending on the age of your birds. It's a pretty small space for adult turkeys.

The "Storey's" books are all good. Down to earth simple advice.

Do they have access to greens as well or are they in a pen?

Nice setup. When you get a new rabbit do they squabble a bit? Are they all the same sex or are they fixed?

I finally got a reply from Purina Canada. See below. Hi Shannon, Thank you for your recent Purina Web inquiry regarding our Golden Layena product. This product will be fine for a maintenance ration for your Turkey breeding flock, especially during egg production (higher level of calcium)...

Ridley Bronze from Canada

Turkeys are lots of fun. There are basically 2 types. The standard type is the old fashioned kind of turkey and takes longer to reach maturity and the broad breasted type grows much quicker. There is a disease called blackhead that chickens carry that can be fatal to turkeys so a lot of...

When I visited Denise it was apparent that she really cared about her chickens. That's important to me.