Recent content by shinysatins

If a flock of bantams and a flock of Barred Plymouth Rocks are kept together or free-range together, will they tend to breed within their own size, or will they crossbreed?

Would 24" wide, with almost a foot sticking out on either side of the roost, be wide enough for a poop board, or does it need to be wider than that for BPR and midget white sized birds?

I have young chickens and 4 midget white turkey poults, getting close to full grown now . . . they've all been together for several months with no ill effects. I just read that you're not supposed to keep turkeys and chickens together because of the risk of blackhead. If they've already been...

Thanks, all! and how far into the coop should the poop boards project underneath the roost?

Thanks . . . my walls are 6 feet high, though . . . would 18 inches from the top be too high?

I have Barred Plymouth Rock chickens and a few Midget White turkeys, plus some bantams that will probably end up with their own separate coop eventually. Wondering how far from the walls of the coop the roosts should be. Thanks, Shiny

Hi, I'm new here. Posted an intro on the old thread a week or so ago. The thread moves so fast I can't keep up though. :) Shiny

Very helpful, thank you!

I had read that dirt under deep litter was desirable, because microbes in the soil help the deep litter method to work better. Confused now. What do you all do if you have dirt floors in your coop?

Thanks . . . I don't know if I'll be able to go or not. I have a rabbit show to go to in Albany this weekend.

I'm in the Portland/Vancouver area and am relatively new to raising poultry. A friend had me chicken-sit for a few months and got me hooked. :) So far we have Barred Plymouth Rock chickens, a few coturnix quail, and 4 midget white turkey poults. I have also been researching Muscovy ducks and...

I'm in the Portland/Vancouver area and am relatively new to raising poultry. A friend had me chicken-sit for a few months and got me hooked. :) So far we have Barred Plymouth Rock chickens, a few coturnix quail, and 4 midget white turkey poults. I have also been researching Muscovy ducks and...

My turkey poults were raised by their mom without a lot of human interaction for the first month, I think. I'm trying to get them to warm up to me by feeding treats, but so far they haven't been much interested in what I've offered. They have little interest in mealworms, for some reason. The...

Thanks, it sounds like it's not a great idea. I hadn't thought of the age difference thing. If I want to add a couple more midget whites from an unrelated flock, would it be better to try to find some now rather than later? Mine are about a month old now.

I picked up some quail, and they are a mix of regular coturnix, tuxedo, white and the Texas A & M white with wild-colored patches. One of the regular coloured ones is significantly bigger than the rest, and the white/Texas ones are actually the smallest. I did see one of the smaller white ones...