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    Another coop flooring quandry...

    STAY AWAY FROM THE DURA-SLAT FLOORING! We are in the poultry business and are long-time users of DURA-SLAT Poultry Breeder Slats. We just received a shipment of ten of the 24" X 60" mats and are angered by the poor quality OF THESE "NEW" ITEMS. We first used the DURA-SLAT poultry slats...
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    Turkey Fights

    The only time we do anything about their fights is when a tom is so badly beaten and bloodied that he can't defend himself... when that happens, the other toms will kill him. He has to be removed from the flock... usually permanently. We strive to maintain a ratio of one tom to a dozen or so...
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    turkey shelter?

    The large shelter is an example of what we provide the pastured turkeys. The bottom picture is a portable field nest... 4 nest boxes on each side, accessed by a walkway down the center. The sides drop down for egg gathering or nest cleaning. Both are built on skids so they can be relocated.
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    Turkey Roosts?

    Turkeys for the most part, prefer roosting as high as they can get. We raise Narragansetts, which roost outdoors even in the worst weather. We build the roosts a minimum of 6 feet off the ground... attached to a shelter as pictured.
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    2017 - Banner Year for Flies

    We have a neighbor who is too lazy to clean their stalls and feedlot... so not only do they stink, but this spring, brings the absolute worst fly infestation I have ever seen. I called the county on them, but that accomplished nothing. So... Problem Number One - Killing flies. We pasture-raise...
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    Hatching at high altitude

    This is my first post, so here goes... We raise Narragansett turkeys at 5,700 feet altitude. We started incubating several years ago, with some older Kuhl units I bought used. We recently purchased a Grumbach digital unit. Our most recent attempt was with a small batch of 14 eggs from our...
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