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    Day 22 and NOTHING! Chick out but problems?

    Any sounds? Any movement?
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    Hens, peeps, 2 ducks missing, no feathers, no sign of struggle.

    We had actually thought of that. It is just my brother who lives on the farm so he does the best he can. It was just the oddest thing that there were no feathers. There are still over 100 chickens, 15 turkeys and a few guineas. I get so attached to the little ones and enjoy them running -...
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    Hens, peeps, 2 ducks missing, no feathers, no sign of struggle.

    During the night on July 3, 1 hen with 10 peeps (she had 17 - 5 weeks old) were gone, so were 2 full grown ducks, a 10 week old blue slate turkey and another barred rock hen. The dog was in the house because he is afraid of the fireworks otherwise he sleeps outside when it is so hot and keeps...
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    7 turkey eggs for orpington broody-too many?

    How is everything going? Did everyone make it? It is so hard when first doing something like this, after awhile it is not so bad but I still get anxious and swear that I'm not helping anyone out of the shell. Then I have a turkey that works and works to get out of his shell and I can't bear...
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    7 turkey eggs for orpington broody-too many?

    I put 2 turkey eggs, 3 guinea eggs and 3 duck eggs under a hen (several turkeys, a few guineas and a duck were all laying in the same nest). I didn't realize that she also had 7 or 8 chicken eggs under her also. The chicks have hatched and we are awaiting the turkey, guinea and ducklings. She...
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    Turkeys forgetting where their food/water is? LOL

    How old are your turkeys and what kind are they?
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    Anyone got information on bourbon turkeys?

    I do not have Bourbon Reds but would like to get some. I have Blue Slates, Narragansets (sp), Black Spanish. What we have are fairly easy to raise and really like to forage. We did lose a few when we started raising them. We had gotten 15 and ended up with 7 or 8. We now have 14 and had...
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    Whenchickensdreams Page

    When Chickens Dream My brother and I went together and bought some chickens. Started out with 50 peeps - 30 laying chickens and 20 meat chickens ordered from Farm Bureau. We got the meat chickens. Decided to order some peeps from Murrey McMurray. We ordered 25 brown egg layers with a...
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    Check out my Guinea's growing up.

    Nice guineas. They are really pretty.
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    'Bator full of turkey and guinea eggs

    We have a 'bator full of guinea and turkey eggs due to hatch next Sunday 6-19-11. Guess what hatched? 2 of the cutest little peeps. I'm so glad there are 2 of them. They were in tiny little eggs that look like guinea eggs. lol My grandkids told me on Friday that they heard peeping from...
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    help, poults won't eat.

    I am so sorry.
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    Guinea Garden Solutions Needed~ Pics & New Info Added

    Love the pictures and all your explanations. Great job. Silly guineas! Great job on the garden - looks nice.
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    We have a pip!

    That is so disappointing. Sorry.
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    Feeling down. Set 40 turkey eggs, 5 hatched

    Let's see if I can get all the answers to the questions: Yes, the eggs are all from my own birds. 1 Naragansett tom and 1 hen, 1 Black Spanish tom and 1 hen, and 1 Blue Slate and 2 hens. They are all almost a year old. We had set 24 eggs the last time (around March), gathering the eggs from...
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    Hatching Guineas for the first time! It's Day 26!

    Yes, you did the best you could. I usually do pretty good with hatches (only chickens and turkeys). I have the same incubator as you and it does say 99.5. Mine has kept that temp pretty well. They do hatch early for me. This last time the turkeys didn't hatch as well, not sure what is going...
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