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    My chick is dying! Please help!

    It’s common for them to get too cold using a heating pad, it’s hard for them to absorb enough heat from it. In the future it would be best to change to a heat lamp or an elevated heating plate for them to go under, and watch your other chicks and the duckling carefully. Temperature changes can...
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    Is this a quitter?

    I’m not an expert but I would say that’s a quitter based on how no veins seem to be visible. If you have other eggs compare their movement and veins to that one, if there’s a significant difference, almost definitely a quitter. The embryo tends to swish around more than living ones when you move...
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    People Tampering With Birds in Transit-Stories and Photos?

    It’s not the fault of Metzer Farms, most of my waterfowl come from there, they’re great. Somebody in the mail system along the way was the issue.
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    Do I remove more “junk” from my poor Pekin’s leg?

    Hi, I don’t wanna be rude but Muscovies aren’t technically ducks and Mallard-derived ducks can’t communicate with them, so it would be just as bad as being by himself. It’s also a good idea to have at least five hens per drake. I personally would cull a duck if they’ve gotten to the point of...
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    Saddle Shaped Air Cells in Shipped Turkey Eggs - Day 8

    A while ago I ordered turkey hatching eggs, they arrived with slightly detached air cells that moved when they were tilted (they stayed in the general area of the wide end of the egg). I kept them in an egg carton on the pointy end for around 32 hours. They stopped moving as much so I decided to...
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    What breed?

    That musculature and blocky head makes me think English Mastiff, I also see some loose skin at the withers. From what I see in the photos it looks like he has a thick neck, which could come from Rottweiler heritage, but his chest doesn’t look deep enough for a Rott to me.The issue is those rose...
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    Severe Salpingitis, Possible Reproductive Cancer? (GRAPHIC NECROPSY PHOTOS)

    Our Salmon Faverolle hen (almost 3 years old) started showing symptoms of an issue a week ago. She stopped eating and drinking, started acting lethargic. She refused to get on the roost at night and acted uncomfortable if put up, but would stay on it. Noticed severe weight loss and head...
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    White Ayam Cemani Chick?¿?

    I know I'm a bit late to the party but the Moonbeam chickens are actually really cool and from what I've seen the breeder takes pretty good care of her birds. https://backyardpoultry.iamcountryside.com/chickens-101/developing-moonbeam-chickens/
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    Could you please identify this breed

    Makes me think Silver Campine or Egyptian Fayoumi, possibly a mix. I think she’s a pullet, don’t see any saddle or hackle feathers and her comb is still pale. Breeds can be hard to tell sometimes in the teenage stage. Beautiful bird, whatever breed.
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    Hi chicken friends!

    Hello Chispa! I hope you have fun around here, you’ll find lots of useful information about your birds. :welcome
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    Standing in the Grocery Store Pondering Turkeys

    I completely understand that. I personally don’t buy factory farm meat or certain other brands of meat because of the abuse, but that stuff they inject is disgusting and so vague with the ingredients. I wish you good luck in raising meat birds. It can be hard but it’s also fun.
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    Standing in the Grocery Store Pondering Turkeys

    My Red Bourbon jake is about 31 pounds and 8 months old, he is from Cackle hatchery (I now know it’s better to get local or from Porter’s). It depends largely on the breeding stock of each variety and where they come from. Just know that young turkeys, especially heritage, eat a lot. My four eat...
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    Where do you process your meat birds?

    I recommend doing it at home. Cheaper and less stressful for the birds, plus you know they’re being dispatched humanely.
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    Processing Turkeys - Questions and Ranting??

    An update, I did it. To two, Theodore is being very nice now that the other two are gone, no fighting has happened since. We probably will have to process him too at some point, but we’ll see if some miracle causes him to stay good, but until then, the processing supplies are set aside. We cut...
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    New to BYC!

    Welcome! I hope you have as much fun as we have learning about the birds :welcome
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