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Thoughts on wild turkeys
Me, personally, I shy away from anything (turkeys, watches, handbags, tvs) that sound like they fell off the back of a truck, if you know what I'm saying. But especially with birds - better you know the true provenance not just what Vinny told you if you want to build a flock. But again... -
Crop contents left, bird eaten on the spot
What killed my duck? I'm used to coons that will behead or at least rip the crop out and eat it. I'm really confused about an Indian runner that, well, was just a bunch of feathers, a bit of bloody outer wing bone and the spilled crop contents. OK maybe it wasn't entirely eaten on the spot...- EeyoreD
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how do you catch a weasel?
You're very right on the challenge of shooting - especially a moving one. Even more so one that's latched on to one of your birds. I opted to beat the mink off with an ice scraper (hey it was the closest thing at hand!) rather than try to shoot and possibly hit my drake. That said, and I've...- EeyoreD
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Very Aggressive Female Turkey
Sorry to vanish for a while life got crazy Ha! So it's not just my female birds that overcompensate! I'm not going to say that everyone should have a flock of any bird species and have a male. Clearly all-male and all-female flocks do just fine. Until you get one of THOSE females. I... -
Lost Duck
This. Arrange a herding chute (starting as far behind her as possible) and build it around her. But not really a funnel, more like a shapely vase. pointy behind her, arrange it wide around where she is, put in a waist but then a wide (but slightly less so) area then a chute to your capture... -
GEESE TREATS DO YOU KNOW OF ANY?
My geese will eat your leg off for celery. Not sure if that's a selling point (seriously, it's my geese's favorite thing besides tomatoes) or a warning (wear football shin guards or throw it far away from where you're standing). -
Very Aggressive Female Turkey
Do you have a tom? I can't speak to turkeys but I know that when I lost my drake, one of my ducks (who was very sweet!) decided that in the absence of a male, someone needed to be protective and overshot the mark. It doesn't always happen, but does sometimes. Just a guess. -
Do male turkeys fight?
They will absolutely fight. (that's a vid of my tom and his son - the snoody/beardy one is obviously the older one) That older tom tucked that poult under his wing and raised him with as much care and attention as the hens for months. Raised him and the entire flock was VERY close. But... -
I screwed up - Adolescent Buff Determination
I'll give the voices a shot but, weirdly they're very quiet! ALL of them! This whole year has been bizarre from the birds to the garden. And annoying. When you say thicker bone joints are you talking "ankles" (for lack of a better word - maybe knee? - the bit 2-3 inches above the foot. Or... -
I screwed up - Adolescent Buff Determination
OK finally some pics - not the greatest but they don't pose like I want them to. Stupid geese. I've marked my adults with m or f as appropriate - there are a couple in the back I haven't marked - they're not in a position I can tell who they are but they're also not a gosling so I don't care... -
I screwed up - Adolescent Buff Determination
Thank you so much! I can't really go out with the phone/camera today because it's raining hard but when I can I will post pics and vid if I can make them talk. (I assume I don't have to worry about you sussing out the adults from the kids I have questions about) And thanks Miss Lydia for... -
When do duckling start laying?
I don't have a whole lot of duck knowledge but from my scant experience I would go by the voices and not the behaviour (I had one female who was a laying/nesting machine but would also be the drake when my drake died and the younglings weren't mature enough). You clearly have ducks and you... -
I screwed up - Adolescent Buff Determination
The title says it all, I screwed up. My geese had their best year ever this year and I didn't want to disturb the family dynamic. It was the first time there really was one. But I screwed up. Maybe I'm just dumb but I can't determine gender of American Buffs by sight until they start... -
Best Options for Owning Multiple Ducks
I have less experience than you but I did have that one guy and he was AWFUL. I hope you never get one of THOSE drakes. Everybody else, well we've talked, you know, I love them. But there was that one guy who was so out of character from everyone else. -
Best Options for Owning Multiple Ducks
Too late in the season for what? It looks like you're in Wisconsin, a hard winter makes birds huddle and bond when they wouldn't in the summer. You have two that like each other, I would get three (minimum) more at an age that they'll fully feather out by, say, october. It allows the three+... -
When do duckling start laying?
Oh there aren't, I just always feel stupid My runners were supposed to start laying around 5 months but they hit 5 months at about the time that last winter sucked (late september). They didn't lay until spring. And then laid and laid and laid - I just couldn't find half of them. You have... -
GOOSE BREEDING THREAD - for breeding, incubating, hatching and rearing.
I've noticed, too, that mine have stopped laying for the year but there is some fighting (mine aren't mating) going on. I was wondering about that. Usually they knock that crap off by now. The scovies are still mating and trying to nest again once more and the geese always get annoyed when... -
GOOSE BREEDING THREAD - for breeding, incubating, hatching and rearing.
Oh no you're fine. I'm sorry. Sometimes a big girl can be a bit defensive and I'm having a bad week. No excuse. I'm sorry. -
GOOSE BREEDING THREAD - for breeding, incubating, hatching and rearing.
Aww man. I've seen that behaviour and have been worried about it but Babe seems just so placid about things. It's like my cat that gently chews on my forearm (no scrapes or anything) and rubs his nose/head on me. I love my mean geese but I wish I had a Babe. She's so lovely! (I can't have... -
Angel/weird wing on an adult goose?
I would ask if this was possible but it clearly is. I have a 4 year old goose (meaning goose - female. One molt before me, three molts with me with no problem) that has one side of her wing feathers coming in from molt like an angel-wing scovy. Her right side is tucked in (but I'm not sure if...