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  1. JenifferHartman

    which heritage turkey breed for meat?

    What age/weight do you dress them out? We got 2 bronze and 2 whites this year.
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    How long are fertile eggs viable before they start to incubate?

    Ok, I have duck eggs that im collecting to hatch.. Should I not wash them?
  3. JenifferHartman

    HELP!! Very sick rooster!

    My neighbor has a d'uccle rooster that is an indoor pet. He is very sick. Purple comb that is laying over, Mucus from mouth, not eating, no energy, not crowing, has lost a lot of weight. Not sure about status of stool.. Hes been like this a few days? Any ideas what it could be and how to treat...
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    QUESTIONS...

    Ugh.. I dont know who came up with the dead chicken around the neck thing. I have heard that too and it is just absurd to me.. Dogs are natural hunters if they are taught from the beginning to let them be you should not have any issues with them. No dead chicken required! Consistent training is...
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    QUESTIONS...

    My thought was so many roosters would injur the hens from overbreeding. I would separate the roosters but 1 for every 8-12 I think is the standard ratio.. less than that would cause overbreeding and more than that would be hard for one rooster to handle. I have not yet experienced a broody hen...
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    QUESTIONS...

    I also have a 3 year old weimaraner. He was introduced to our chicks from day one. He would watch them in the brooder and he'd get a stern NO if he got too excited about them and praised for good behavior. When the chicks were out playing in the yard, I had the dog with me lying on the ground...
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    QUESTIONS...

    I had 2 EE roosters that grew up together along with 8 hens at the time. The roos got along fine until they reched sexual maturity, then it was a big mess. We ended up killing off the spare rooster because he had become human aggressive and rough with the hens. I would avoid subjecting the hens...
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    Silkies are not figuring out ramp...is my ramp not right or do they just need time?

    How long have you had them in the coop? Leave them in it for a couple of weeks before letting them free range (unless you have a run) until they have established it as their safe place and they will go to it on their own at the end of the day when you let them free range. Then you wont have to...
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    Beginning an "Unexpected" Backyard Flock of Rouen Ducks

    I also have a female rouen in my flock of 4. Along with a Pekin, black swedish, and blue Swedish. No drakes as far as I know but its still early. We got them early March. Last year, I had 3 ducks (pekin, mallard and indian runner) that were killed by stray dogs and didn't have them long enough...
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    Beginning an "Unexpected" Backyard Flock of Rouen Ducks

    If you have a drake in the flock, the eggs WILL be fertile but if they are collected daily, there will be no development and they can be eaten. Same for chickens. If you do not want fertile eggs separate the drake(s) from the flock.
  11. JenifferHartman

    Seriosly thinking about chickens

    If you get Cornish cross, limit their feedings to twice daily for 15 minutes rather than giving them constant access to food as you normally would with average chicks. There are threads about fermenting feed if you want to do some research on that and go that route. You will want to move them...
  12. JenifferHartman

    Is this a rooster?

    ^ Agreed...
  13. JenifferHartman

    Roo to hen ratio

    I had a couple of roo's that grew up together. They got along fine until they reached sexual maturity. They got into some pretty ugly battles. After dominance was established, even the hens would bully the other rooster. We ultimately ended up killing the odd man out because he came to be very...
  14. JenifferHartman

    help please

    Can you post pictures?
  15. JenifferHartman

    Mystery Duck! Any ideas!?

    FINE! It's a Pekin..
  16. JenifferHartman

    I got my new ducklings!

    Those look like Swedish! I have one black and one blue. They have the very distinctive "bib" on their chest. :) your light one looks like a blue swedish and the others are black swedish. (My guess) very cute! Congrats
  17. JenifferHartman

    Small order of leg bands for ducks

    I've been looking in to them aswell and not really finding what im looking for. I also have 4 ducks (A Pekin, Rouen and a Blue and Black Swedish.) And 13 chickens.. I was hoping this post would get a little more attention! We seem to be in the same boat. :/ I wouldn't know where to begin making...
  18. JenifferHartman

    Dog Probs

    Good lord.. pay no mind to them. I have a 3y/o Weimaraner. When we first started our flock with day old chicks, they were introduced to each other from day one. Always in my presence. I would let the chicks play in the yard, I was sitting there with them and had hold of my dogs collar. If the...
  19. JenifferHartman

    Introducing new chickens to established flock

    Yes if the playpen doesn't provide adequate shelter
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    New Brooder ???

    Not really. I have also lined the brooder with news paper. That works well too
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