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Getting started & permits?
My husband and I were asked if we were interested in raising some meat chickens on our farm and selling them to a local restaurant. I'd love any advice on getting started, how much space per chicken, preferred breeds, feed etc. We are in Massachusetts and I don't know if we need a permit to sell...- Duckles
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My 9 - 10 month Bourbon Red gobbler just died suddenly. Anyone know what it may have been?
Oh no! So sorry for your loss :( -
Pekin duck owners -talk me out of this
Sorry, IMO it would work just fine. The only thing is the duck would grow way faster than the chicks and be much more messy so it would have to be alone in a brooder most likely, and may not like that so much. Maybe you'll get a little boy and have a pair! Then more ducklings and so on and so... -
Need advice on my RB hen.
I have one pet RB hen who is very friendly, I love her a lot but I'm afraid of what will happen when she goes broody. She usually comes when called except at night, and she won't go into the coop on her own. So at bedtime my husband either calls her or finds her and carries her to the coop... -
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Pet Turkey's?
My little turkey is named Buzzy and he's the best pet! He/she is a bourbon red, i'm not sure on gender but Buzzy will strut, but ONLY for our bunny. He has a crush on her I guess. My vote is bourbon red, they're easy to find and really sweet, with pretty feathers. He was the sweetest little... -
Wild turkey eggs... cookin'
Funny you should ask... A friend of mine came over at about 5am one day last week to exercise, she walks over to the eggs and starts talking to them a whole lot. By about 7am, all of the eggs had pipped but one! It's crazy how much of a difference talking to the eggs makes... I hadn't at all... -
New to Turkeys - QUESTIONS!!
I agree, I have bourbon reds from Cackle and I them... -
What is wrong with this poult I hatched Saturday???
Haha cute! What a little survivor -
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Limping/dying ducks
They're adult ducks, I feed them layer pellets and they free range. -
Limping/dying ducks
I had a female mallard with a limp, she kept up okay but it lasted a couple of weeks. We figured she hurt it and kept an eye on her but these ducks are very wary of humans. Last weekend we found her dead in their coop. My husband said her leg looked fine, she wasn't bleeding, just dead and... -
It's a goose!
So after an unsuccessful hatch, I was done incubating and bought a pair of Buff American geese... who immediately started laying eggs so DH had to give it another go... about 2 weeks in we had a storm that knocked down a tree in our front yard and we were out of power for quite a while. 3 of the... -
Wild turkey eggs... cookin'
Thanks or all the replies! I will definitely try to find a wildlife rehab ColbyNTX- Thanks I will start lowering it to 50% now, it's at 80 because I had a goose egg cooking and it was on lockdown, but it's hatched now. Is 101 degrees good? It's a still air incubator, and actually I have a good... -
Wild turkey eggs... cookin'
Last week a friend of my husband's ran over a female turkey while mowing hay he called up my MIL to tell her and she suggested he bring them over to us to add to our incubator So here we are, 7 wild turkey eggs developing and wiggling around in our incubator (set 6/18). We have one goose egg... -
I'm in love <3
Congratulations! I'm also in love with a turkey hahaha so I know how it can be... Post some pics! -
4 goose eggs cooking
How cute! I only have one still kicking from my original 4 (well 3, one was kind of a deformed egg to start with)... I saw some shadowing last night! Congratulations on your hatch!
