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    Turkeys Hatching Poults Together?

    I have (2) turkeys which have just hatched eggs. They are currently in different coops. One is alone in an 8x8 coop and the other is in the main coop with the chickens, ducks and guineas. I have to move the 2nd turkey to the ground so she can feed the new poult. Is there any issue with...
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    Split Beak Repair?

    I just got this girl from an auction and after I got her home I noticed that she has a split upper beak. The crack in the beak seems to go all the way up. She does seem to eat and drink ok, Is there a way to repair her beak so she can live a happier life? Perhaps trim the upper and lower beak...
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    How many people immunize against Merek's?

    I have a young roo (6 mos) which has gone mostly lame. It seemed to progress from a little limp to basically not being able to walk over the span of a week. Other than that he seems fine and healthy. The rest of the flock seem fine at the moment as well. Several weeks ago I had another...
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    Hatch Game Chicken with Bad Foot?

    Ok, so I came home tonight and one of my young game hatch chickens was having a walking problem. It seems that she can't or won't use her right foot. I have checked her over and I cant feel anything swollen or broken and nothing is lodged in the foot. Everything feels normal compared to the...
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    A little Broody are we?

    Here, you might get a kick out of this video of a couple of my Game Hens. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/BEWuZVgJbGLOHeoQ-xnviRb627JN1rPZzu-1mUCku6k?feat=embedwebsite
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    Better than Craigslist?

    Anyone know of a better place than Craigslist to sell off guinea eggs and keets? I have not been having much luck selling off my keets and have pretty much shut down the incubators for the season. This weekend I was weedwacking around an area I have not hit in a couple of weeks and found a...
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    Eye Drops for Ducks?

    I have a runt runner duckling that is like 3 weeks old. She has developed what looks like a pinkish-white goo in the corners of one of her eyes under the membrane. The goo is not coming to the surface. I have given her some warm water showers and have added antibiotics in the communal water...
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    Yet another sand delema question..

    My current aviary is 25x30ish ft. Currently using straw over a red clay floor. The aviary is partially open on top allowing the weather in. When it rains, the aviary floors turns into a muddy, smelly mess. The ducks obviously love rooting around in the muck, however, I don't think it is all...
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    High Mortality in Keets?

    I don't get it. I have hatched out lots of keets this year. This is my first year hatching. I have had an unexplainable high mortality rate in my keets. As an example, I hatched out 18 last weekend. Everyone is happy and healthy for the first day or so, then they start dying off. Mostly at...
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    Roosters blinding chickens?

    I doubt this is normal, but I have 2 copper Maran Roosters that have basically blinded 3 of my young Russian Orloff hens during attempts at matting. One of the hens died and the other 2 are not looking too good and I don't think they will recover. I am basically at the point now where the...
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    What do you do with deformed Guineas?

    I have a couple of keets that just hatched with serious leg issues (can't walk due to deformed legs. What do you do when this happens? Dispatch them? If so, what is the best method? If you don't feel like posting for all to see, just PM me. Mike-
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    Dying Chicks

    Ok, last weekend I bought a pair of Hatch Game hens and 9 of their chicks. All the birds were put outside and locked in a coop with a dirt floor. Over the last 2 days I have lost 3 of them to some unknown disease. The chicks start to seem lethargic, then they appear drunk when they walk, then...
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    Guinea Keets Available for Pickup - Sanford, NC

    This is my first year hatching eggs. I have just hatched out 30 guinea keets of various colors over the last couple of days and I have more eggs in the incubator due to hatch out over the next several weeks. Send me a PM for availability. Regards, Mike-
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    If you are looking for Guinea Keets in the Sanford, NC area.

    Not sure if it is frowned upon to put this here, but send me a PM for prices and availability. I have just hatched out 30 over the last couple of days and I have a ton more eggs in the incubator. I don't need hundreds of guineas running around my property (though it would probably be...
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    Cayauga Duckling Bills Turning White???

    I hatched out some SQ Cayuga ducklings a couple weeks ago. I just noticed tonight that they are getting white blotches on their bills. It does not appear to be an infection or anything, just a color change. Here are some images. Is this normal for this type of duck? They have been getting...
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    Guess I can join the owners club now.. lol..

    As part of a trade, I just received a breeding pair of ringneck pheasants for 10 guinea keets. The hen is laying basically an egg a day. I will be saving and hatching the eggs and either sell the chicks or grow them a bit and release them. I was a little I'll prepaired to have pheasants. I...
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    Prices for Guinea Keets?

    Last year the feed stores were selling keets for about $4ea. This year, the going rate seems to be $6.99ea. Is this si milar to what is going on in other states? It is good for me since I am hatching out a whole bunch of keets this year for sale, but it makes you wonder what is driving the...
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    Broken Toe Fix?

    I was out in the coop this morning and I noticed that one of my Orloff chicks had a toe bent sideways. Looks like she broke it running into something or catching it on something. Since they are less than 2 months old, any one have a fix? I am sure this is not the first chick to break a toe...
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    Farm Master Incubator

    Found someone semi-local with a 1950s Farm Master Incubator from sears in supposedly perfect working order. This one will hold up to 600 chicken eggs. They are asking $300 and it is about 1.5hrs away. Think it is worth it?
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    If you wondered how fast they grow...

    Here is a picture of one duckling that hatched yesterday vs one that hatched 2 weeks ago. I think you can tell which is which.
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