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    Poult price

    I live in WNY I have a flock of 16 heritage turkey poults. I’m considering downsizing. Wondering how much I can charge per poult? They are currently 2.5 months old. Hatched on 5/22-5/25. We have bronze, black Spanish, Narragansett, a few mixes. Just wondering an acceptable idea.
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    Pilgrims

    I ordered 3 pilgrim eggs and a set of 6 Toulouse, American buff, pilgrim eggs. So now I’m trying to figure out which ones hatched based on how they look. Out of 8 eggs only 4 hatched. I think only 3 are pictured here though At the time the 4th was in the incubator still. I’ll post another couple...
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    Sticky poult

    I had a turkey poult in the incubator to hatch. Well it’s membrane got stuck, it’s out, it’s got bits of egg shell on it and it’s eye is stuck open as theres some membrane I think stuck there, also it has a little yolk sack at the end of it. I have it in a bowl with damp paper I put it’s bum on...
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    In need of advice

    I had 5 turkey eggs set to hatch over the last weekend. Yesterday one hatched a day late. There is also 2 in there that were supposed to hatch a week ago today. So 7 total. I left the one that hatched yesterday in there all night so he could entice the others to move it along I removed him this...
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    Incubating

    Im trying to hatch turkey eggs. Two of my seven eggs have been in lockdown since last Saturday for a Tuesday hatch. On Tuesday night I water candled and found one was definitely alive the other I’m not so sure. On Thursday night I set 5 bourbon for lockdown in a different incubator and put the...
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    Hatching help Turkey eggs

    Hi everyone I am growing concerned. I had 4 Royal Palm turkey eggs shipped to me. I set them in the incubator on 4/4/22. At the 10 day mark only two had shown progress. On 4/30 I candled for lockdown one of the remaining two looked eggcellent. The second well it was and still is iffy. I moved...
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    How long should I keep them in?

    The geese have been here I think 4-5 days now. I have a couple questions. - How long should I keep them penned? Since there is no fence keeping them where we want them except the dog kennel. I don't want them to escape if I let them loose. I also don't want them wandering all over the other...
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    Strength

    So I'm not physically strong enough to lift the dog kennel. So my husband decided to help me by using the lawnmowers to move the dog kennel to the pond for the geese. So we rolled it down there 90 ft from it's original spot to the pond. Next step will be to buy some fencing and put it up so the...
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    Mixed Flock 8 ish week old chicks

    I tried to post this on another part of the forum but it didn't go. My 8 ish week old chicks have been doing great in our not very well put together pen. We plan on purchasing or building a bigger coop for them soon. The building might not take place until spring though. We have a brahma...
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    New to me Geese!!??

    My husband works on a farm and the owner gave him 4 Geese as a tip for some work he did. Currently I have them penned in a 8x12 dog kennel. We will be fencing off 350’ around our pond for them and moving that kennel over there for them. Questions: -1 anyone know what type they are? We have two...
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    Ducklings or goslings

    So I ordered 2 male goslings and 6 mixed ducklings which arrived to me on Wednesday June 16th as my day olds. Now everyday I look at them I am beginning to wonder did I actually receive what I ordered? Is the first pic actually ducklings? Did they send me all goslings? I’m confused.
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    Sick duckling?

    My ducklings and goslings arrived yesterday. The smaller of the bunch seems off. They were all running and playing but today it is less interested and seems sleepier. It cuddles when you hold it but it’s eyes don’t seem to open all the way at first. I decided to make sure it was at least getting...
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    Ducklings and goslings

    *Disclaimer this is only their temporary box. My car is in the shop and it has their huge sterilite Shipper in there. So they won’t be in this box for long* Today I got my shipment of now 2 day old Ducklings and goslings. We have 2 mixed goslings and 6 mixed ducklings. It’s been a long time...
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    Anyone know what breed of chick this is?

    Hey long time no post. Wondering if anyone can tell me what type of chick this brown one is. We got 4 RR chicks and 4 Black Australorp chicks from TSC. This 4th Australorp does not look like the rest.
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    Laying eggs Help!

    My Zelda keeps laying eggs on top of the greenhouse. I have plenty of boxes out here to choose from and yet she continuer to lay them up there results aren't so good. How can I change her thinking to the box. I have placed yesterday saved egg in there so she would know and yet she still keeps...
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    Will these ducks ever go broody?

    Have any of you an idea if this will work? Either Daphne (Pekin) or Scooby (Khaki) has been laying an egg a day for 9 days now there was a little break in laying but there is a new egg everyday now. I don't want to take them because I think someone is going to sit on the eventually. But how...
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    Angel wing?

    Is it possible for goslings to get angel wing? My african gosling has what I think is angel wing . Sorry the pics aren't the best hard to get them standing still.
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    Lavender Orphington's

    I hatched 4 LO chicks in April. Out of 4 I have two left my question is Are both of these roo's? See the difference in the rear ends?
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    Goose eggs after Lockdown Help

    First of all I am new at incubating. Well fairly new this season. I hatched a few chicks last weekend. But, my problem is I have the goose eggs in a little giant still air incubator 4200. The temperature keeps fluctuating. And I thought it was holding steady at 99 but, I went and readjusted my...
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    Have a real dark egg anyone have suggestions?

    Hi everyone, This is my first time incubating, I have three separate incubators running at once. I have a farm innovators 4200 model with 8 lavender orphington eggs placed on 3/21 and 6 speckled sussex eggs placed on 3/25. I also have a Little Giant 9300 still air 'bator it has 6...
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