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Anyone have Buff Geese? Thinking of getting some.
Hi, all. I'm thinking of getting some Buff Geese. I would probably house them separately from my free range chickens and 3 ducks. I've heard these geese are very docile and not as loud as some others. Recommendations on housing, etc. and where to purchase? What hatchery has the best geese... -
Pilgrim or Buff?
I've never raised geese, (just ducks/chickens/turkeys) but would like get some for a pasture/orchard situation. I live on one acre, and plan on putting in some fruit trees and overseeding the sparse pasture in the back. I want a more docile goose, thus the choice between the Buff and Pilgrim... -
Best guard geese???
Hi, there. I've kept chickens, ducks, and turkeys in the past. Now, I just have a very small flock of chickens. I let them free range on my fenced acre, and they're pretty good at looking out for hawks. However, I'm wanting to expand the flock a bit more and also add ducks back in. The term... -
Best hatchery to order chicks from?
What luck have you had with the various hatcheries when ordering chicks? Arrived healthy? Grew up with breed standard characteristics? etc.- beccaWA
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Layer feed with roosters?
Hi, there. I'm a fairly experienced chicken and duck keeper, but have never had a rooster in my flock. I got an "accidental" cockerel with my pullet order this spring, so now I have four-month-old Rufus, a Buckeye. My question is for those of you who keep roosters with your flock. What do...- beccaWA
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- Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
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Help me decide! Chicks raised by hen or brooder?
Hi, there. I'm fairly experienced at raising chickens, but have a question about whether or not I should do a brooder or just put the chicks I'm getting in a couple weeks under my two mama hens. (Very good mamas) I know that if I put them in the brooder, I can tame them more. Raised by the hens...- beccaWA
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Considering Buff Geese
Anyone have experience with Buff Geese? I researched some, and it seems they are about the most docile which is important to me. Are they loud? I have an acre, but do have neighbors. Thankfully, my neighbors are pretty laid back and even put up with a couple turkeys I had for a year, and a... -
Blood red egg yolks
Hi, all. I've raised free range chickens on my acre for the past six years. This year a couple of the hens are laying eggs that have a blood red yolk. I mean, BLOOD RED (but no blood in the white or anything.) I've never had this happen. Is it just because we had an extraordinarily wet spring...- beccaWA
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- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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Tom question
My Bourbon Red tom (jake?) is about 7 or 8 months old now. Lately I have noticed when I go to feed him and the female that he puffs up and makes a strange noise, sort of like a "thrump". I look to see if he's stamping his foot, but it sounds vocal. What is it and is he getting 'territorial' on... -
Then and now......
Eustace in all his new-found turkey glory. -
New to turkeys. Why does a turkey gobble?
Is my jake gobbling "at me"? I'm a little nervous around them (jake and jenny) because they are so large compared to my ducks and chickens! I do go in the pen to feed them, but the bigger they get the more hesitant I am to hang out with them like when they were youngsters. They were quite... -
Turkey coop finally done!
Here is the lean-to on the back of my garage, 10x20 feet. I turned it into a coop for my two Bourbon Reds that are 3 or 4 months now. The front opening with the coop door was just an opening with nothing, no doors. My son and I built the coop door and cobbled together the wire fencing for the... -
How to pick up a turkey?
I have two Bourbon Reds in my garage that are between 3 and 4 months old. The male is fairly large. (At least to me, new to turkeys!) I need to move them to their new digs. I converted a lean-to on the back of the garage (10x20) into a coop for them. Problem is, they are somewhat tame, but... -
How many toms to hens?
I have a pair of young turkeys, male and female, and was wondering if I should introduce more females now (2 months old) or later? If they are like ducks, which I raise, you really need a few females to one male ratio. Thanks! -
Housing question
Hi, there. I was going to build a separate pen for the two Bourbon Reds I have who are about two months old. However, I thought, why not use what I have? I have a large chicken coop and have half a dozen chickens and half dozen ducks in there. The building is about 10x12, so plenty of room... -
Neighborhood cat killed three of my birds
Apparently a neighborhood cat has been hunting my birds. I had a Cayuga on a clutch of eggs under a huge juniper bush, and something (I thought owl at the time) got her. Days later, in the evening a young duck and an adult drake were taken. Unfortunately, I was out for the evening and son did...- beccaWA
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Questions on turkey housing
I have two Bourbon Red poults in an area in my garage. They are getting bigger (about a month+ old) and I need to figure out housing. I was thinking of the cattle panel idea, made into a hoop house with one end covered. Does anyone keep turkeys this way? I'd put it on skids so as to move... -
Meet Eustace and Dixie
Got gifted two Bourbon Reds about four weeks old I think. Since they're from Kentucky, decided to give them Southern names. Any suggestions on cheap coop-run would be appreciated. I have ducks and chickens free range, but don't want to risk blackhead. Thanks! -
Not again!!! Another duck gone broody.
My Khaki female hatched out six ducklings a month ago. It must be catching, because now my Cayuga has a clutch somewhere on my acre. Probably under the giant juniper bush. More ducklings! Man, they sure are prolific. One good thing, my Khaki babies I think (not positive yet) are three females...