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    Egg bound hen

    This spring my 5 year old hen started laying some nice eggs Again. She laid about 4, 2 To 3 days apart. Then she laid one with a sand paper finish, then one that was misshapen and one side had shell missing to the membrane. She hasn’t laid an egg for over a week and we noticed droopy wings and...
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    Ducks and fowlpox

    About 6 months ago I had a case of fowlpox go through my chickens. Wet pox killed 2 birds. I vaccinated the remaining 30 birds and didn't lose anymore. This spring I hatched 5 super healthy Magpie/Ancona mix. Blue and black. They are going on 4 weeks old and I am wondering if it would be smart...
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    Red Jake going crazy

    I have a Bourbon Red jake that did something to his middle toe. I don't know what happened but I took a look at it 2 weeks ago and it didn't look that bad. He was missing some scales in a band all around the toe. It looked like it could have been injured and healed fine. It's just driving him...
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    Will my Turkey Eggs Still Hatch? Problem at Lockdown

    I consider myself very good at incubation. Using a Farm Innovator incubator I have 100% hatchs most of the time. This is a mistake I have never made. While preparing my incubator for lockdown I set my eggs in a still air to keep them warm while I set my hot damp sponges in and set some paper...
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    Its getting close to Thanksgiving and this what I got...advice.

    I raised 10 Bourbon Reds. Five each from different lineage. I sold 3 unrelated pairs that left me with Two related Toms and Two related Hens unrelated to the Toms. I'm going to keep a Trio for future breeding and one Tom will be a holiday meal. My question is about finishing out the one bird for...
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    OEGB Rooster Behavior

    My Silver Ducckwing rooster has been acting weird. He has been introduced to 4 new hens. They get alone great. He was so excited to have some new companions and the hens were very friendly with him. They've been together for about a month. I noticed the other day he was in one of the nesting...
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    Another refridgerated egg experiment

    I really do have enough chicks this spring...I really do. Buuuut, I just started raising Old English Game Bantams. I have a pair of silver duckwings. That hen hatched out 3. My little roo was then so lonely that I bought 4 OEGB hens that I have not identified to keep him company. They got...
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    water wigglers to help temps

    I've been reading different articles about methods to control temps. in the cheaper foam incubators. One idea that made a lot of sense to me was the use of a child's toy. The water wiggler. You can mimic the internal temperature of the egg. It is less likely to jump and spike because its an...
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    Wanting to try Bourbon Reds

    I have a 2 acre yard fenced 6 ft. high. I raise chickens and turkeys. I've raised the BBB without any issues, but I want to raise a heritage breed. I like the Bourbon Red but I have some concerns that they may fly out. My BBB turkeys were very content and never tried to leave. I'm just wondering...
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    Low fertility rate

    I have a big black Australorp rooster. He's almost 1 year old. All his hens are the same age. He has 6 Australorps, 6 Buff Orps, and 1 production Red. I had a Buff Orp hen go broody last month. Couldn't break her so I decided to let her set and gave her 8 eggs. They all failed. I had another go...
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    Ordered some day olds for my broody Momma

    I got a big ole' Buff Orp that went broody, Im in texas and the temps stay pretty warm so I let her go with 7 eggs. Ive been candling and Im not to impressed in what Im seeing. I'm hoping that at least one or two will hatch, but Im not seeing real good sign. eggs are due to hatch the 16th. I...
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    Can a disease stop a hen from laying forever

    I have a flock of Astralorps and Buff Orps. All young hens laying heavily. One Astralorp got sick. Green runny poo, tired, laying down all the time and would barley eat. I isolated her immediately. She got through it and is a very healthy part of the flock. But I haven't seen her lay an egg...
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    I'm wondering what she has and if I should cull

    I noticed one of my hens was very weak, Laying in one spot a very log time, then I noticed green runny poop. Not eating much and and drinking little. Has not laid an egg for 3 days. I put her in isolation as soon as I saw her laying in the same place for half a day. Feathers don't have that...
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    The Price Of Eggs, Whats A Fair Price

    This question has been asked on this forum before, but I couldn't find a recent thread for 2012. My girls are really starting to come on now. I have 14 birds, 13 laying right now. I'm getting about 9 good eggs a day. I have a surplus now and would like to start selling to co-workers and...
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    My BBB turned out great

    I just finnished processing my BBB Turkeys along with 8 roosters. They were all 19 weeks old. Our 2 Toms came in a 25.5 Lbs. and 23.5 Lbs. Our 2 hens came in at 19.5 and the other 21.5. It was really nice to see them turn out so well. I cant wait to try one. They are resting in the fridge right...
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    Greenhouse Eggs

    My wife was cleaning out the Greenhouse to get ready for fall planting and this is what she found, Silly Birds
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    Backyard cattle???????

    My DW and I are thinking about buying 1 calf, raising it up to 5 to 9 hundred pounds and having it butchered. Has any one here done this? I got about a Bazillion questions. Not really but I do have a few. Whats a good weight for some real good tender beef? How much fenced area do I need for 1...
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    You Know It's Hot When..........

    I saw this this afternoon, temps around 110+. As soon as they were out I put fresh cool water in the pool and they came right back in. Turkeys not so dumb after all.
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    Can't Decide

    I'm going to get a trio of turkeys next spring to breed for use on the table and to sell what I cant use. I like the Bourbon Reds, The Narragansett and the Royal palm. There is also a unimproved bronze I really like but they are extremely rare. What do you think about a mixed trio. Maybe a BR...
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    New to Turkeys..?.Freerange...?.fencing....

    I wanted to try out some backyard turkeys. I didn't want to be in it for the long haul so I decided to experiment with the Broad Breasted Bronze. I decided on these birds because of the fast maturity rate, 18 to 24 weeks and they are table ready. I figured if I didn't enjoy raising them it would...
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