Search results for query: *

  1. Indigosands

    Rooster unknown respiratory issue - how fast does Tylan improve symptoms?

    Polish/houdan 2 yr old Rooster, has lost weight. Not severe but noticeable as he is a big boy. Been wheezing off and on for months. Hoarse,shrill crow. Less, and sometimes nonexistent in cooler weather. Very cranky mood. Has never been aggressive until this. No other symptoms at all...
  2. Indigosands

    The WORST Thanksgiving turkey ever, HELP!!

    We butchered our very mean, 22month old blue slate turkey tom for thanksgiving. When we butchered him, he had an astounding amount of white fat both in his cavity and a big heap of it up on top of the breast. He dressed at 18lbs, and at carving time we were dismayed to find that he had even...
  3. Indigosands

    Sudden Behavior changes - Rooster

    As of the past few weeks there's been a lot of screeching and shrieking coming from the chicken yard. My 3 year old rooster has suddenly developed the mannerisms of a cranky old man. He bites any hen that tries to feed near him if he is at the feeder or waterer, he bites if they are in a perch...
  4. Indigosands

    Merging young turkeys with established breeding trio

    I could use some advice on how to blend a turkey flock. I cannot free range them unfortunately, in order to easily introduce them. I have a breeding trio that is just under 2 yrs old and three of their offspring, approx 4 1/2mos old that I need to add to the trio's pen. Right now, I have...
  5. Indigosands

    Tapeworms -HELP!! Damage control advice please?

    Yes, I'm positive this is what we have - I have seen heavy tapeworm segments in several droppings. :( The girls had a heyday in my compost heap where they found huge beetle grubs and no doubt that's where they got them. Valbazen is on it's way here but I have lots of questions about...
  6. Indigosands

    Predator problems, how to keep a turkey pen safe?

    Yesterday, my world was shattered when I walked out to find all my beautiful Narragansetts butchered in my own yard. It appeared a pack of coyotes dug and tore through the wire at the bottom of the fence and they ate most of my birds right there in the backyard. I'm shocked at how bold they...
  7. Indigosands

    General question about genetics?

    I don't know where to put this really, since the breeding forum seems to be dedicated to specific breeds and this is a more general simple question. I feel rather dumb asking this but genetics can get really complicated so better ask a dumb question than not at all. :) I have a Ancona X EE...
  8. Indigosands

    How long can a turkey hen be kept before butcher?

    I have 5 Narragansetts. 3 Toms, 2 hens that are 7mos old. I intend to butcher 2 of the Toms this winter and leave one for breeding the 2 hens. What is the age range that a hen is considered good for eating? Would 2-3 years old be too tough? I'd rather keep turning over my stock to keep them...
  9. Indigosands

    Bantam, injured leg

    I have a bantam cochin roo, approx 14w old. He has been limping on one leg, he walks somewhat normally but does not put full weight on that leg, and about every other step the injured foot clenches when he steps. He sits to rest about every 8 steps. He's otherwise fine, no illness, eating...
  10. Indigosands

    Help with before-butcher feeding?

    My last batch of roosters tasted weird. They were fed turkey grower their whole life. But they had an odd..I would call it earthy taste to them. It wasn't covered by flavoring, it was that strong and unpleasant. Nothing like the batch we butchered last summer which was sweet and almost...
  11. Indigosands

    Double yolk egg question

    I apparently have a double yolker in my incubator. I can see a yolk near the top of the shell that is fertilized, and the shadow of another on the opposite side but it doesn't look fertile. If the second yolk is sterile, what are the odds of the singleton making it to hatch? Will the...
  12. Indigosands

    What day do your chicks usually pip? (temp advise?)

    Not all the way out, just the pip- hole? My last 2 hatches the chicks didn't pip until the late morning or afternoon of the 21st day and many aren't even out by the end of the day or until the 22and day. I keep reading of chicks pipping on day 20 and out on the 21rst. Am I running my...
  13. Indigosands

    Embryo attached at edge of air cell?

    Have you ever seen this phenomenon? I almost missed when candling because they appeared to be slightly UNDER the air cell and though I could see the veining I could not see the embryo until I tipped the egg. Eggs rested 24 hrs before going into incubator. No turning for the first 3 days...
  14. Indigosands

    Shipped eggs - when to contact the seller?

    We all know there's no guarantees with shipped eggs and a 50% hatch is about average. What conditions would cause you to contact the seller regarding a batch of bad eggs where there were no actual broken eggs?
  15. Indigosands

    Set 2 groups of eggs 24 hrs apart, help?

    I set 19 eggs at 9:00 am yesterday and then 9 more at 9:00 am today.WWYD regarding lockdown? I've been second guessing myself. First I thought I'd do a modified lockdown, quit turning the last group a day early, raise the humidity up halfway to 50-55% for the first 24 hrs and then up to 60-65%...
  16. Indigosands

    Nevermind

    Apparently I've spoken the dreaded "EE" word again. Lord knows they're not "real" chickens here. Place the scarlet letter upon me. I have EE's, but many are clean faced. I would prefer bearded in my flock and I'm trying to breed back toward that. The rooster I chose to keep originally is...
  17. Indigosands

    Overagressive mating rooster, where do you draw that line?

    I have a EE rooster, he's about 10mos old and 14 hens all of mating/laying age. He's always been middle ground aggressive-wise. He was ok till about 4mos when he started showing aggression toward my kids (no I don't allow them in the yard with him) every time he saw one of them. Flogging at...
  18. Indigosands

    Moving chicks after hatch questions

    Hi all! This is my first hatch, I have one chick out already that I had to carefully move to the brooder because she's a wild card. Knocked everything in the bator down and then fell in a gap in the floor by the corner and had to rescue her. The last 3 eggs are all pipped/zipping right now...
  19. Indigosands

    Rooster only mates 4 of my 14 hens?

    I expect a bit spotty fertility with that ratio but of all the girls he will only mate the four oldest. Half are laying, the other half will soon be and most are squatting. He's a healthy robust Easter Egger, about 6 1/2 mos old. What gives? The four he's mating are the last four I'd even...
  20. Indigosands

    Normal teen rooster behavior or....?

    I have a EE roo "fred" who is 22 weeks old. Up to this point he has been a really good boy. This week he began trying to attack my kids while free ranging in the yard with all of us there. He has never attacked me, won't even raise his hackles at me. Obviously my kids aren't allowed in the...
Back
Top Bottom