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  1. tankerman

    Turkeys are driving me crazy....

    We got 12 turkeys this year and too many of are tom's. They are driving us crazy. Way too much noise, the only time they shut up is when they're sleeping. Need to get rid of at least four tom's, this weekend.
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    Is it possible to free-range and have tender chicken?

    Is it possible to free-range and have tender chicken? Never have raised any birds designated specifically as 'meat birds', pretty much everything is what seems to be referred to as dual purpose. I've never had one that was suitable to eat after being roasted. Sure the breast meat is...
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    Turkey disappointment

    Getting close to turkey butcher time and it's obvious that the feed store had their turkey poults mislabeled. We buy broadbreasted, to eat for Thanksgiving and to fill the freezer for the year. This year the feed store gave us some heritage breed instead of broardbreasted. Instead of 40-50 lb...
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    Hawk attacks hen, dog comes to rescue........kind of....

    Three dogs, all in house. Large hawk attacks Gold laced Wyandotte hen. Let dogs out. Mastiff (female), charges down hill and chases off the hawk. Mastiff picks up hen. Mastiff eats hen.....the whole thing, feathers and all. Hawk watches from nearby fence post. Lessons...
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    How to protect bantams?

    We got lots of standard size chickens (about 60) and they're large enough that the cats at the colony the lady across the street keeps know to not bother messing with them. Our dogs are outside for a good portion of the day too, so they also help keep predators at bay. So for the most part our...
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    Our good rooster seems to have a hip problem. Input requested.

    Our good rooster seems to have a hip problem. He was avoiding putting pressure on one leg and spent most of the day sitting down. Checked him out, his foot looks fine and I could bend his knee no problem he didn't squawk or fidget when I was pocking and prodding. Everything looked to be...
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    Layers, meat birds an dealing with groups of unruly cockerels (input / feedback requested).

    Here's the situation; We raise meat birds (order chicks) and we keep a flock of layers that's a mix of birds we hatch and the occasional new blood we introduce by purchasing a few chicks. Not much of an issue dealing with the meat birds since they all arrive and depart at the same time...
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    Duckling pictures

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    At what age can the ducklings move into their coop?

    At what age can the ducklings move into their coop? We've got a dozen mix breed ducklings that are three weeks old and it's quite a handful trying to keep their indoor (garage) pen clean.
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    My (meat) turkeys are too fat. Anything we can do?

    We're raising five bronze broad breasted turkeys this year, it's our first time raising this type of poultry. Butcher one tom and one hen today, then cooked up the hen. The roasting pan literally filled up with melted fat during cooking. When I sliced the bird for dinner, it was apparent...
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    Dead chicks, dead eggs, missing chicken (long story).

    Dead chicks, dead eggs, missing chickens. Had an Easter Egger disappear a couple of months ago, after discovering a a mess of feathers we assumed something got her. Another Easter Egger disappeared about a week later. Couple weeks after that we found a dead chicken in the backyard. Never...
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    HELP ASAP - Egg hatching problem - What's going on?

    At 21 days - Yesterday one egg cracked in an almost perfect circle around the pointy end, about the size of a quarter. Any idea what's going on?
  13. tankerman

    Need recommendation on a turkey feeder

    We're got one of these feeders. The turkey's knock most of the food out with their heads while they're eating. We end up with a huge pile of feed on the ground everyday, and the turkey's won't eat it off the ground. It's a huge waste. Please recommend a good turkey feeder.
  14. tankerman

    Turkey is walking weird.

    One of my Tom's is walking weird. When he steps with his right leg, the knee joint bows out. is this something I should be concerned about?
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    Is it OK to incubate eggs from young hens?.......And other questions about fertility and incubating.

    Is it OK to incubate eggs from young hens? I'm ready to start incubating, the eggs we have are a mix of eggs from new layers and established hens. The eggs from the young hens are a little on the smallish side. Do the smaller eggs from the young hens hatch the same as larger eggs from older...
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    Our Fayoumi's

    We've got a half dozen Fayoumi. I purchased them due to lack of self control........we already have 34 chickens. Their breed profile describes them as 'feral', and unlikely to ever come back after being let out. From what I've read they don't like to be picked up either. Our Fayoumi have...
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    Our Egyptian Fayoumi cockerel trying to belt one out.

    They sure are funny little birds This little guy started doing this a couple of days before he turned 4 weeks old (that's in the backbround my wife egging him on)
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    Chickens playing musical coops.

    Hello, I'm trying to get a handle on what our chickens are up to, they keep playing musical coops. We currently have 40 chickens in two coops; Coop number one was built last year and housed 14 birds; Rhode Island Reds, Australorps and Ameraucana's. We built coop number two early this...
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