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  1. Dire Wolf

    Need advice losing poults!

    I'm in need of advice. I've lost 2 poults in the last 2 days, one to animal attack and the other just looks like it fell over and died in the yard. I noticed another one has a large black growth on its face next to the beak. I've been able to get 4 of the remaining 8 into the baby pen we built...
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    Breeds that are heat tolerant

    So, this is my 1st summer with egg laying chickens and I've been reading that the heat is going to be an issue. That their production will slow down. Seeing as I only have 10 girls right now and am wanting to expand upon that, what are the best chickens for the super hot heat of Texas summers?
  3. Dire Wolf

    When should we clip wings on our poults?

    So, we have 10 6-8ish week old turkeys, we've given up on keeping them in the pen we made for them. We haven't had any predator issues at all (knock on wood) . But the peepers ( as we call them) are getting a little too far away from the older birds and the field for the birds.The dog will very...
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    Is it the Texas heat or parasites?

    3 of my girls have small thinned patches of feathers on their chests. Not quite bald but thin. it looks like there's some dirt around the ends of the feathers. One of the 3 has lost most of the feathers on the back of her neck. I've been looking around on the internet and haven't really found...
  5. Dire Wolf

    Howdy y'all!

    My name is Temma, I live in Texas, the south eastern region of central Texas. I have 4 kids, 1 (23, only boy) has flown the coop and is currently in the military, the rest are still here being homeschooled ages 15, 6 and 1.5 (all girls! ) by my husband and I. We have a small, 2 acre homesteading...
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