I have 2 geese that I thought were Toulouse. However, all the pics I have seen of Toulouse geese they have a yellow bill. Mt 2 have heavy black bills with almost black feet. Sorry I have no pics, I may post some tomorrow if need be.
I am thinking about doing some sex-link hatching but have a couple questions? A red-sex link means the hen is red? What color are the roo's? With a black sex-link the hen is black, what is the color of the roo?
I am looking to buy some turkey eggs for hatching. I am looking for some(Bronze) or others that would have barred wing feathers to use the feathers for my archery arrows.
Well, my first attempt at hatching was a success in my opinion. I managed to hatch 7 of 12 eggs. The last few days seem to take forever. Things that I experienced that I was not aware of;
1. My eggs did not start pipping until late the 22 day. Don't give up on them. As a matter of fact I...
When do I start getting nervous? I candled them the day I quit turning them and the few I checked had a dark blob in them with very little air cell. This was my first time and I used a LG 9200 and turned 3 times a day by hand. The temp was 102 most of the time with very little fluctuation...
I just got my homestead package this morning and need a little help identifying what in fact I do have. I think the chicks are Barred Rocks. The turkeys are yellow but I am not sure if they are giant whites or what. Not sure on the ducks or geeese. Any help would be appreciated. The...
Can someone tell me what my father was doing when he added a cap of clorox bleach to a bucket of water for all his pigeons and chickens? Needless to say that is a question I should have asked him when he was still with me. I know he raised birds all the time mostly pigeons, but many chickens...
Have many of you raised Cormish Rocks? My buddy bought 2 dozen chicks. Supposedly day old. Any how within 2 days he has lost 10 of them. He purchased them at the local TSC store. They are going to replace them, which is a good thing. My question is are the Cornish Rocks hard to raise...
First off I want to thank all of you who have submitted pictures and ideas on building your own BATOR. I looked over many different BATORS and came up with this one. I used a hot water heater thermostat, 2 40 watt light bulbs, CPU fan and many other items I had laying around. The top is...
Are there any good Poultry magazines available? I went to the magazine store and they have nothing pertaining directly to poultry. If there are none but some that cover other related things, let me know.
I have been reading most of the posts on how to build your own incubator. It has been very helpful to say the least. Any how I have one built and in the process of getting it regulated. It is approximately 20" square by 20" high. I mounted a CPU fan in it and added a small night light wired...
I am a newbie looking for advice. I know you are not supposed to raise chickens and turkeys near each other but I am going to attempt it. There has not been any poultry on my farm for many years. My wife does have horses. From what I have been reading on here is that "Black Head" is what I...