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    How cold hardy are broilers?

    I'm looking to do my first round of Meat birds this spring but I'm wondering when I can put them outside in a tractor here in NY? TS gets them in between March-May. I'm looking to butcher around 6-10 weeks but I'm thinking they'll need a lamp the whole time?
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    Gender of my pair

    This is my first year with turkeys and I have two Spanish turkeys. I’ve tried playing calls to get them to gobble, but they just tilt heads 🤷‍♀️ I read that females have lighter tips and a Mohawk up the head, while males have dark tips and no feathers up the head. Is that what anyone else sees...
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    Foamy white poop?

    I’m unsure if this is due to drinking too much water or a sign of something else. Any idea? I have three week old turkeys and 7 guinea in the same area.
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    Pullet on back?

    I’m new to turkeys and have 4 black Spanish pullets being raised with 7 Guinea fowl. All have been doing well since Thursday when I picked them up. This morning one turkey is on his/her back sleeping? I picked it up and it was shaking a bit so I put it under the lamp and is acting “normal”...
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    Ideas to predator proof

    I'm about to start setting up my coop/run for 7 chicks, 7 guinnea, and 4 turkeys (turkeys will be slaughtered for thanksgiving) but I'm worried its not predator proof enough. The total area will be 8x22' rectangle with an 6x8' Amish coop at one end, 10' of welded wire dog kennel fencing...
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    Mixed flock questions

    I’ve placed and order for 6 keets, 3 turkeys and 6 Easter eggers. I hope to raise them all together, but have decided it might be best to split the game birds from the chicks do to feed requirements. I also plan on making two coops with a shared run for all three. All will be able to free range...
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    feeding turkeys and boarder size?

    I've had chickens for two years now and decided to expand to turkeys. But finding detailed information on turkey is much more difficult then chickens ~My biggest question right now is how big should I make my boarder to house 17 turkeys for 6 weeks?? I know they need more space then chickens...
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    letting my broody hatch 4 eggs for the first time, food questions!

    Below is a video of my broody hen who is hatching 4 eggs for me, the father is a BC Maran. This is my first time doing this and I've decided to leave her in her nest in the coop. should I leave her nest 'open' or should I build a pen around it that I can take down after a week? Also is it okay...
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    can I make a sex link??

    Next spring I'd like to hatch my own chick and I'd love to have them be sex linked. right now I have: hens: Barred rock 5 EE 4 Roo's: Black copper marn 1 EE 1 Is it possible to get a sex link out of any of them? they all came from hatchery's.
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    what to feed a roo for showing

    I currently own a Black Copper Marans roo who just turned one! I've he has a good temper oddly and I wanted to put him into the county fair. but as of now his brother (an EE) and a bossy hen have been tugging at his pretty tail feathers and they are half broken off :/ I'd like them to grow back...
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    Tips on entering my roo into count fair

    I currently own a Black Copper Marans roo who just turned one! I've he has a good temper oddly and I wanted to put him into the county fair. but as of now his brother (an EE) and a bossy hen have been tugging at his pritty tail feathers and they are half broken off :/ I'd like them to grow back...
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    Two silky roos?

    I recently bought some hens at auction and the two below seem to be silky roosters. Any opinions?
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    Pro's and con's of using guinneas!

    I'm having the same problems with mice and I'd rather not use poisons, the guineas is a very interesting solution! Could someone give some pro's and con's? other suggestions?
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    DIY Watering suggestions please!

    I've been looking for threads on DIY waters for my flock but so far I only see the 'nipple' set up and the water cups. I live up north and I know the cups will just freeze on me and not sure if I want to buy the nipples. so I'm looking for some other crafty ways to make water containers. right...
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    Broken beak or something else?!

    This is my first time with chickens. This chick here is about 6 weeks old. Today when I went to go feed I noticed her beak looked odd. Looking at it, it's almost as if she's "molting" her beak. Is this a broken beak? Or a common injury with chickens? Will it affect her eating? She seems to be...
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    Received the wrong beed, now I'm not sure

    Hello fellow byc! About 5 weeks ago I ordered my "starter flock" of 3 rhode island red hens, 3 Barred Plymouth Rock hens, and one Black Copper Maran roo. Well now looking at them I realize that 3 of my reds are not reds, and one might be a roo? anyone have any idea? I don't know a lot about...
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    Name that breed!

    So about 5 weeks ago I ordered 7 chickens to start my backyard flock (3 Rhode Island Red hens, 3 Barred Plymouth Rock hens and one Black Copper Maran roo. Well needless to say my 3 Rhode Island hens are not reds... And I think one of my hens is really a roo? I don't know much about different...
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    Help with weasels!!

    I'm new to chickens and bought 6 chicks back in march for laying eggs. With the nice weather I was letting them "free rang" in a pen I was moving around the yard since im in the process of building a large coop for them. they were out all last week and I never had a problem till last night! a...
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