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Hello, so I bought 4 turkey chicks at tractor supply. Well turns out one is a chicken meat bird. I have never had a meat bird. This one out of my whole flock is my favorite. Do baby turkeys and baby meat birds look so alike they could mistakenly be mixed together. This hen got so big so fast I...

Hello, I picked up 4 chicks at tractor supply. I forgot to find out what breed they were or take a picture of their tag in their pen. Now they are growing and absolutely adorable. There personalities are pretty awesome, they look so vibrant and their bond compared to the others I incubated is...

Hello friends, I just got in from letting my ducks out and need some advice. I was on here a few weeks ago seeking advice for a broody Peking duck. Since then I have allowed her to sit. Currently she is sitting on 8 eggs. We have only had one hiccup so far and that was one day in the morning two...

I found one egg completely broken and this cracked egg. This has happened a few times where they have broken or cracked never cracked to this extent. These eggs are precious to me. Would the ducks crack their own eggs and if not what could put a hole in such a hard egg. Both eggs were found...

Here I am again looking for sound advice for a mistake I made... I’m officially learning from the hard way. So a few months ago I had a hen that was laying super thin eggs. They were fragile. After several broke various ways I would just chuck them out of frustration/convenience around the...

I am in desperate need of help. When this happens this site is usually the place I end up going. I know here I can get some of these random questions and concerns I have answered. So I have one hen sitting on a half dozen or so eggs and a turkey who is sitting on if I had to guess 30 or so...

Good Morning everyone, I have an awkward question this morning that I am hoping I can find the answer to on this forum. I have approx. 60 pullets. About 20 have begun laying. My question is I have heard on more then one occasion you should not eat the first eggs laid possibly the first eggs...

I need to know is it ok to keep turkeys and chickens together. They have been together for over a year and a half no problems. When I first got them I had about 25 hens. We just ordered 45 more hens so now we have approx. 60 hens. The seizures did not start until we got the new hens or we...

Hi everyone! I just bought my first incubator. I purchased the Farm Innovators, model 2150. I have never incubated any eggs, this will be our first experience. I decided to make this purchase to expand my flock. I have one question but am really interested in feedback from personal experience...

Hello everyone!! We are preparing to expand our flock from 30 hens to approx. 60. In doing so we will also need to change the perimeter size of the outside of the coop and we use a huge shed so the coop foundation should be fine for the flock to bunk together. My question concern is that is...

Hello chicken family, I need your expertise on a hen dilemma I’m experiencing. We need more hens for our flock. I have had to recently turn down several people interested in buying eggs because I was sold out. Therefore, we will need to get more hens. We usually get about 20 in the spring...

Could you all provide your knowledge or advice to a question I have. So I get an abundance of eggs daily. All through the winter I have got eggs. Here in MD on the eastern shore we have had a pretty cold winter this year. I do not have a fridge to store my eggs in. I have did loads of reasearch...

Hello everyone this is my first post. Before I get to my question. Just want to provide a little background. I have had a flock of hens for over three years. My flock has been as small as six to as large as over 30. Most of the eggs we get we sell or give away to friends/family. I do not...