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    Early hatch, yolk sac unabsorbed

    Hey guys, I have a blue copper marans chick that made it to 21 days, hatched on its own early this morning, but the yolk sac is not fully absorbed. The other chicks have been moved to the brooder so this one has the incubator to itself. Just give it time? Leave it in the incubator (adjust any...
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    Feeding the flock for free

    Want to get creative here and find sustainable, low-to-no cost ways to feed our chickens without commercial grain products. What ideas do you have? 😃 I have several large flocks of chickens, 130+ total. I usually alternate which flock free ranges daily so they can forage for additional food...
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    Unabsorbed yolk

    This is the first time this has hapened to us but we have a tiny chick that seems to have hatched early and didn't fully absorb the egg yolk. When I found it it was just coming out of the shell so I stuck it kind of back in the bottom half of the shell and left it there. It absorbed a good bit...
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    Raising Spanish black turkeys?

    I’d love to hear about anyone’s experience raising Spanish black turkeys. Some friends gave us a pair when they had to move. Might have some bronze mixed in. We’re hoping for some eggs this spring. Any tips on creating a nesting area they will like? Should we expect this breed to go broody? And...
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    Curious about colors and genders in New Hampshire Red Chicks

    Our first meat chickens are here! We have 22 New Hampshire Reds from Freedom Ranger Hatchery (Henry Knoll line). Lost just a few to travel stress, it took them an extra day to get here, everyone is doing good now. Made it through our first frost last night too (inside with a heat lamp of...
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    Antibiotics for Poultry

    I need some info on how to get antibiotics to have on hand for my poultry. What type do I get? What can I get without a prescription (no poultry vet here!)? This is what my local feed store has available (image below). I think only one is labeled for poultry but requires a prescription (which...
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    Do I bandage the duck's leg or not?

    One of our ducks has a leg wound (not on the foot). I've emphasized that because everything we have looked up has talked about foot injuries but it's not the same. It's a long gash, one of two wounds we found her with several days ago. We believe a predator attacked her but did not see what...
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    5-week-old turkey poults dying!

    I had 9 turkey poults last week, now I have six. All are bourbon reds, 5 weeks old (just one is about three weeks older). They are in a tractor outside. Two days ago we found one dead in the tractor and thought it had either injured itself or maybe attacked through the fence because it we...
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    • bloody droppings bourbon red turkeys dying poults sick
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    Chick no longer standing/walking, just flopping around

    You know, it seems some years the chickens just throw all the curveballs at you so you have to learn everything all over again. This would be one of those years. I now have a chick, probably just over a month old, who is no longer walking, standing, or using her legs properly. I watch the...
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    Sick poult, possible infection

    I have nine bourbon red poults that are about two weeks old. One is not doing well this evening. His belly area seems swollen, there is a scab in that area. He is just standing with his eyes closed and wings drooped, letting the other poults run over him. Could it have an infection? Or be...
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    • constipated eyes closed infection lethargic scab swollen turkey poult wings drooping
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    • Forum: Turkeys
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    Hen having trouble breathing...

    I picked up a few new hens recently and one of them is struggling. Her breathing sounds wet and she spends a lot of time laying down with her mouth wide open panting. Has trouble eating and swallowing, seems to make her choke. No lesions inside her mouth. Didn't find anything blocking her...
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    Turkey with swollen face

    So I was just given a pair of black Spanish cross turkeys. The male's face is quite swollen, which we knew about before we brought them home. We know the person who gave them to us and he said he thinks they got into a fight and the facial swelling was from that. I do not see any...
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    Broody Hen pecked her chicks?!

    I have a hen who just hatched two chicks yesterday. She has hatched many chicks for me before and been one of the best mommas. But when I checked on them in the afternoon both chicks had head injuries like she had pecked them! They were in a brooder box inside, so no predators. Do you think the...
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    Only 3 poults out of 9 eggs :(

    Okay, so we bought some turkey eggs (red bourbon) from someone local and we're at the hatch date now. We started with nine eggs, freshly collected, but it looks like only two will hatch. I had to throw several out over the last few weeks as I found them not developing. Is this kind of hatch rate...
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    • fertility rate hatch rate hatching eggs poults red bourbon turkeys
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    Uses for spoiled chicken feed?

    Anyone have any good uses for spoiled chicken feed? Obviously they can't eat it. I opened a whole bag the other week and found it had clearly been wet and smelled moldy. Definitely didn't use any of it for the birds. I'm curious to know if there is a way I can use it for something instead of...
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    Disease or natural causes?

    Hey guys. I have had three hens die in the last three weeks. I am trying to decide if there is something going around my flocks (I have three flocks that live alongside each other) or if these are isolated cases of natural causes. One big consideration right now is the temperature which has been...
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    Sick Guinea Keet - HELP!

    We had a bunch of guinea keets hatch last week. One needed assistance as it wasn't in the proper position, but it came out looking normal. Yesterday we noticed it was seeming pretty weak and getting nocked around by the older keets, so we separated it with one other younger keet in a smaller...
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    • assisted hatch baby guinea biosecurity discharge guinea keets help sick chick sick keet
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    WANTED: Sustainable Heritage Meat Breed Chicks | Alabama

    Any breeders looking to sell heritage meat breed chicks or hatching eggs? Looking to start a sustainable flock from good lines. Any recommendations?
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    Chick hatched with bump on head

    We had an easter egger x chick hatch yesterday (under a broody hen) with a bump on its head. Picture below. Also working on a video. Last night it looked like a bump on the skin, not an open wound. I've seen chicks pecked on the head and it didn't look like that either. I put a natural cream...
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    Breeds for Meat Birds?

    Hi guys! My family is on a journey to make our farm sustainable. (Check out Start Farming Now on YouTube to see more!) I have many laying hens of various breeds all of which are super lean despite some of them being "dual purpose" breeds. I'm looking to raise some breeds specifically for meat...
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