Hiya, I'm wanting to build a shelter for just our couple of chooks for both roosting and to keep them out of the elements. Has to be movable. I'll be using reclaimed wood but would buy sheeting to waterproof. I'd really appreciate piccies for inspiration please ! Two birds only now but may...
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my 4 month old turkeys are both a bit poor looking, kind of thin, scrawny. They are free range and on the same feed as the chooks, which are all fine. I read turkeys need more protein so i bought some soya mix and some mixed seeds and also tried soaked alfalfa pellets that the horse eats...
It began when a runner duck was noted missing...then I found her head. Nothing else. The nest containing the eggs, all intact, that she had been brooding, was nearby.
Couple weeks later and we realize 4 eggs have disappeared from a well hidden nest in the oregano patch. Then 2 from another...
I’ve got 4 fertile turkey eggs. I’ve got an incubator as well as some runner ducks and a couple of jersey giant hens who I would much rather use for the job. How should I best go about encouraging broodiness and not jeopardise the turkeys? Put a clutch of chickens eggs down and see if someone...