Hello! I just had my turkey hen hatch out 8 poults, and I want to make sure everything goes smoothly so I was looking into probiotics for them. then I remembered I have some goat probiotics on hand and I was wondering if I could give some in small doses to the poults as well? it does say for...
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We recently got 2 doelings (got them last Saturday, were born on 02/04/21) we were feeding them whole milk with evaporated milk and buttermilk, but they had runny poop. So we called the vet and he said to switch to a milk replacer for goats only (we also got a their cdt vaccine in while we...
My silkie hen has been a little sluggish the past few days and it wasn't concerning until my silkie rooster just dropped dead yesterday, now she isn't moving and when i pick her up shes basically limp. I don't know whats wrong with her or how to help. She's not very responsive and I'm trying to...
Hello! I'm very new to goat information. I'm hoping to get a pair of goats in the near future and am trying to pack in as much research and prep as I can. (any tips for a first time goat owner would be much appreciated!)
I already have my heart set on Nubians, I'm aware that they are a little on...
I have around 30 birds (counting turkeys) and I let all but the silkies and babies they are rearing, free range. I feel obligated to do this because of how many birds I have my "run" can only be used as a nightime coop from the amount of birds I have. But they keep wandering into the road...
My silkie hen has lost appetite and has been extra slow over the past few days. I have no clue how old she is, she was rehomed to me without any specifics. Every time I go out to the coop she's around a little, but she's constantly taking rests from walking and just kind of sits there. She's...
Hello! My mom really loves the Polish chicken breed, and I was wondering if someone with experience with the breed might want to share some information on where is the best place to order them, and if there are any fun and useful facts. I do own some fancy breeds, but nothing as extravagant as...
I have a few silkies that I mainly use as surrogate mothers to any chicks that I want to hatch out, and earlier this spring I was lucky enough to find my broody turkey's nest and distribute her extra eggs she couldn't fit under her among some of my broody silkies (she couldn't fit them because a...
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I'm not entirely new to chickens, my family has almost always owned a few since 2015. But one year I decided to start 4-H in the poultry chain. I started out with 17 Wyandottes, and since then we've added and lost a few birds and I currently own 5 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 8...