My female turkey, Josephine, is having so much trouble! She has laid two clutches of eggs and had them all stolen from her by what I am suspecting is a rat. Since then I have been gathering her eggs in the hopes of incubating them. Is it more difficult to incubate turkeys than chicken eggs? I...
My son said he was going to order me some goslings. Other than size, how do they differ from ducks? Will they need anything special as babies or adults? Can they be housed with ducks, or will they need their own place?
I've set traps, to no avail. All but four of my chickens have been killed. Whatever it was didn't bother the ducks or the turkeys. It would eat the heads of the chooks, there was no blood. And sometimes, not always, the abdomen was eaten out too. Any idea of what it could be?
I'm very new to raising turkeys. I have a Spanish Black Jake and just recently got a Bourbon Red Jenny. Will these two make good offspring? They are both young, maybe 8-9 months? Right now she's in quarentined. He's in a pen nearby, but not in direct sightlines. Will they still need to be...
I have two drakes and two ducks that I bought as babies last spring. One pair are "tuxedo" ducks (black with white bibs) And the other are not. One male is a blue splash, and the other female is brown with a white bib. (I don't know what breed they are). I also have a goose in the pen with them...
My hens stopped laying in October. Not one egg since. Some of my hens are 4 years old. And some of them were chicks from this past spring. Is it normal for them to not lay that long? When should I expect eggs? Or should I just resign myself to store-bought until spring? Also, does anyone know...
My babies are growing up! they are now teeneggers! but when should I introduce them to the rest of the flock, and how ,so they won't get pecked on by the older ladies?
Many things have happened since I was on here last. I lost my entire flock, and gained a new one. I've moved as well, now living in the big city of Haleyville, Alabama. looking to re-connect with BYC freinds. Hey Y'all!
My chickens are being killed off! And my ducks as well! In broad daylight too! Whatever is going after them takes the biggest of my babies, my fully grown Roos and drake! And all that is left is a pile of feathers. no bones, no body, nothing else. I thought about poison, but some one else said...
New here, so I thought maybe I should tell y'all about me some. I have a few chickens, mostly aracaunas, but also some BB's, a couple of buffy's, a black australorp, a silky, and a RIr. I also have a goose(Lucy) and a tom turkey. And I have ten rabbits, and a pig. And two cats. And five 'scovie...