Hello all, I’m new to raising turkeys. I got 16 turkey poults delivered on Wednesday. They all seemed to show up healthy and thriving. I’d been told to put them with a chick or two to “teach them how to be birds.” I bought bourbon red and blue slate turkeys. I’ve had 3 bourbon reds die since...
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I’ve looked at other posts and don’t seem to be fining the answers I want. I recent hatched 21 chicks. They are 2 weeks old. I have 4 not walking well. I’ve made a hair band splint for them.
I’m sure if this is spraddle leg because all of them have toes curling. Please check out...
This is from my meat chicks (red broilers, 7 weeks old). Many of them have the same color.
I did look at some links on other posts. I honestly thought this could go either way, so I digress to the experts.
I have 48 birds in this pen. All are acting normal, eating and drinking fine.
Thanks...
Hello, thanks in advance for any answers!
I set my incubator today at noon, then left to run errands. I came home now (4pm) and found the most amazing speckled green egg.
Can I open and swap out this egg with out causing issues?
For fun. I was team Karen up till today. I got “her” sexed, but they’ve been wrong before. Hatch date 11/3/23
Reasons for Karen- she was sexed, virtually no comb until a few weeks ago. No waddles under her chin. Comb was light pink until all my other pullets started turning red too. I’m not...
Hello BYC! I’m an old member with a new name. I couldn’t figure out my login in (or the email associated with it) from years ago.
I’ve been fermenting my own ACV and I read that I can give my scraps to me chickens. Have you done this? Is it wise?
I of course know the benefits of ACV and...