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  1. AUFan

    Am I asking for trouble? Turkeys...

    If I move my 3.5 week old turkey babies outside into their coop. They are about too big for their brooder and are constantly trying to fly out. It is in the 80s during the day and 50s at night now so I was thinking with a light they should be okay.....thoughts??
  2. AUFan

    Sick gosling!

    I went out earlier and everyone was fine(I have 2 ducklings and 2 goslings out together). Then when I went to feed(about 30 min ago) one of the goslings was laying with its legs drawed to its body shaking its head and its wings straight out like it couldn't get his/her balance and...
  3. AUFan

    Turkey Poult size difference? Pic added

    I posted last week pictures of one of my turkeys that I didn't know the breed. I was given the choices of wild, narganasett(I know I didn't spell that right!) and bronze(bb or reg). Well it seems to be getting a lot bigger then my bourbon red poult that was hatched at the same time. Is this any...
  4. AUFan

    New turkey chick...what am I?

    Not sure on this one....any ideas??
  5. AUFan

    Can you tell me what I have?(duckling/gosling)

    I am thinking Pekin on the ducklings...any ideas on the goslings? I am thinking either african or toulouse but not sure!
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  6. AUFan

    Is chick(from MM) getting sick or just lazy??

    I have one polish in my brooder of Delawares. He sits a lot and will sit to eat...sometimes rests on the top part of his legs doesn't try to fly much when all the others are, seems to sleep a good bit but eats and drinks normally on his own. I put him in a separate box thinking maybe he was...
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    One of these chicks is not like the others....

    I am still stumped on this chickie... he/she has the most markings from my others...my invoice says 26 delaware but he/she doesn't seem to look like everyone else! I also noticed today that the chicks leg color is totally different then everyone elses...everyone else has orange legs where as...
  8. AUFan

    Pullets or Roos?

    Can you tell by their feathering?? I got 26 straight run Delawares(they hatched on the 28th so they are a week old) and then my one silver laced polish. About 15 of them have lots of wing feathers and their tail feathers are starting to come in. The other 10 have short stubby feathers on their...
  9. AUFan

    Heat Lamp and Pastey Butt questions(not related)

    Two questions....we have had our chicks for 2 days now(they hatched on the 28th..all made it in shipping and are all still kicking as we speak! ). A few seem to have pastey butt...doesn't seem too bad since I have been watching for it and check everyone every am and night(I usually clean every...
  10. AUFan

    NEW DAY OLDS!!!!!! What am I??(added another pic!)

    I just got these this am!! I am SO excited! Anyway...can't figure out what these two are...(also I am not up to speed on abbreviations so if you could spell them out I would appreciate it!) Thanks for any help! (the one below looking at the camera is the same guy in pic 2
  11. AUFan

    Cancel MM chick order??? Quick!

    I am expecting my order next week(ship week is 3/31) but now reading all of the info on the sick birds(mine are all delawares and are listed in some that are sick) I am thinking maybe I need to cancel my order and find somewhere else to order from(unfortunatly everywhere I have looked is sold...
  12. AUFan

    Cancel MM chick order? *Update*

    I called MM and asked them about cancellation/guarantee and they told me about the problems(AE) that they had had, that everything should be taken care of, state vets had been notified since it was reportable, etc. And that they will take care of anything if the birds show symptoms even after a...
  13. AUFan

    Help me think this through please....

    This is cross posted(hope that was okay...didn't see where it wouldn't be...but I am new around here ) Sorry for all the feed questions...just want to make sure I know what I am doing before the little peeps get here next week! I am looking to raise as close to organic(can't be totally...
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    Help me think this through please.

    Sorry for all the feed questions...just want to make sure I know what I am doing before the little peeps get here next week! I am looking to raise as close to organic(can't be totally organic because I can't afford the feed ), free ranging chickens as possible(for my area). I am getting 25...
  15. AUFan

    Medicated Chick Starter---what is this?

    I am having a hard time finding non medicated so I am left with medicated it looks like(my list is slowly going down! First no organic, now no non-medicated)! One feed co I am looking at has this: Bacitracin Methylene Disalicylate as their "active" ingredient...what is that?? Also does anyone...
  16. AUFan

    Can't feed organic so...

    what is the next best thing? Organic is too expensive for me as I can't find any local. I get my chicks in week after next(I ordered 26) any help would be appreciated!! Thanks!
  17. AUFan

    New to chicks..some questions.

    I am expecting my first batch of baby chicks the week of the 31st!! I am new to this but wanted to make sure I have thought everything out! I also have a few questions! We have our coop ready and my husband has built a brooder up off the ground with a wire bottom in a corner of the coop. Should...
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