I'm interested in any kind of heritage turkey breeds We just lost our blue slate gobbler last night, reasons unknown. He was a healthy and pretty tame 1 1/2 yr old bird. Now we just have his 2 hens and looking for replacement. We got a really great deal on the trio from the Amish in Seymour. But...
We have three hens all brooding and all should have there own hatch within a day or so. But one hen has had 2 hatch a one other pippin and our other hen who is much bigger has left her nest to try and take over the new chickswith force. if she would just wait a day should would have her own...
I have 3 hens 1 barred rock bantam one banty brahma cross and one new hampshire red. The barred rock is around a year old, and will lay an egg every other day in the box, the white banty cross is four years old and will sometimes get broody and will set on them. And the N/Red is four yrs and...
I was wanting to see if anyone raises these birds and could fill me in alil on them. I recently bought a hen and rooster. The hen is laying just not setting is this a problem in this breed?
Seems like a good site for info and much more. Glad we stumbled across it! But just still learning how to move around in it my wife has no problem at all but I am alil slower at catching on.
I have trouble regulating the humidity in my incubator. I just bought a brower unit not sure of the model but it is a round incubator. I bought it new and it has the turner and forced air, and all that stuff but I cannot keep the humidity it keeps the temp just fine. Any suggestions? The...
We are from southwest Missouri, (Crane). And have some cortunix, we are wanting to mix in some of the white (Texas A&M) variety into our flock, but cannot find anyone that raise them. Is there anyone in our area that raise them. Or can anyone point us towards a breeder that is legit and will...