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    Finally got some peas-YEAH

    I finally was able to get some peas- yeah!!! A nice woman became overwhelmed as her two india blues turned into 20 peafowl over a few years. She needed to downsize some as her neighbors were complaining. My question is how long do I need to keep them locked up before I can try free ranging them...
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    Peacocks anyone??

    Anyone have any peacocks or fertile eggs they want to sell? I will be at Stockton and would love to get some there. Thanks, Laura
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    best pea variety for newbie

    I want to start with a pair or trio of peafowl. I have read that India blues are the easiest to tame. I love the look of the greens but what I have read says they are much wilder than the blues. What about the hybrids? I know that Indian blues are the easiest to find but are the other varieties...
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    Free Ranging with other game birds

    I Iive on 20 acres in N. CA and really want some peacocks. I have free range turkeys and guineas that I LOVE and was hoping I could eventually let some peafowl range with them. My birds are all fairly tame....they follow me everywhere and some of the turkeys and guineas I can pet and hold. If I...
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    Stargazing 3.5 week old chick

    I have a 3.5 week old bantam polish chick in good body condition that started stargazing last night. It was healthy from hatch and actually the largest of the chicks. I hand fed it this morning. Is it worth trying to save it? Will it get over it or should I just put it out of its misery? I have...
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    Heat stress

    Hi, I live in N.Ca near Sacramento and had a very hot weekend last week of close to 110 degrees. I lost 6 chickens and wondered what everyone does for very hot days. They have plenty of shade and water. They also had access to tubs of water to soak their feet in to cool down. This worked last...
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    Leaviing tom in with sitting hens

    I have 2 hens locked in a pen with a tom. They are both sitting on eggs. Can I leave the tom in with them when the poults hatch or do I need to move him? I usually incubate turkey eggs but these 2 hens are so broody I decided to let them sit.
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    looking for akbash LGD

    Our 2 year old female spayed akbash LGD ruptured both her ACLs and is recovering after surgery. Since she will have a lengthy recovery, we are looking for another akbash that will guard goats and poultry. If anyone has one available please contact me. We LOVE our akbash. I am in Northern CA.
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    WC blue polish hen- WTB

    I just lost my SQ WC blue polish hen and am very depressed!!! I am having problems getting another locally. I am looking for another quality hen but am willing to buy chicks or fertile eggs as well. I will pay for a horizon box and shipping from wherever. I am in Northern CA.
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    Increase in feed prices

    I was wondering what people are feeding their larger flocks. When I only had 1 coop full of chickens commercial feed was affordable. Now that I keep adding to my flock (Stupid chicken math!!!), my feed bill has increased astronomically. Do you always feed commercial brands or do you make your...
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    how long before new rooster creates new babies

    I am thinking of switching roosters in my pens....how long before I know for sure that the new rooster is the sire of the eggs? I guess I am asking how long hens can be fertile from a breeding?
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    star gazer now wry neck

    I have 3 day old bantam polish chick that presented as a stargazer when hatched. I have been treating it with thiamine orally for the past 3 days and it has looked good. Tonight, I came home and the chick looks like a "wry neck" now. It's head is off to the side and the neck is kinked. It can...
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    flipping over backwards chick

    I have a chick that hatched last night that has a problem. Its neck extends backwards like it is "star gazing" and it flips over backwards. It can sit up if it is placed in the correct position but as soon as it trys to move it flips over backwards. What is it and is it treatable? Or should I...
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    Did I kill my chick???

    I think I did a bad thing. I had separated a 3 week old bantam favorelle from the rest of the other chicks to raise with a turkey poult that did not walk well for about a week. I placed the favorelle chick back in with the other 3-4 week old chicks yesterday and all seemed fine. When I woke up...
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    poult leg problem

    Hi, I have a day old poult (mixed RP and wild---an oops). My very tame RP hen decided that she like the local "bad boy" rather than her intended mate. that I am treating for spraddle leg with the band aid method but now I am not so sure that is what is wrong. It is a large chick that took a...
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    how long to let sit shipped eggs before incubation

    How long do you typically let sit shipped eggs before incubation? 24 hrs or longer? I have also heard that you get better hatch rates if you do not turn eggs for the first 5-7 days of incubation. Is this true? I am a beginner and have only hatched a few batches of shipped eggs. My first was a...
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    shipped eggs-how long to not turn while incubating

    What is your opinion on shipped eggs? I have heard different things about how long to let them sit before incubating and whether or not to turn them right away. I know you are supposed to let them sit for 12-24 hours before incubation. Do you turn the eggs right away or not? I have heard to NOT...
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    King Suro 20 incubator vs Brinsea octagon 20EX

    I am looking into purchasing a fully automatic incubator. The King Suro 20 and the Brinsea Octagon 20EX seem alike in most ways-auto egg turning, temp control, humidity control. Anyone have experience with either of these incubators? What do you think would be the better purchase? I am wanting...
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    Best humidity monitor

    What is the best humidity monitor to buy? I am willing to pay more if it is significantly better. I live in a fairly dry area of N. CA and had trouble hatching turkey eggs last season. I think my humidity was off. I have a wooden cabinet incubator that maintains temperature well but I need...
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    Timing of breeding and egg laying

    How long after breeding will a turkey hen lay eggs from the same tom? I have a flock of both royal palms and blue slates that free range and I wanted to seperate them for breeding. However, they have already started breeding with each other and I wanted to try and hatch the pure breeds. Thanks...
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