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Hi all! This weekend, I am receiving a friend's flock of chickens for free, and the stipulation is that we have to also take their tom turkey. He is a black Spanish turkey. The reason they want to get rid of him is that he is very mean and will attack them any time they try to go into the coop...

I have a flock of mostly younger chickens (82 chickens in total). What do you folks with larger flocks do for feeding? I feel that my current feeding setup is ineffective and I wonder if they are getting enough food. I would love to hear some ideas for larger flocks for happy feeding and less...

I got a bunch of baby chicks on Sunday evening, and today, noticed that one of them isn't doing well. She appears to be healthy and to be eating and drinking everything just fine, but she isn't walking. She doesn't have spraddle leg or a sprained achilles. I've seen both of these conditions...

I have 6 laying hens, 2 roos, 6 six wk. old chicks, and 19 two week old chicks. The young chicks, I plan on feeding chick start, but at what age should chicks start on flock raiser? Since I have chicks and chickens at different ages is it OK to switch my laying hens to flock raiser as well (and...

I had several chicks hatch throughout the day yesterday. This morning, I noticed that one of them wasn't getting up much and then noticed that it was hobbling about when it wanted to move. I am pretty sure it's a splayed leg, but I wanted to get a confirmation. I've also ready about a slipped...

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this thread, but it does concern my 2 week old chicks that I've hatched out myself. Mods, feel free to move this, if you feel this belongs somewhere else. I happened upon a blog this morning that said that crossbred chickens are infertile. I don't...

I went to TSC in the hopes of getting some Mallard ducklings, but they had none, so instead came home with 4 yellow ducklings. The employees at the store have no idea what breed they are. One said that it started with a P but it wasn't Pekin- she was sure of this. So I waited until this morning...

I'm not sure if this is the right sub-forum for this, but it is related to eggs! I have a bantam rooster and a regular sized rooster. The regular sized roo is new to us, we got him about 3-4 weeks ago. I am hoping to hatch out some of the new roo's babies. It's pretty much impossible to be able...

I've had this guy for 3.5 years now. I love him to pieces, but some days, I sit and wonder what the heck he has in him. I'm pretty certain he is a mixed mutt, but is there any way to tell what he's got in him? I'm expecting some chicks from him and SLW hens and also a couple with my BSL hen, so...

Okay, so at night, sometimes I focus my thoughts on how I can better my animals' lives, diets, activity, etc. Last night, I asked myself about the diet of my chickens. Are they getting enough to eat? Am I feeding them the right kind of feed? And ultimately came to the question that I would like...

I got a new-to-me pair of what I think are americaunas (that's another thread for another day, previous owners said they were auracondas lol). They both seemed very healthy and don't have any skin issues or anything. I am having a problem with the hen, who is approximately 4 years old. The first...

Hi there! I am new to BYC but not so new with keeping chickens. I have kept chickens off and on (mostly on) for the last 6 years. I currently have 5 silver laced Wyandotte hens, 1 black sex link (mutt?) hen, 2 Cochin Bantam roos, and 1 feather footed mutt roo. I'm trying my hand at incubating a...