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I went to say goodnight and she was sitting in the darkest corner shaking. Is she just stressed?

I just read up on Blackhead (see below) and it mentions that part of the lifecycle of Histomonas involves cecal worms, so I'm hopeful that worm control will mitigate the risk. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/16404985/

Thanks so much! I have wanted a turkey ever since I got my chickens. Every spring I see them at the feed store, but I never intended to get one of such dubious health. I will probably go ahead and give them all something for worms, and definitely keep an eye out for blackhead. I really...

Also, are turkey eggs good for eating?

She won't leave the corner. She just sits there facing the wall. When I go in and pet her and talk to her she gets up to eat a little and drink some water which has vitamin supplements. I'm concerned because I know commercial food is full of antibiotic growth promoters. I'm afraid she might be...

I came home from work tonight and my neighbors surprised me with a Broad Breasted White turkey. I have five pet hens, and I work in a chicken processing plant. However, I don't do much with live birds at work, and I know chickens are not completely the same as turkeys. I didn't ask a lot of...

My hens don't live in the house, despite my efforts to have them elevated to house pet status. Your chicks will soon know you as the food provider and will be very excited when they see you. My girls follow me around all the time, just sure I'm going to give them a treat, whatever I'm doing at...

I've been growing increasingly concerned about the origins of my food. Accustomed as I am to keeping pets, I am not sure if I am capable of raising animals for meat. However, when we can afford to get some land, I want to have a farm. At that point I need to be able to eat my own animals or...

I got three laying chickens this spring. I really love them, and I appreciate that I have a source of food I can feel good about. I want to see if I can grow some meat birds. I thought two turkeys would be a good start, because if I can eat them fine, if not I get two pet turkeys. My boyfriend...

I got them in March as chicks. I'm not afraid of her but it's very irritating. I will try "pecking" her back or holding her down. I don't hand feed them but I do throw grain (the stuff I feed my goat) when I want them to go in the coop, and all three are very greedy for it. The other two are...

We have just three hens. I love them a lot because they are funny and they give me eggs. My Barred Rock has been acting aggressively toward us lately. She pecks me when I feed them in the morning and when my DH or our son collects eggs in the evening. Whenever anybody gets close, she pecks, and...

I feed him greens every day. I've been giving him a good cupful of kale or mustard greens in the morning and n the afternoon I have my son go pick some clover and dandelions (it gives Scooter a good treat and I get some quiet). He also gets hay from the goat pen. I have a litter box in his...

Chicken TV! I love it! Now I have a name for it.

Well, this rabbit is an official member of our home now! We call him Scooter and my cat is terrified of him. When we let him run loose she won't let him out of sight. He hops right up to her to sniff and make friends but she runs away. It took a week for her to forgive me for bringing him here...

Black bears ate supposed to be making a comeback, and there have been more sightings in Missouri, but I haven't got to see one yet. It's so funny you wish for bears because I always wanted more marsupials than just opossums. And your deadly spiders are far more interesting than ours. If I make...

We got pullets this spring, three of them, all different breeds. Our leghorn started laying eggs a few days ago (so excited, but I'm doing my best to wait until there's enough eggs for all of us to eat). Today when I was giving the girls a treat (sweet grain we have for the goat), and picking...

I'm perfectly calm about spiders, bit I must confess am terrified of wasps. I can't explain why. I've done so much research on them to try to dissipate my fear, but it hasn't worked yet. I'm not allergic as far as I know.

Our family loves camping, hiking, or just day trips to the creek. When we take our friends, they insist every snake on land is a copperhead and every one in the water is a cottonmouth. It drives me batty, because even when I point out pattern differences they still don't believe me. I have the...

Considering the high prevalence of both pythons and lionfish in the pet industry, I find it unlikely that these are accidental releases. The fact that the animals are all related points to release. The lionfish on the coast can be genetically traced to three individuals- two females and one...

I really hope I get to keep him, because I love animals and have wanted a rabbit for a while now. But if one of my pets were lost, I would be grateful to the person who helped bring it home. I also know that people don't always have consideration for animals. "oh, lets get a bunny for the kids...