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I was running my broad breasted turkeys with my cornishs xs and everything seemed to be going ok until day 12 they are weak and cant stand or walk that well. I put them in there own section of the brooder house and uped there protein to 28% they where getting broiler ration about 23%. Its now...

I am just about fed up with all of my heat lamps. They just don't seem to give a nice even heat across the floor to many cold spots!. I am thinking for next year I will purcase a infered heater. Has anyone used one love to hear how they work Thanks Grant

I was thinking about installing some nipple drinkers in the pasture pens this season. Just wondering if anyone had given it a go. The bell drinkers work fine they just collect a lot feed in the bottom. How many would one install and should I still put a bell drinker or would just nipples do the...

for good or just until she heal up. The picking hen will open the wound up just before it heals compelety. Grant

I have one barred rock hen that picks at my isos middle toe until it bleeds she almost picked clean through one toe. Is she low on a something in her feed or what thanks for your input Grant

Thanks for the reply. Is everyone happy at the 3 week period as far as stress and air movement and what not. I'm just building a brooder building and am trying to see how many I can fit in there without causing stress. I'm in the wrong forum but does anyone brood turkeys Grant

How much area do cornishs need for brooding up to 3 weeks How long do you brood turkeys and how much room would they need Thanks Grant

ok after reading through the forum again heres some things I think I did wrong. Forgot to turn the auto turner off and they where turning until day 21 Opened the lid to "check things out " up to day 20 noticed that a chick had made a small hole in the shell. (he was the only chick to survive...

This is our first batch we have ever hatched and I have a few questions. Why did 2 chicks pip early (24hrs) and then not try and hatch tell the 21 day was something wrong that made them pip early?. How many days over 21 should I leave the eggs before opening them up to see what went wrong...

The only funny name I have for any of my chickens is Jerry. Thats little Jerry Seinfield he is a black cochin he makes me laugh out loud everytime he waddles around the yard! Grant

My brother and I would like to start up a mobile processing unit. In Alberta we will have to be gov inspected but if we want to do it we will have to jump through the hoops!. Right now there are only 2 goverment inspected facilitys that I know of. The one is six hours away and we have to pay...

Holy dina. Thats a pile of eggs and chickens. You must have big plans for that market. Is there usually a good turn out or how did you know to load the back of your 1/2 tonne with eggs?

I would love to see all the pens at poly face farms. They raise 20,000 a year and I'm not sure how many batches but still it would be a lot of pens Grant

I will have to correct myself. Store bought birds are not fed poop, but because of there living conditions and the way they are processed end up with a considerable amount of fecal matter in the meat. Not to mention the amount of medications that are given to the bird throught shots or through...

I'm thinking about raising ducks. What is the best breed to get started with? I live in canada so 11 months out of the year its hard to keep water freezing do they really need water? Can I keep them with my chickens? Thanks Grant

Not to get off the original question, but what do you have to pay in the stores near you to get chicken. When I first seen the price the growers group was charging I couldn't beleive it and these birds average 6.5 pounds. We went to the store right after seeing this and the price was the same...

Very Cool Jeff. How did they find out about you ? Grant

lucky duck. Our chickens just started laying and the rooster just started doing his thing too. Now where on to wait for a broody hen. Good luck keep updating Grant

Thanks for your help Grant

I have 2 iso sexs 1 year old, 1 bantom cochin, one barred rock, and one buff braham. The barred rock hen is the only one of the new birds other than the isos that are laying eggs and my question is now that my rooster is breeding everything when will one of my hens go broody? I would really like...