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How do I clip the wings of my poults?
This has been my recent lesson too. I have a 98% covered run. They figured out where they could get through in about two days and as soon as they did they flew out every time in minutes. Lat time I lost two, one I found when the cat chased it half an hour later. The other one I got back the next... -
Dumbest fox ever
I dont really want to talk to the feeder. The only other time I talked to him was when his dogs chased one of my goats through my pasture and onto the road. I was polite as I could be under the circumstances, but I dont want to only come to him with problems. Besides if the fox has easy food...- Starkmojo
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Dumbest fox ever
So last night we had a fox incident. Found him chicken in mouth in the back yard . Went into the house fumbled for the safe keys, grabbed a gun and when I got back he was still there with the chicken on the ground. I missed him, which in the dark wasnt surprising as I was holding a 7lb rifle in...- Starkmojo
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Human/turkey socialization
My late Tom was overly people socialized. He always wanted to be with people even trying to come in the house on more than one occasion. He also didn't try to breed with my hen until I got a rooster ( the first time he did do was in front of the chicken coop door after he had chased the rooster... -
Letting mom be mom?
So an update: After losing two chicks in two days ( we are down to four) we decided to move them into a brooder. I still dont have a good brroding space in the stable so they are in the garage room. My wife says poults stink than chicken chicks. I was hoping mom would do better, maybe if we... -
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Letting mom be mom?
So now we get to play "whose the daddy?" ... What do you all think? Narragansett or Rio Grande? -
Letting mom be mom?
The other question I have is when should I attempt to get he a new boyfriend? now that I am back in the turkey breeding game I would like to get a regular crop of turkeys going. Line breeding seems like a bad idea, as is simply letting her go off and mate with the local wildlife all the time... -
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Letting mom be mom?
That's kinda my plan. She is pretty smart.. Smarter than Tom ever was that's for sure. I liked that guy but he was dumber than a box of rocks. The second question I have is how to house them. Jenny (and tom too) never liked going in a coop, and after months of trying I gave up. I assume she... -
Letting mom be mom?
Well a couple months ago I ended up killing my Tom when he tried to kill my rooster. Jenny was distraught and started wandering off more and more until she vanished. I figured she had gone native as I would still see her from time to time, but she wasn't particularly hungry when I tried to feed... -
New to this turkey thing
My current quandary is what to do with the eggs she is already laying. I hate waste and if she isn't going to set I would rather eat them. But at what I paid for the pair, I will never make my money back in turkey eggs! I was going to raise them in my current goat yard once the goats get rid of... -
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New to this turkey thing
So on a whim I bought a Tom and Hen Nar.... I figured I was good with chickens, and a turkey is just a big chicken, right? Well all of you who have turkeys can stop laughing now. My dog also knows turkeys are not chickens. She wont chase a chicken, but she sure wanted to kill the Tom. Which... -
Greetings from Oregon
Finally landed and got some birds. We closed late on June 3rd so I bought pullets from a nice family in Springfield ... The Sussex, three barred rock two Easter egg and two silver Wyandot. My dog is curious but she isn't fence savvy so far so good. So many projects I just slapped together a...- Starkmojo
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- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Greetings from Oregon
I have always wondered if my barred rock was an anomaly of upbringing ( she was hand raised) or her personality was a breed trait.. Guess I will head over to the threads linked here... Thanks!- Starkmojo
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- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Greetings from Oregon
One thing I have working for me is my dog won't jump a fence. At our rental the front fence is about 3' and she won't go over it. She also isn't much of a digger. It's unfortunate since my last dog ( who now lives with my son) is a BC with zero hunting instinct. He would herd the chickens back...- Starkmojo
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- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Greetings from Oregon
Greetings. So I have been lurking on here awhile because my wife and I have a goal of starting a flock of chickens once we buy land, and as that gets closer to being a reality I thought I should say hello ( and be able to ask questions not just lurk for them) :D I am 46, former Portland (OR)...- Starkmojo
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