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  1. KellyandKatie

    turkey feed options

    I am looking at my turkey feed options are, this is our 3rd time raising turkeys, I am thinking Narragansett this time around I am not able to find a turkey starter feed - what do you use (and what % protein is that) ? how long do you keep plouts on starter? do you use a finisher feed or...
  2. KellyandKatie

    heritage turkeys - kitsap county, WA

    I have a few heritage turkeys for sale, local only. I am in Seabeck, Washington I have 1narraganset mix about 4-5 months old - I would guess tom, but not 100% sure I have a royal palm hen 4-5 months old and one royal palm narragansat mix 4-5 months old $25 a piece please
  3. KellyandKatie

    children and geese

    We just got a pair of very pretty, nice geese from the humane society, I think they are imprinted on people, as they follow me everywhere and do not want to be away from me. Very nice to me but I have four small kids, ages 8,6,3, and baby- so far so good- but I do not want the geese to become...
  4. KellyandKatie

    buying new farm- what exactly do I need to do to keep the neighbor dogs out

    I am so excited to be getting the keys to our new farm this next week! one thing we have already learned though is that the neighbor dogs are chicken killers We will bring our chickens with us, and in the future do plan on cows and goats and yaks and other livestock the entire 5 acres is...
  5. KellyandKatie

    snow- roosting in trees

    We are having a lot of snow in Western Washington, the first snow of the year for my birds yesterday, they stayed in the coop all day (the ducks have been out all the time, they like teh snow) today, the ducks came out, and two of my serama hens came out everyone else stayed in the coop...
  6. KellyandKatie

    muscovy - legs jerking back

    1) What type of bird , age and weight. Muscovy hen- three years old 2) What is the behavior, exactly. She was FINE today- took a swim in her pool, ate well, hung out with us in the yard as usual- we had a picnic for dinner not two hours ago- she was FINE. Now she is trying to make her way to...
  7. KellyandKatie

    using a broody banty to hatch seramas

    I have three broody banties right now. One silkie, one silkie mix and one antwerp quail mix. I have three serama hens and a rooster. They have their own side pen. I have a big coop that all my birds share- that opens to free range of yard- I know my broodies can not brood in the big coop...
  8. KellyandKatie

    mites/lice and soft eggs followed by eating those soft eggs

    What a mess!! This all seemed to happen so fast- in just a month I went from a nice flock - to now just a mess! I have several young birds, but I also still have my four orginal hens, they are three to four years old. Two of my older hens I noticed had lost a couple feathers on their...
  9. KellyandKatie

    free rooster- kitsap county, WA

    Free rooster, half houdan, half polish, very cool looking bird just started crowing, nice young roo pick up only, will not ship but he is free free free he is one of the black ones in the this pic, he has gotten his big boy feathers now though, and has really turned into an nice looking bird
  10. KellyandKatie

    daughter just put serama in kiddie pool

    my youngest daughter just put our smallest serama in the kiddie pool (more on that after i get my hen taken care of) i have it wrapped in a towel, can I blow dry her? Or would that do more harm than good? she is shivering
  11. KellyandKatie

    what kind of wire to buy

    the thin gaged hardwire cloth - is there something similar but cheaper I could be looking for? the gage of the wire needs to be thin enough that a cat (or what have you can not reach through) in the past I have used hardwire cloth- but it is very pricey is there another product that people...
  12. KellyandKatie

    neighbor cat

    I guess this is more of a vent- I can not actually think of anything to do that I feel ethical about We have these neighbors (that I don't like for a lot of reasons) who moved in and brought a big male cat with them. He roams and comes over our fence into our yard A LOT. he has attacked...
  13. KellyandKatie

    wattles as an indicator

    I know comb development is something to look at- what about the wattles though? I have a houdan/polish mix that has a comparatively small comb, but the wattles are significantly showing compared to her/his hatch mates do wattles mean anything for sexing?
  14. KellyandKatie

    polish or houdan

    I just got these six pullets from a nice lady over here in W WA, two of them are hatchery buff bharmas and the other four were called Polish. The white one and the buff laced one seem to be polish, but the two black ones maybe houdans?? They have too many toes:lol: the two light colored hens...
  15. KellyandKatie

    del's reward program for kids

    Have you guys seen this? http://www.delsfarmsupply.com/images/reward.pdf Wish I had seen it sooner lol! Your kid signs up their project animals and then they get a reward card (up to $200) for 15% of what they purchase from Dels for those project animals .
  16. KellyandKatie

    bubbly eyes, duck

    1) What type of bird , age and weight. muscovy hen, about two years, appropriote duck weight ( not sure pounds, but no change to her weight) 2) What is the behavior, exactly. her eyes are bubbly in the corners, not constantly just on and off - no other symptoms, she is laying, she is...
  17. KellyandKatie

    egg color

    I debated where to post this- I hope I picked right:) So, I have some really nice laying birds, and am not real concerned with high production, the kids and I have fun with them in the yard, and I am looking to add some color to our egg carton palet. We have some pretty blue eggs, and some...
  18. KellyandKatie

    silly question- drake is the dad... now his daughters are old enough

    So, you all can laugh at me- but please reply anyway LOL So, I have a great GREAT drake named Bill - he is a pied and I have four hens that are throwing babies all over the place some of my first hatch babies are nearly mature now- and of corse their dad is Bill and still the lead drake I know...
  19. KellyandKatie

    muscovys laying and brooding like crazy this time of the year?

    I have several young birds hatched already, but my scovies are going crazy brooding right now some hatched today and some just went broody today I read that they are late season layers but is it too late in the year to let them go broody? will it be too cold in a month when the babies hatch...
  20. KellyandKatie

    what kind of turkey is this?

    http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/grd/1932062520.html what kind of turkey is this?
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