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Thank you all for your feedback. I found out she probably didn't lay an egg after all. I have another pekin who I assumed was still too young to lay. I had one egg everyday for a bit of time so assumed it was Rosie. I still have one egg a day so it must have been the other duck. I have no...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone can shed light why what seemed like a perfectly healthy duck would all of a sudden become ill and die in less than 24 hours. She was a 2 year old pekin. She laid an egg that morning and when I let the chicks and ducks out yesterday morning, she and the other 5...

Thank you R2elk. This makes me feel much better!

Ty for the reply. It was my understanding that 9 months was the right age for a heritage, which is why we waited. Is it normal to have a bit of fat collected around the breast area? Perhaps time will soften the bird?

My husband just butchered our 9 month Chocolate Tom. We have never done this so relied heavily on forums, YouTube videos and our neighbors who butcher broiler chickens (their first experience with turkey too)every year. Our neighbor expressed concern that the breast was very fatty and the...

My chickens eat the turkey's food and all is ok.

Hi there. Well, after 9 days on different food, I can say I have a nice turkey again. The difference is remarkable. I had a really hard time understanding the scientific info in that document, so I just took the recommended niacin, amino acids, B complex and sodium intakes to my Southern...

Hi all, I wanted to give an update. It's been nearly a week since I changed the food and today was a notable change. I will combine to monitor. As for freezer camp, our intention when we got him was for Thanksgiving. After we brought him home we learned he was still too young. Frankly, I...

Thank you, R2elk. This is good information and food for thought. I don't want him harming the other little guys. I understand 9 months is the best age for Heritages to attend "freezer camp". This gives him a full month more to plan my demise, which I have no doubt he has already spent...

Hi all, I'm new to raising poultry and have been using this site to get helpful info over the last several months. Today I created an ID to post to this form because I need help. When searching the interet for "aggressive turkey" I'm getting news articles on the country! We got our very first...