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Some quick background, I have two meat turkeys that I kept after last year's Fair, because my kids couldn't stand to see them go somewhere else. Regardless they are about 10 month old, both hens and have gotten along fabulously until recently. The last few days I've noticed one of the hens has...

My turkey is panting and drooling crazily, and her extra red skin under her beak is red and inflamed. I don't think she has anything stuck in her crop, because it doesn't seem to be enlarged. She's just sitting in one spot struggling to breathe and drooling. I'm trying to figure out how to take...

So, I saw another thread regarding the feeding of a BB turkey as a pet and I stopped her high protein diet right before fair, since all of them were getting pretty big. Of the four I bought for my son to show, one got really big and was processed prior to fair, he took two to fair thinking one...

SO, we are trying Turkeys this year for 4H. We got 4 chicks and all are about 3.5 months old, and huge! They are market birds, intent on being sold at fair in early August, when they are supposed to be mature. I am assuming the largest one is a Tom, only because he seems to be apart from the...

I came by this chick in a strange way. A vegan friend of ours received some eggs from a friend of hers and of course, instead of eating it, she incubated and hatched it! She knew we had chickens and gave it to us. I have no experience with RIR chicks, but that's what I was told it was and...

So I'm hatching my first ducks, from my Peking in my backyard. I've read up on everything and I now have a hatched duckling sitting in a brooder. However, it seems like one of its legs are not working at all. Is this common? I was nervous about this duck from the beginning as we put it into...

So I've read lots of stuff on duck ponds on this forum and on Pinterest and any where else I can find info on the web. I am going to try and create my own system using the things I've seen from these sources. I will post pictures as I go, as construction should start next week. Background: I...

So I received both eggs and a homemade incubator from a friend after she successfully hatched to Rhode Island Reds. Was in the incubator were five more Rhode Island red eggs one Leghorn egg and now one of my duck eggs. Honestly I don't expect anything the hatch, my friend didn't really know how...

Hello all! I am relatively new to poultry, but am learning a lot lately. Got my kids in 4H, so as they learn, I learn. I've had Guinea Hens for years, but am expanding to chickens soon. I also have a few Peking Ducks. I got them free when I got my last batch of guineas, though I like the...