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Hi folks! Long time since I posted here. I'm back on the homestead now, and bringing it back to life. It's been about four years since I raised broilers. I have plans on doing it again this fall. In my sabbatical, I haven't given much thought to where I would get them. I have done some price...

Yesterday, I took my geese off of free range for the first time since I got them about two years ago, and they are in a coop and run setup now. This is just for the wintertime (as we have had predator problems so far), and mating season to keep everyone safe. My geese have been very self...

I've been hulled out by the raccoons and oposums this winter. It's been awful. I've lost 18 pullets (meant to replace my old timers), 7 hens, 1 duck, and a few roosters. Most of it was their own fault because they wouldn't go into the coop (despite doing so for a while). I had some in trees and...

I currently have one of my geese with gapeworm. She has all of the classic signs. I do not believe she is saveable. However, it is imperative to prevent it in my other two. What brand is best for drenching the bird?

Okay, please help me this is really puzzling me. Since our spring like weather in November the goose and gander have built a nest under my porch laid a few eggs and everything (I got these as goslings in early June). This past week they have both become WAY protective of the porch and the area...

Right now I have 24 DP Chickens and 2 Ducks free ranging full time. This rooster is not NEARLY as active free ranger as my last which is why he is going to be culled when my Del replacement gets bigger. If you had this amount cooped up and they ate only feed from the free choice feeder. How much...

Right now I have about 24 chickens and 2 Muscovy ducks that share living quarters. I am also in the process of adjusting my flock to be a more self reliant unit as a whole. I have 3 Turkeys in the brooder, and plan to order about 6 or 7 more this week, with the final count being (5 Hens and a...

If I had a Del rooster over these hens what would they look like: Dominique Buff Orpington Australorp

What do you think is the best chicken breed to Homestead with?

If you had a Del roo as the sire and an Australorp hen, what would they look like? :caf

At 7 this evening day 21 began. One chick out of 11 eggs has hatched, that was around 3. I took it from the bator (because of the amount of afterbirth it had on it) and put it in the brooder box. It can barely stand and won't walk. It just falls down onto its legs. Is something wrong or is it...

After spending 3 years trying to find a perfect self reliant breed. We have tried BRs, BOs, RIRs, Doms, and Aussies. We have been most impressed with the Australorps. We use our chickens for meat and eggs, so its important for us to have a GOOD DP breed. This spring we are planning on hatching...

While sharing this and telling you about it, I am trying out the new BYC. Which seems slow now, but maybe after all the gears are greased we will be good!! But anyhow our little Homestead will be experiencing some major changes this year!!! We will be making a few coop adjustments, adjusting...

I got a bator for Christmas and day 4 is complete tonight. I got a hydrometer yesterday, it was 30% and I let regulate and was 33% this morning so I added water and its settled at 39 to 40% should I add more water? It should be 50%, right? How about the last 3 days what humidity percentage?

I know Black Oil SUnflowers have 15 %. How much do the gray striped ones?

Hey BYC'ers! Ive got ducks and chickens and I think turkeys would be good new animal. Could you help me please? 1. Whats the breed for me? I want a large heritage breed thats hardy and will raise their own young. I like the Standard Bronze most of all. Do they meet these qualities? 2. Can...

Hey BYC'ers! I have chickens and ducks and well I'd like geese to. Could you please helpe mE? 1. Whats the breed for me? I want a lmedium to large breed thats hardy and will raise their own young, and VERY docile. I like the Pilgrim most of all, I know those are sex linked, do they breed pure...

This appeared last weekend. It was a huge knot on her face right next to her waddle it was purple then. Since then its went darker and it has gotten smaller but its still there and I havent a clue what to do. She is healthy still bright red in the comb and waddle, still at normal weight, nothing...

She has been laying for two weeks in her nest 13 eggs in there. Usually she lays at night and wont make a peep. Now she is fully covering and is peeping/hissing at me when I get close. Is she broody??

Hey! 1. We are running out of Flock Raiser. Scraping the bag and money is tight. So Im just gonna feed them scratch mix I have plenty of that layed in. Plus they free range. Whadya thinkin? 2. Im gonna beef my chicks that are coming in ten days. 24 % protein ration with ground corn and ground...