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Let me start with....I did not order these chicks debeaked. They were an oopsy shipment, but they are here and they are now my responsibility. Okay I have questions about keeping these little guys. I've never had a debeaked chicken let alone chicks! Do I need to soften their food? Do they need...

Okay I'm sure this type info has been posted before but oh well. This is for those people out there that are like me. You for some reason must end the life of a chicken you consider a pet. You just can't bring yourself to break "henny's" neck, get sick just thinking about beheading them, or a...

Let me start with I bought some broadbreasted white poults with the intention of putting them in the freezer. :/ Yeah not happening. These guys are just too sweet! Are most turkeys like this? I know I can't keep these two alive as long term pets, nor for breeding obviously, but if other breeds...

I'm wanting to add a few ducks to my poultry yard! I had ducks a few years ago but lost all, I'm ready to try again. I'm batting around getting pekins or runner ducks. I like the fact that pekins put weight on and I would be able to use any culls, however I like the laying ability of the...

I just picked up five little embden goslings from the post office! Any suggestions on how to keep them alive?

I was looking at purchasing a few goslings this spring, but have the opportunity to buy a young mated pair now. Is it better to get goslings and raise them or will grown geese eventually bond with you?

Well after thinking long and hard on it and checking out different breeds in person. I have decided I'm going to buy some ......drum roll please...:lol:...pilgrim geese. Now my question though, how many should I buy? I would be purchasing day old sexed goslings this spring. They would have a...

I have five white rock hens and they have been laying for a few months now. Well I have one in the group that instead of laying one large egg, like the other hens, she lays two smaller eggs. I figured it was just a fluke and she would adjust eventually. Well it just keeps getting worse... now...

I'm wanting to add a trio of geese to my little critter family. Abilities I'm looking for are: alert me when someone comes in the driveway and weeding in the garden. Overall I would prefer if they wouldn't be just plain noisey or people aggressive. My grandmother had white Chinese and her's...

I just bought a few French white Muscovy eggs and will be setting them in my Brisea mini advanced. Are there any tips anyone would like to share on how to not mess this up royally?

I'm looking to buy 7-10 white marans hatching eggs.

Would breeding a BB to a heritage breed create a meatier type turkey, that can still breed on their own?

I have a lavender ameraucana X white leghorn hen that I want to breed to my barred rock roo. She is white with black speckles, will she be able to throw anything other than white?

I'm wanting to buy a few muscovy hatching eggs from a colorful flock. Must be "pure" muscovies.

Ok I just got my box of 25+ straight run cornish x chicks from welp hatchery. Straight off the bat they are different from other chicks....very aggressive. Any tips on raising these little monsters?

I have dual purpose and layer roosters available for $2.00 each for local pu only. Let me know how many you need!

I'm located in Tyler Texas and I can't find any processors in my area! Does anyone know of any in the eastern Texas area?

My husband and I are wanting to have a self-sustainable meatie flock to keep. I know there are alot of DP out there that are pretty good for meat but with slow growth. We are looking for a breed we can put on the table between 10-15 weeks or if need be let them pasture until time. A breasty...

Hey there I have used Ideal in the past and haven't had bad luck with them. Their poultry for hatchery stock isn't bad and rather friendly. I was wondering though is mcmurray's stock any better? So should I stick with ideal or try mcmurray?