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I got a whole new gorgeous flock last week! I seperated all birds that came from different breeding pens in quarantine and took a few out and seperated that needed extra attention. This girl looked not well as soon as she was out of the crate. The breeder let me know she had been treated...

I got a whole new gorgeous flock last week! I seperated all birds that came from different breeding pens in quarantine and took a few out and seperated that needed extra attention. This girl looked not well as soon as she was out of the crate. The breeder let me know she had been treated...

Wow Guys!!! I sold all my chickens in the summer to focus on my ducks and horses. I recently started missing my beloved chooks and reached out to a fabulous local breeder who i’ve worked with in the past.... Well! I came home with a 15 bird flock of Very Nice Ayam Cemani... No mulberry to be...

We got our Muscovy in March this year when we still had snow and cold weather. Now I am wondering if our shelter situation is sufficient for a whole Canadian winter. We have a 3 sided tin, horse sized shelter in a paddock that we have modified for them, we plan on insulating the bottom with...

Hey All! I let all my birds out of breeding pens and put my incubator away to focus on my Muscovys who are broody. Well I got a surprise checking on one of my ducks when a little chocolate muffed and bearded chick peeked out!!!! I took baby so momma can focus on incubating her clutch...

So we recently went through our flock to thin out older hens. We did a look at all hens to look for issues and mites, Dewormed everyone a few weeks ago. I never really thought of it until I got CornishX but all my 2 year old laying hens seem thin, Including my 2 month old wyandotte and 4 month...

So of course the most gorgeous Turken I hatched is a cockerel... but he has hearts!!! like a Brabanter!!! What is this feather pattern called? does anyone know the genetics behind it? I don’t have the parents as I got the eggs at auction and he is the only one with this pattern I want to...

we got our first poults about 2 hours Ago and I’m Concerned :( They were chirping loudly in the 30 min drive home once in the brooder they instantly started falling asleep! I dipped beaks in honey water and tried to show them food but they kept going limp! I have chicks in the same brooder...

So after a series of set backs I have begun to question my birds fertility They are a lot of factors and errors playing into this but I would like any input or suggestions... So in March I loaded up the incubator with 1 doz of my barnyard eggs and 3 doz Cornish cross. I have a crappy Lg 10300...

hi all! I have raised 65 chicks this year and only lost 4 but the last batch of chicks I picked up has me worried :/ I got 9 silkie chicks paint, splash, black, partridge and 2 mystery chipmunk coloured bantams without feathered legs. They from my usual chicken dealer today and they don’t seem...

I have 20 x 3 week meat birds. I read online that they should be 2 lbs already, I don’t have a scale. My husband is concerned they won’t be ready by week 8. so I’m looking for some feedback if they look age appropriate! They are still indoors because we are getting down to 0 at night :(...

So I decided to get 6 Blue laced Red Wyandotte chicks... because why not? They came straight run from a breeder near me. Well to me it looks like I have 3 black pullets with single combs :( A dark blue and 2 light blue/ splash cockerels of course with the appropriate combs :/ Can anyone...

so my friend finally took the dive into birds and she got bit... hard :( The person insisted she drop them off and when they came my friend thought they looked sick. 14 assorted chickens and 2 Muscovys. She sent pics and I told her she had 2 drakes. She didn’t want the drakes so I came over...

my Toulouse pair is laying regularly as of last week. I don’t think I should leave the eggs out because it’s getting below freezing at night, we have no sign of brooding from her.... How long will the geese eggs last for hatching if she’s not ready to sit? These are my first geese and I...

We got our Toulouse pair last week and the first day we let them Out of the barn the female got chased by coyotes! Our dogs took care of the coyote but it took us 18 hours to find her in the woods. She was tired and had a scrape that we treated but now I noticed both goose and gander have...

hey all! My husband has been dreaming of having an adult Toulouse pair for our farm and finally found some! Exciting yes but I’m a little frightened hahaha! I have heard that Toulouse are the reliably gentle goose breed, but I have heard they typically bond to their families. Are we...

Hey all Picked up 6 BLRW chicks and after picking up I noticed it was lifeless and flopping all over the box. I took it out and gave dipped its beak in my daughters juice box( literally all I had!) and sat it on my heat vent in my truck! Chicken little made it home and now 4 hours later is...

hi all One of my chicks ( mottled orp baby) seems to be getting starved out! I noticed her getting pushed around and looking weak so I took her out gave her some honey, electrolytes, scrambled egg and chick starter.( medicated) She perked up right away but her next stool was brown and almost...

So I am our local sick/injured animal lady and today I got a surprise piglet.... Litter mates were starving it out and farmer was going to let it starve but the daughter brought it here. I picked up milk replacer and have a heating lamp going he went from not being able to stand to being able...

hi all I got 36 Cornish x eggs I want to hatch out... any meat specific tips or business as usual? I will be using the little giant 10300 which I know is not the best incubator but it’s what I have! The eggs came from about 4 hours away so I’m going to give them 24 hours before I put them in...