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Hi, any advice would be much appreciated. Its my first year to breed my own pheasants. My melanistic birds have started to lay but although I check their pen 2 or 3 times a day I've found the remnants of eggs when I get back on my next round. I've provided cover, added a hanging cabbage for...

Hi all, my 12 week old pheasants which I incubated and hatched are now feathered well but I have noticed that some of them have exposed quills on their tail feathers as though they were about to fall out. There's no blood and no signs of vent picking. This is my first attempt at keeping...

Hi all, I successfully incubated 13 emden goslings who are now a month old and getting big. I've moved them to a pen in a pasture next to their parents (1 gander and 3 hens). Today I decided to introduce them to each other and the gander went bald headed into the goslings sending them in all...

Hi all, A novice here. I hatched 13 embden goslings 2 weeks ago tomorrow and they're thriving on chick crumb. I also have them outdoors for a few hours a day on grass. The crumb comes in 5kg bags and costs 8 euro whilst the pellets come in 20gk bags and cost 13 euro. When can I start saving and...

Hi all, well its day 27. I started off with 27 emben eggs and am down to 14 now. I recieved 12 of them from a farmer and am sure they weren't turned in storage. The temperature has been maintained at 37.5 degrees throughout with a humidity between 40 and 50%. I've turned them for the last time...

Hi guys I've been enjoying this site since I inherited 4 geese 18 months ago but managed to self learn until now hence I've officially joined this welcoming and informative page. I hope to learn more and hopefully give advice on my limited knowledge .