Search results for query: *

Anyone in Ontario, Canada (GTA) raising goats and feeding a medicated feed? Looking for a feed that contains a coccidiostat for my goats for the next month as we’ve had a couple of young ones come down with and want to give some proactive protection to the others. Any advice/suggestions would...

I have an older (unknown age) Saanen doe who has had dry, itchy skin since I got her about 4 months ago. She’s also on the thin side. She has been dewormed orally and treated topically in case she had lice, though I’ve never seen any. She gets fed nice second cut hay with our other goats and...

Hey guys! So I recently posted about my young dappled Boer buck and his (possibly) underdeveloped man-bits! 😂 He is doing great and growing well; I’m guessing I was given the wrong information about how old he actually is. Anyhoo...I have several does that I was hoping he’d breed this fall and...

Hi everyone! So I got this cute little dappled buck in a group of Boer cross meat goats I got in just before Christmas. He was just too cute to sell so I kept him back and was hoping to breed him to a few does. Now I’m questioning his future fertility. I was told he’s a May or June 2019 baby...

So I’m about to send my first small group of goats to market and I’m trying to read last week’s market report (Ontario, Canada)...not sure I’m reading it properly! We’re going to OLEX in Kitchener. Last week a couple of the “top producers” are listed like this: 25 kid goats AVG 74lbs @...

Hi everyone! I have a trio of Belgian d’uccle mille fleur birds and I’d like to test their fertility. Should I use the same parameters for temperature and humidity to incubate the eggs, or are there adjustments needed for these adorable eggs? Thanks in advance!!

Ok so these guys aren’t exactly chicks anymore, but they are only a couple months old believe it or not! I can’t believe how fast they grew! I have 3 Barred Rock “kids” and to me they all look alike. I’m worried I have 3 roos... Got a quick pic of 2 of the 3 just now - thoughts? I’ll try and...

Hi everyone! So I kept back 4 of the BLRW chicks I hatched this spring. Very luckily, they turned out to be 3 hens and 1 roo! I have a beautiful blue and a gorgeous splash...and then there are these 2... One is my roo and the other a hen, and to me, they’re looking more like gold laced...

Hey everyone! Just had a really nice hatch! Eggs from 2 different breeders. Some Crested Cream Legbars, some Opal Legbars, and some BBS Ameraucanas. I’ve banded the CCLs from the 1 breeder so I know which ones they are. However the other breeder told me that I can get Opals, Splits, and...

Hi everyone! I brought home 10 dairy bucklings the other day and they are all doing well on their milk replacer and pretending to eat pasture ☺️ I would like to introduce some goat starter ration but I’m having a terrible time finding anything other than a cheap sweet feed at TSC, which I’m...

I have 4 Wheaten Maran chicks from my May 3rd hatch that I’m trying to sex. I know feather sexing isn’t foolproof but I’d like to try for best guess and see if we’re right! One already had fully feathered wings and shoulder feathers coming in brown, so I’m fairly certain it’s a pullet. Two...

I purchased these chicks a couple of weeks ago as Ameraucanas, however, as their feathers have come in, I’m wondering a little. To me these guys/gals are looking a little rumpless? I’ve never seen Araucanas or other rumpless breeds in person so maybe I’m just being a little paranoid. Thoughts...

Hi everyone! I have my second hatch set, due May 25t. Just candled and we’re looking pretty good! Problem is, I’ve set 5 different breeds (LG incubator with fan and auto turner). Just wondering if anyone has found a good way to separate breeds when they are all due to hatch at the same time...

Hello everyone! I’ve been utilizing all the great info on this forum for the last 3 years since I started my backyard coop. We started with 3 RIRs and 3 White leghorns so we could have fresh, free range eggs. It didn’t take long before I was addicted to all things chicken! Last spring I...