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OP, I am very sorry about your losses and as someone who is very emotionally attached to my farm critters; I realize what a huge, emotional loss that must be. That said, you may want to consult with an attorney as there have been quite a few very successful internet / social media related...

:lol:I would recommend that you check out the AMerican Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) info and download their free ALBC Turkey Manual - ch 6 has addresses facilities and fencing http://albc-usa.org/downloads.html#turkey Also, the very best source of turkey info that I have found is the...

LOCAL PICKUP ONLY -- Carriere, MS (about an hour North of New Orleans -- just North of Picayune, MS) We are moving, so we have decided to downsize our flock rather than try to move everybody. We have a listing on Craigslist, but I would much rather find a good home via BYC, since I know BYC...

Eggs will be collected fresh and shipped using expedited shipping with careful packaging -- shipped out on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Wednesday; so that eggs don't sit in post office over weekend. The parents are all pure bred and came from Kevin Porter aka Porter's Heritage Turkeys last year...

One of my geese -- 5 month old female brown Chinese - has something coming out of her vent to one side. It pops out when she honks -- roundish shape - maybe the size of a cherry tomatoe, but yellowish white color. She seems unbothered and is running around with her flock, and I was unable to...

The pallet sounds brilliant --- I would just put the pallet down and then put your leaves / sand / etc. right on top of the pallet. The pallet will help leave some air space, and I think you want that yucky mud to get some air circulation. WEEDCLOTH might be good to lay down under the sand -...

I'm a beginner, so not an expert. I am over in southern Mississippi, where it is hotter than H-E-L-L; so I can sympathize on the temperature. I don't know how large your pen is, but, I am thinking the best thing to do might be to generously apply DE (diatomaceous earth), and then spread a...

Yup, definitely just hanging down like they are too heavy, and s/he keeps lifting them back into place. That would be the ONLY sign of any discomfort - the frequent lifting the wings into place, but it doesn't seem to bother the goose at all -- just bothers me :0 And the sheathed feathers make...

It's definitely the feather SHEATH that is covering the length of the feather, and I am 99.9% sure that it is NOT angel wing. My understanding is that if the bird can pull the wings back into place, that indicates heavy blood feathers rather than angel wing. The wings do not stick out - just...

My concern is that this gosling is not developing similarly to the goslings -- not even the other Sebastopol. The feathers are weird -- the sheath around the feather is NOT coming off / being preened off, so the sheath extends the entire length of the flight feathers -- it seems to be very hard...

I posted this in the emergency / disease section, but thought I should re-post here as it is goose related. Thanks in advance for your help! 1) What type of bird , age and weight. Sebastopol goose, 10 weeks old, ? 2) What is the behavior, exactly. wings are dropped / droopy, and goose seems...

1) What type of bird , age and weight. Sebastopol goose, 10 weeks old, ? 2) What is the behavior, exactly. wings are dropped / droopy, and goose seems to be constantly lifting them back up; but, my big concern is that the flight feathers on the ends of wings look abnormal -- they do not seem to...

Yup, I learned the whole hatchery lesson the hard way. Although my goslings are fine, and I LOVE them, I had awful experiences with the chicks and turkey poults that I ordered from Murray McMurray, and lost 2 of my ducklings from them as well. Lesson -- hatcheries are for large, commercial...

I just ordered my incubator, a Brinsea Octagon 20 Advance EX, and I am hoping to find a few goose eggs to put in it. I currently have 4 brown chinese, 4 LARGE tufted and 2 almost as large non-tufted goslings that I got from Murray McMurray -- the Fancy Geese Package -- so, I THINK that there...

OMG! I did not realize that it was you. I tried to tell my husband your story over the phone, and I got all choked up and couldn't finish. I am not a super emotional person, but your geese and duckling story really touched me -- and everyone else who read it, obviously. I think that you...

I have also read positive things about Metzer's on this board, so they would probably be my 3rd choice after Holderreads or a good local breeder. As far as the feed store... they are going to order from one of the big hatcheries: Ideal, Murray, etc. Then, the birds are going to be shipped to...

I am a newbie at this. I got my very much loved 10 goslings from Murray McMurray when I ordered the "Fancy Geese Package". My goslings are wonderful, and I love them, and they are definitely bonded to me; however... if I were doing it all over again, I would order from Holderead...

Oh no, I am SO sorry about Darcie. That is just horrible. Just try not to be too hard on yourself. I am sure many of us have faced the dilemma of trying to find the balance between protecting our critters and giving them as much freedom to enjoy life as possible. I am using and would...

I noticed 1 of my 10 five week old goslings has what look like eyelashes that are always wet. None of the other goslings has anything like this. When I examined him (could be a her as not sexed yet) this afternoon, I could see that the eyelashes were small feathers. When I pulled on them VERY...

See, I tried to do that IMG thing -- and nothing...