I have a Blue Slate (?) turkey hen who hangs out free range with my chicken hens and roosters (mostly Blue Marans). If my wife or I are out in the yard she will often find us, come within a few or couple of feet of us and just sit down as if she's going to lay. When she's like this she will...
I bought 5 Blue French Marans pullets from a local breeder who told me they were 5 months old and should be laying any time. That was almost 3 months ago and still haven't seen one egg. I read a link from OSU extension concerning egg production and using a light to increase the production but...
I have a pretty good size flock of different breeds. One group is 4 Blue Splash Silkies that are about 5 months old and they have a 3-4 month old Slate turkey that runs with them (almost the same color). One of the Silkies has been waking up for the last 4 days or so with her eyes sealed shut...
I hate to hear about your loss. I went through a similar experience a while back. I had twenty Salmon Marans that I'd bought through a local auction and a dozen Cuckoo Marans that I'd bought through a local breeder all in a 6 foot round water trough. The trough was in my detached garage behind...