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I have 11 chickens (I think they're 3 to 4 months old) that I'm finally getting a coop for. They've gone from brooder to one of those larger outdoor cages and now their overez coop will be in place this weekend. I've raised turkey for a year and have had quail for 2 but this is my first...

I've hatched close to 50 poults this spring and have got all healthy poults until the last 2. In the last 2 days I've had 2 with spayed leg. These eggs were originally under a broody hen that I caught leaving the nest so I stole the eggs and put in the incubator. Could the hen leaving them...

I have a hen that is currently setting, per my count she's on about day 26. She was kind of on and off for a couple days prior but I started counting when I noticed she wasn't roosting. She's in a corner of the coop that I've blocked her off so that the Tom can't get to her but other hens will...

Need some advice. I'm on day 29 and had 1 hatch on day 27. I have 13 that don't seemed to be doing anything. No i didn't candle but I'm not hearing any chirping or seeing anything that is giving me any hope. My question is what to do with the 1 little guy that appears very healthy but is all...

This was my fist year raising BB turkey. They looked normal but I now have a 47 pound turkey to cook this week. I don't have the space in the oven or pan big enough to spachcock it. The plan is cut in half and do half in a roaster and half in the oven. Does anyone have any experience with...

Last Thursday I was off work for Veterans' Day and with all the rain our area of NYS has been getting I kind of fell behind getting the quail hutches winterized. Plan was to remove the internal divider plywood walls and replace with hardware 1/2 hardware cloth walls. I'm going to put heat...

I'll be taking my 3 BBB and 2 BBW to be processed tomorrow morning. Felt kind of sad when I went out and fed them today. I did everything I could not to imprint on them but I think they imprinted on me. I need the room for the 8 heritage that I'm keeping and man do they eat a lot of food but...

I've watched the videos and had my plan in place to have my 6 BB turkey processed at a local Amish farm where I could watch and do myself in the future. Change of plans last night. I got home let my turkey out. A mix of heritage and BB. Noticed one hen missing and found her in the corner...

Was just wondering. I've seen where the chicken people will make feeders out of PVC that they use to go away for the weekend or just only fill once a week. I typically feed morning and then again at night but was wondering if anyone does this with their turkey. Mainly looking for something if...

My poultry fencing arrives on Friday. Very excited to give the poults some space to get out in the lawn. I've watched the video's but does anyone have any advice on some introducing them to the wire. I was thinking of trying it with the power off first but then thought that could be a mistake...

My poults are currently 7 and a half weeks old. I have 8 heritage BR and 6 BB 3 W and 3 B. I have about 1/3 of a bag left of the 30% starter crumble and decided rather than buy another bag of that it was time to go to the next step and get a grower 22%. It's pellets so I thought I'd try it...

Hello, I live in Chemung County NY. I'm fairly new to poultry. Started with Coturnix quail a year ago and then turkey 2 months ago. I have 6 BB and 8 heritage. I'm wanting to start a flock with the heritage but will need to process the BB in the fall. I'm looking for a turkey processor in...

I apologize if I'm asking something that's been covered but my 4 week poults seem to be eating machines. I have 6 BB and 8 heritage in one 8 x 20 grow out pen. I've been leaving food so that they can eat whenever they want to. I bought 2 40# bags of Gamebird Turkey crumble the day before I...

I have 6 BB and 8 heritage poults that I'd like to get out of my back room into a grow out pen. They're currently 3 weeks. I just finished their 8 x 20 hoop coop enclose. I would like to build a grow out box and put it in the hoop coop to get them out of my back room(wife getting on me)...

got my order from cackle hatchery on 4/30. This is my first time with turkeys. I have 2 of those big 50 gal Rubbermaid tubs and I've been swapping it every couple days to keep them clean. I ordered 11 total, 4 BB and 7 bourbons. They send 2 extra BB and 1 bourbon and all 14 are doing well...

This is my first time ever ordering poults. I've done quail eggs and understand how that works. I ordered back in early January for Bourbon Reds. When I ordered the scheduled ship date was April 28th. I contacted them last week to see if that was just an estimated or a hard date. Waited a...

okay I'm building a hoop coop. Have pullets coming first week of May and will brood them inside and then would like to move them to an enclosure outside around 4 weeks and then to the pen once they're all feathered. I'm doing a 24 x 8 foot cattle panel hoop coop and plan to cover the cattle...

I've done some searching and the only post I'm finding are over 10 years old so I'm going to throw this out there. I live in the Elmira/Corning area of the S Tier of NY and will be raising Turkey starting in a couple months. I've processed my own Quail but I'm not sure I'm up to turkey. Does...

With the temps dropping over the last couple of days, S Tier of NY, I try to check my quail water a couple times a day if I can. I had left work early for a Dr appointment yesterday and got home around 3 which is 2 hours earlier than normal. It was nice because I'm normally out with quail in...

Is it possible to get an Italian tuxedo color in a coturnix quail? I have several colors and haven't really tried to breed for a specific color. I have browns, Tibetan, white, gold/Italian, and some Tibetan tux, and one lighter colored milk chocolate brown tux that I can't remember what they...