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I'm thinking of trying my hand at showing and I want to improve my flock. I'm wondering what I should look for in a hatchery. I am inclined to find one within a day's travel time so I can go and pick them up instead of having them shipped. If that matters. Any suggestions?

I have a blind turkey about 5 months old that I have to keep isolated because the other birds just attack him. I let him out to wander around when I'm home and I have to scratch at his feed when I put him away. I feel bad for this little guy and thought a nice calm chicken would perhaps...

I wish I could post a picture, but I have dial-up.... Anyway, since the nights have cooled off, the younger birds have taken to my tom and are competing to get under his wings or climb on his back, up on the perch at night. He seems to be comfortable with his new role. It is so cute I just had...

I have a hen that attacks anything that comes near her pen & it's getting close to time to putting her and her poults in with the other birds. . . any suggestions? I'm thinking I should take the babies & leave her in the pen by herself for a couple of days, but I'm not sure. The poults are...

It would make sense that each variety would have slight character differences, but are Narragansett's known to be aggressive? I bought a few earlier this year and the chicks would attack my hand; they killed an bird a week older than them. I lost that batch so I bought 4 more. They're doing...

Last year i would round up my birds and put them in the coop at dusk & let them out in the a.m. This year, I'm not getting home until after they have roosted up on top of the barn..... I can't get them down after dark. I'm afraid they are going to freeze. I've heard, but am not sure, that they...

I've been visiting this forum for the past few weeks and learn something new each time. I appreciate hearing the perspectives from different farms - from breeders to the simple pet owner, the novice to experienced. Even when you don't agree, it nice to hear all the opinions. Thanks for sharing!

Do I need to find a new tom each year if I keep his offspring?

I had a raccoon family visiting the farm that took all but three eggs out of my nests. The three eggs were cold by the time I got there, but I knew they only had a few days before hatching, so I placed them in the incubator. Two hatched! One is obviously out of a blue hen, but the other; I'm...