How hard is it to A.I. turkeys? I have three royal palm hens and a royal palm tom that I hatched a lot of poults from last year but so far this spring all my eggs are infertile. My tom outweighs my hens by a lot and I,m wondering if he's not getting the job done. He will be three this fall, one...
Has anyone installed a humidifier in their incubator? I have a homemade incubator that has room for a small humidifier and I like the idea of adjusting humidity without opening the incubator. I heat with wood and my house tends to be very dry. My incubator has a large door so all humidity is...
Has anyone ever had a broody coturnix hen? When I went out to feed and collect eggs this evening one of my hens was ruffled and setting on all three eggs from her pen. All three eggs were warm and I had to lift her off of them. At first I thought she might be sick but she went right back to the...
I'm having a hard time getting my phoenix chicks to live more than two weeks. Are they extra delicate? I've had no trouble at all with any other breed I'm hatching. Anyone with any experience in this breed have any Ideas?
I am looking to buy a few turken and bared rock pullets from someone. Hopefully someone near me has some I live in Northern Indana. Thanks for any help.
Will a early spring hatched turkey lay in the fall? What is the age of laying for a Royal Palm??? Our tom is gobbling so we wondered if they might lay soon or if there seasonal?
Does anyone here have any if so could you post a picture please? I have two mystery chickens from an unknown hatchery that look exactly like silver laced wyandotts but they have a single comb. any ideas?
We moved into an old farmhouse last year and there is a bunch of canned food from 1989 in the basement. Does anyone know if it's safe to feed this to the chickens or not? It's home canned not store bought. But if I could feed it I want to but I don't want to if it might make them sick. Please...
We have an extra gander that is unhappy because he has no mate and all our other geese do. We would like to sell him or trade for either laying hens or rabbits. We are located in North Central Indiana.
Help one of my hens was injured today. Her leg is broken.. Not into 2 pieces but is definitely useless. Any advice out there??? I don't want to have to kill her she can still hobble on the otheer leg and is now in a separate pen by herself with easy access to water and food. Please help...
I'm in north central Indiana and am looking for pigeons to buy. I like all the breeds so any breed would be fine. We found some at Stromberg's hatchery but, choked on the price. Thanks.
I am looking to buy some baby chicks, tolouse or african or emden goslings as well as any heritage turkey poults. I am in north central Indiana. Thanks