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I have had peacocks for about 2 years. I started with 2 males and one female with 3 chicks and I bought another chick. I free range them all. Last year one of the males vanished without a trace. The other male has been the king of the flock. The chick I bought turned out to be male. He is now...

I use a 10' diameter cast net. Once you learn how to throw it, you can catch them from about 25 feet away. I use it on chickins, guinea, and peafowl.

Look around the outside of your house for other spiders and insects. Spiders prey on other insects, which is why pesticides are a good option. Remove the food supply and the spiders will leave. I have lived with the Black Widows for 15 years and only been bit once and that was my own fault. But...

Can anyone give me any advice on transpoting Emus? Should they have their legs bound, blindfolded???? I had a really bad experience yesterday and don't want to go through that again. I'm sure it's the original owners attitude that made things difficult, ( 3 jumped the fence and he got mad...

Leg injuries are always tough. A slipped tendon usually throws the leg to one side or the other, but they still can stand on one good leg. Could be a hairline fracture in the leg bone or possibly a hip displacement due to mating. On the sick side, could be Mareks disease as well. GIve him rest...

Call some of your local "Steel" houses. I buy mine at Argus Steel in Richmond, VA. I bought 5 rolls at $154 a roll. 100 feet x 60" wide. Galvanized.

I was reading a post on Meraks that should yo r new birds shuld be at least 5 months old before adding them to an existing flock, strictly due to Mareks. Mine were only 20 weeks when I put them all together. Supposing it is Mareks, will they all come down with it eventually or will some just...

Would the board please give me some input on this illness? I am thinking Marek’s. But will bow to the board’s input. My birds were not vaccinated as chicks. 3rd bird to come down with this illness. First was 60 days ago. A hen that is a year old. Then a Cockerel last month. They died after a...

Turkey eggs are no different than Chicken eggs except for total incubation time. I candle on day 10 and can tell very well what's going on. Invest in a good light with High lumens and you can see pretty clearly. I have 7 Turkey eggs going now that are on day 12. All looking good. Plenty of veins...

I have a female buffalo named Beula. Got her as a calf 19 years ago and she's still going strong. Used to breed her with a Brahma bull. They made a strange looking calf. It was always striped like a tiger and mean as a rattlesnake. After 7 mean calves, I quit bredding her. Now she just hangs out...

I'm down in Roanoke. What kinds are you looking for? I can help you you need any eggs.

This is my 6th hatch in two years. I 've seen spraddle legs before, but I have a 2week old chick that was fine yesterday morning then lost the use of the left leg last night and tonight the other one is not working. I thought maybe it hurt it until I got in tonight and seen the other one not...

Mine were hatched May 28th and they just started about 3 weeks ago. I have 7 hens and I am getting 7-8 a day. These guys are laying machines!!!

Get somemeal worms and see if he picks them up or clucks to them to tell them about the treats. If he eats them and does not offer them to the hens he's not going to get the job done.

I had the same problem and tracked to two of my older hens. They would drop the egg as they either went to roost or came off the roost. They were at least 5 when this was going on. I got rid of them as I could see an egg eating potential problem with the flock as they would drop down and gobble...

A Full spa treatment seems to be what you girls like. I'll look around here and see whats out there.

Calling all Ladies out in Chicken Land. I am coming up on my 15th wedding anniversary Nov 4th. Crystal is the traditional gift. Wifey collects nothing and has simple taste. City girl I turned country. She can't cook, but she gave me three great kids and I love her dearly. Any ideas would be...

I'll have blue slate. I have 5 hens and 2 toms.

Unique up on it!!!

Road flares. They burn forever and produce ALOT of smoke. and the burn with out alot of oxygen. I thrown them down grondhog holes and shovel dirt in the hole and watch for smoke from other exits. Fillem in and poof, no more critters. Get them at any auto parts store, TSC, etc. and they are cheap