We have an egg business now with 125 hens and a handful or roos. We bought it set up but I am thinking it may need some changes to fit the farm.
They are free range on our property and this won't change (there is a 40x40 electric fence in front of the door to keep the fox away from the chicken...
Just wanted to say you guys have the most amazing birds, and customer service!
For anyone considering making a purchase I couldn't recommend them more!
Is there someone where I can find a list of recognized breeds?
I am ordering the book but my 4H kids are excited to choose and we need to know quickly :)
Thanks
How many sq ft would you recommend for BBW's?
I figured when I opened them up to the 3 pens at 10,000sq ft they would feel like it might be enough?
The area has loads of pickings, vegetation, and bugs.
Only 1 section is more like a grass lot.
Waters are topped up twice a day, never out.
I can...
Good idea on the wings!
I'll give that a go.
I did find this chart, wonder how accurate it is?
Oh and there's no mills here, we kind of moved near the very edge of the country lol
Well we finally got the farm, and somehow I am the proud owner of nearly 50 BBW turkeys.
*Sigh....
I helped raise and slaughter them on a friends farm, but have never had the pleasure of owning my own.
We had them in a nice 40 x 40 electric fence when they were small and they realized the could...
Brilliant thanks everyone! They are looking really good now, Though when it rains I feel bad they look soaked.
I put in and extra shelter so hoping they'll use it.
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Picked up a flock (3 Drakes, 8 Ducks) of Pekins Sunday and looks like they have wet feather.
Owner got rid of them because he needed to move the pen due to mud and floods. He bathed them and put them in the shed before we got there so I don't know how dirty they were, but he said it was bad.
I...
Also wondering, we were "gifted" a pair of silky roos with VERY bad leg mites. They are in quarantine. We treated behind the neck and under both wings but no one told us how many times or if we need to re dose. Do we need to oil their legs as well.
I'd really hate to have to cull them but we are...
Nope still have another one... I do have Food for the ducks that the chickens can eat for now as well. not back at the feed store until next Monday. I just don't want to offer it up if there will be an issue.
My Muscovy are stealing my chickens lay mash, normally I buy unmediated. I don't really even think about it anymore as my feed store knows my needs.
We just moved and I failed! I forgot to tell them and now I have lay mash that I'm not sure is safe for them. I tried penning the chickens in so...