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    Sick turkey. Need help.

    Would you be able to butcher them with that condition, or could it cause a problem in the person that eats the bird?
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    How to price a young Tom

    Well I've been selling my heritage breed turkeys for $45.00 & they are almost 6 months old. You have to figure the poult cost around $12.00 for a small order, that's a day old. Then feed them for 2 months and that cost goes up more. You may have hatched yours, but that doesn't make it worth...
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    To bag or not to bag it's head during butchering?

    Roosty, I'm sure what she meant was that her BF was never near them when he did the actual killing, as in shooting the critter from a distance then retreiving the carcass. I'm sure he didn't just leave it to rot.
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    Incubator spiked to 104.8

    I have 40 guinea eggs & 60 qual eggs in the incubator and the ac in my house went out today, when I got home the temp was at 104.8. I opened the top to cool it down, is it to late. There close to hatching, is this going to kill them?
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    Turkey poults

    Does anyone know where I can get approx. 50 turkey poults? I would like mostly broad breasted but want some heritage breeds also. Any help would be appreciated.
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    Need Help Scalding a Pig for a Pig roast

    Hey, we just did a pig for the 4th. We scalded it for approx. 2 minutes or so then shaved the hair & left the skin on. It was soooooooooooooooo good. I also injected it with the injectible marinade & put a pork rub on it after. Monty
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    wanted. young hen turkey

    Hey, Where are you, I'm in louisiana and have about 60 turkeys that are about 4 months old, they are all heritage breeds. Royal palm, bronze, bourbon red, black spanish, white & auburn(chocolate).
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    Other Poultry Crazy Egg Chain

    I'll take the 6 call duck eggs & offer 6 muscovy eggs also.
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    Can I feed corn?

    If it's cracked corn you can, I give my guys cracked corn along with their other rations on a regular basis. When they get bigger the can digest whole corn better.
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    All kind of stuff for sale or trade in Louisiana

    I have dark cornish, rir, bo, & auracanas. I also have a few different breeds & some mixed. I forgot to mention that I also have a sawmill so I can custom cut anything you need lumber wise also.
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    All kind of stuff for sale or trade in Louisiana

    I have heritage turkeys, ducks, geese, chickens, quail, horses, cattle, sheep, goats & wild pigs if anyone is interested in swapping for something. Most of my critters are reproducing so well that I have to get rid of some of them. I am always looking for new critters so if you have something...
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    Turkeys, Geese, Ducks & Chickens for sale or trade in Louisiana

    I have too many turkeys, ducks & chickens if anyone is in Louisiana and interested. I would be interested in selling or making a trade. I also have horses, sheep, & possibly some cattle for sale or trade. Very open to different stuff for trade, I really need a milking machine & milk...
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    Help, Mastitis in one quarter of Betsy, our Jersey cow

    Wynedot, I tried to milk it and she kicks when i touch it, but i wasn't able to get any milk out of it. It is kind of hard & shriveled almost, still huge but the skin is almost shriveled. One of the guys around here with a dairy said to stick a needle in the teat to drain all the puss &...
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    Help, Mastitis in one quarter of Betsy, our Jersey cow

    I'm almost sure Betsy, our Jersey cow, has mastitis in one quarter. It is a little harder & no milk will come out of it. Can someone tell me how to treat this, I can't get ahold of a vet around here because it's saturday. I have penicilin, LA200, or Vetrimycin 200 but don't know which one to...
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    Jersey cow just had a heifer, how long do I wait?

    I put two other calves with her & she accepted both of them with no problem. The three of them don't seem to be drinking all of the milk she produces, I don't know how much exactly but her bag is huge. This is her first calf, but she is a great mother. She tends to all three babies without a...
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    Jersey cow just had a heifer, how long do I wait?

    My jersey cow had a beautiful little heifer calf yesterday. She has a huge bag of milk, & I don't want her milk production to slow or stop. My question is that I have 4 other calves that I am bottle feeding, can I put one or two of those with her sometimes also to keep the milk production up...
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    Had to cull the birds with the symptoms

    I decided to cull the birds showing symptoms for CRD, & burn the carcasses. We destroyed approx. 25 birds yesterday & another 60 birds today, does anyone know if this will stop or at least slow down the outbreak. I am going to continue to cull the birds that show symptoms & clean all of the...
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    Can turkeys, geese & ducks get CRD

    I am having a problem with my chickens from CRD & was wondering if I needed to worry about my turkeys or waterfoul getting it. If so, can I use the same medication. I am giving my chickens 1/2 cc injection of vetrimycin (same thing as LS200) in their breast once a day for 5 days.
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    Please help right away, disease outbreak & I dont know what to do

    I found some vetrimycin 200, which is an injectible, I was told by the feed store that it is the same thing as LS200. I injected my grown hens with 1/4 cc, does anyone know how much or if I even can inject this into my 6 to 8 week old babies. The guy at the store didn't know how long to...
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    Please help right away, disease outbreak & I dont know what to do

    Thanks, I have been doing research & I think its CRD, I think cuda suggested that in another thread for me. I am leaving now to go to the feed store but all they have is teryimicin. Does anyone know if this will work for crd, the guy at the store said it would but i don't think he's old...
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