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A internetless friend of mine has week old rare breed chicks he ordered from a reputable hatchery that are dying. He has lost 4 so far in the past two days. None of the birds appeared to have had a rough shipping experience and all seemed fine and healthy for the first three or four days. From...

First time seller of farm-raised turkeys and I'm not sure how much to ask for them. Anyone here have experience with this? I'm the butcher too. Turkeys are roughly 20lb.

Any info as to the growth rates of White Peking ducks? Basically seeking from 3 day old ducklings to adult. Any help is appreciated.

My birds have become sick, possibly bronchitis. It is time to process them as well. Just wondering if it is safe to do so still even though they are sick. They are not meat birds either, but a mix of heavy birds. Only one of my book resources states to not eat sick birds. The others don't say...

Hello all! I found this site while unfortunately researching what could have happened to one of my hens, so at least she did not die in vain! I have had chickens off and on for the past 10 years and currently have one RIR rooster and three RIR hens. I also have a straight run mix of25 brown egg...

Is it possible for a rooster to be rough enough, or to possibly do internal injury to a hen while mating? I am unsure of the hen's breed, possibly Black Australorp, and the rooster is a Rhode Island Red and relatively young. The dead hen was the only hen I observed him mating, and she had lost a...