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We have 3 turkeys, all heritage breeds, that were 7 weeks old when we got them from a lady who had an ad in Uncle Henry's (swap/sale publication). I was thinking up to this point that the two darker ones were jakes, and the buff was a jenny. However, I have read in a couple different places that...

My wife and kids got me the Waterfowl Special (hatchery choice of left-overs at the end of the day) which includes 4 goslings and 6 ducks. I haven't had the time to try to figure out the breeds yet as I've been nursing a duckling that seems to have a deformed foot/feet. It doesn't seem to be...

My goslings and baby ducks are being shipped through the mail from Cackle Hatchery by Priority 3 day mail.. Post office held order up and now they will not be here til day 4.. If they are alive what can I do to help them survive..I called the post office and was told that 3 days is not a...

I apologize for the weird sound of the title, but I couldn't think of another way to say it. I recently purchased (very reasonably, I might add), 4 turkey poults from a lady who had listed a local classifieds ad. These poults, who were being raised by the hen, were told to be approximately 2...

I was wondering if there is a chick identification key out there? If you have ever used a Peterson's guide for identifying trees, birds, etc, you know what I'm referring to. The "key" starts out using general characteristics (size, color, feathered footed, etc) then narrows down...

Good Morning, all. I was checking out some of the Holiday decorations and found this...just had to share it!! Now, if I can just get DW to let me buy it. I think a shopping trip to Lowes is in order...

Dear moderators and "powers-that-be", I was wondering if it would be at all possible to get a "next" button for the forum pages. For example, if I'm on page 7 of a thread, there would be a radio button at the bottom that says "next" and clicking it would take me to the next page in the thread...

I am so fed up with our neighbor out back! Since the guy moved in, he's been nothing but trouble. The latest crime...tonight, he had a fire going out back of his house (aprox. 1/4 mile), and he had a huge tractor tire in the middle of it! I called the local public safety dispatch and reported...

OK...so I'm probably second guessing myself here, but when I first set the eggs, I'd worked into the late night on the bator. I finally set the eggs at 0130. So, was that day (Jan 13) day 0, or day 1?

OK..I can't find my answer through searches, so I'm asking a new question. I candled my eggs tonight, which are BO hatching eggs I bought and had shipped. By my estimates, they are on Day 3 now, and like so many before me, been itching to candle since day 1! So, during my candling (bright LED...

Ok, folks. I've been doing various message board searches in an attempt to answer my question, but I can't find anything. So, here's the situation. I have two digital thermometer inside my homemade bator, one an *Acu-Rite* hygrometer, and the other, a digital meat thermometer. Both probes...

I built a bator when one I'd ordered through Craigslist didn't come in. I haven't had that much time to mess with it, as my hatching eggs arrived yesterday. I finally finished the bator at 0100 this morning. Last night, once it got up to temp and I was trying to regulate it....I noticed that...

Well, in all the hatching frenzy threads..(February Hatch Along), I got addicted to the idea of hatching eggs. So, I checked on Uncle Henry's (a Maine/New England buy/sell/swap publication) and Maine Craig's List and found a list for a bator. The listing was for an LG still air, had the LG fan...

While watching the Superbowl, I just saw the Denny's commercial! HILARIOUS!! It was pretty funny having the hens screaming...while at a bar?! I'll definitely be going for my free Grandslam meal !! Here's the link: http://www.facebook.com/dennys?ref=mf

I'm getting frustrated with my hens not laying eggs yet! I get eggs through my WIC for my youngest...but there's nothing like fresh ones! My hens live with 2 mature roos in a dog-kennel converted to a coop, and a seperate nesting box. If you want pics, see my BYC page. I've put fresh hay...

Good evening, all! I decided to try my hand at hatching this year. I searched Uncle Henry's (local swap/sell publication in Maine) and Craigslist for an incubator. I found a listing at Craigslist for an LG still air bator, some chick feeders and waterers and a homemade candler with free...

Good day, fellow BYCers! I hope you and your flocks are all doing well! Our flock is growing...from the 6 BR chicks we got last spring, to the 16 chickens we have now....our newest ones being 2 Silverspeckled Hamburgs I got in June from our local Blue Seal feed store, and the 2 Americaunas...

I have two roos..one older one BR, and a younger one that we got from a neighbor who had to get rid of her chickens due to a move...which I'm not sure what breed he is. I'll take a picture later and post it when I get a chance. I have a broody golden phoenix (I think....the lady didn't know...

We have a Golden Phoenix hen that has gone broody. We keep taking the eggs out from under her...she just growls...hasn't snapped at us yet...but I still wear leather gloves to gather eggs. I'm thinking that the best thing to do is let her sit on tomorrow's clutch of eggs, moving her to a...

I have a coop/run that is 15x10...and I free range when the weather's nice on our 1.1 acres. I currently have 2 BR roos and 1 roo which we adopted a couple weeks ago...along with 5 RIRs and 3 hens which we adopted as well....we think the new chickens are Phoenix...they're still growing in...