raising

Hey all, My husband and I are relatively new to raising quail but we have had our covey of 6 for 6 months now (5 hens and 1 rooster). Well we recently went on vacation and had a girl coming to clean them and collect eggs but when I went to put them outside when we got home 1 wouldnt move for...

What are the Pennsylvania state laws for raising and/or breeding and selling red golden and lady Amherst pheasants

Hi, I just became a goose mom! I was given 2 Toulouse geese that are one week old and I am getting such mixed advice on feeding! Could anyone help me? 1. They are eating non medicated starter crumbles that says it's for chicks, ducklings, and goslings. It is 18% protein, but it only says...

What is everyone’s thoughts on raising chickens and turkeys together, or chickens and ducks together?

I just got into breeding, raising, selling chickens/chicks.i have over 200 chicks at the moment. But I walked out to one of my brooders the other day and I have a chick running in circles with her head twisted in a weird way, has this happened to anyone else?

hi, i have recently order various duckling breeds that will come in just in time for spring. i love ducks, but am somewhat a beginner when it comes to raising them. i have been looking into raising wood (or mandarin) ducks to place on a pond next to my house. i’m wondering if they will need some...

We have been considering raising a couple of Silkies to add to the coop, but we are undecided because some people say they would be severely picked on and maybe killed, in which I am afraid. What do you think I should do?

Hello! I am looking into getting a couple goats, and need some help with a pretty common question- From your own experience, would you say that you can make profit off of about 2 producing Does, or will raising them and putting money into them not pay off? I don't like to own an animal that...

Good morning, I am about to hatch out some chicks and want some easy and effective brooder ideas. Thanks for your time.

I started with Call ducks this year and purchased all adults so I am looking forward to raising our first brood of call ducklings in the spring when our girls start laying. As of now I have 3 drakes and 6 hens and plan to sort them into breeding pens of trios pairing birds with traits that...

Last month I put some normal duck egg and some muscovy duck egg in incubator. Last week one normal duckling hatch. I was really happy because this is my 1st sucess hatching duck even tought many egg failed to hatch. This week 6 of muscovy duck hatched. They looks same, honestly i cant find the...

I have a young silkie who has come of age, he has started crowing... If you can call yelling "WOOOO!" crowing, and this morning he tried to mate with my foot... :lau It was 8 am when he started "woo"ing and I was concerned about the neighbors even though it wasn't very loud, so I went out to...

Hi there, My wife and I just about have our new coop setup. We want to get some baby chicks but aren't sure when it is okay to get them. We live in Colorado, so we have varying weather. I heard that the best time to get them is early spring. Can you get them around this time of the year...

Hi all, I was thinking and planning out getting a couple breeding colonies of button and japanese quail. Ive heard if you raise them from birth together, the are mostly fine. But I was wondering a few things; would the button and jap crossbreed if I keep them in the same run? could I keep the...

Okay so my chicks are 5 weeks old currently (they were born 15/16th April) and I was wondering if someone could help me find out whether they are girls or boys and explain the signs since this is my first time raising chicks. Also are there any treats I can give them now they're a little older...