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I'm going to do a test. I wanna bring some chicks to the show on April 21st. So I need to set them on the 28th of this month. I'm going to start saving them tomorrow and dating each one so I can see how old the eggs can be that will still hatch!! Worth a try right!!
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Gracie9205 said:
kuntrygirl said:
Gracie, do you remember the name of the farm that sells the registered sheep? I am changing out my ram and I think I will try to get a ram from that place . Let me know if you still remember the name. One of the babies is a male, so he will have to go as well. :hit
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Countryoakranch.com - rams go for $500-$700 there so be prepared! :th   They are definitely the best quality and size I've seen though!

Check out this add first though!  http://lafayette.craigslist.org/grd/2890484468.html  Looks like a great option!
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Thanks. I'll call them. They have some NICE looking sheep.
 
Chris Herzog said:
So what's different about raising turkeys from chickens? Julie's birds are some nice looking, I keep going back to look at them. Lol!

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In my opinion, I think the difference is that the poults need a higher protein than chickens, although it's not mandatory but I do see a difference in appearance and weight in other people's poults that are not on 30% protein from hatching up to 6 months old or longer. Hands down 30% protein makes a better looking and meatier bird.

For my poults, their brooder temps are 5 degrees less than baby chicks upon hatching and they are weaned from the heat better than chickens. However, "a wet poult is a dead poult". Poults tend to react differently to getting wet than chickens, although both can die from being cold. If a poult gets wet and is not dried quickly enough, it can go down hill FAST.

If the poults are taken from the mama, (In my opinion & experience) it's a CHORE trying to teach them how to learn. You may have heard the old saying that turkeys are dumb, well.................., let's just say it takes them a little longer to learn. It is possible for a poult to starve to death because it didn't learn to eat or drink. When I take my poults from their mom, I have to set up detailed "eating" and "feeding"stations and try to get them to eat. In addition to the marbles in the water, so that they can see a shiny reflection in the water and hopefully peck at the water and a light goes off and they know that they need to drink water, I also put marbles on the floor around the feed or I put the feed on aluminum foil so that they can peck at the shiny "thing" on the floor. The reflection makes them curious as to what it is. They usually pick up in a day or 2 but I am usually nervous until I actually SEE them eating and drinking. I haven't lost one yet because of that but I know people who have. Other than that, that is the only thing that is different in my opinion. Those are some of the things that I'm faced with every year. Other than that, turkeys are so cool to have.



And as Gracie mentioned the blackhead, but that is not popular in our area. I have never had a problem with it.

I have to add that my turkeys keep the crows away. They fight as a group, so if there is something that they are ****** off at, they will call to the others and they will come over and take care of the problem. They tore into a few crows a couple of years ago and I have never had a crow problem ever again. (The crows were going in the chicken house and stealing eggs. :smack)
 
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Thanks to everyone on the reviews for the chicken sausage and chicken patties. I bought some of both this weekend and I must say they were delicious. This is the first time that I have found a sausage that I love! I never really liked beef/pork sausage because of the taste but I loved the chicken sausage. :drool
 

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