My duck/chicken life

[rjohns39]

Keep a close eye out for wry neck. Pretty much anything that's not broad breasted will be heritage. Heritage birds take 24 weeks to reach market weight and are smaller. BBs take 14 weeks and are much larger. The first eight weeks is the hardest with turkeys. Once you get them past 8 weeks they're pretty much indestructible. Spending a lot of time with them will turn them into big feathered dogs.

 

[Anime2lover]

Keep a close eye out for wry neck. Pretty much anything that's not broad breasted will be heritage. Heritage birds take 24 weeks to reach market weight and are smaller. BBs take 14 weeks and are much larger. The first eight weeks is the hardest with turkeys. Once you get them past 8 weeks they're pretty much indestructible. Spending a lot of time with them will turn them into big feathered dogs.

We might keep a pair for breeding, but the rest will be dinner.

 

[rjohns39]

Just keep in mind Turkeys are a lot like chickens. I generally try to keep 4 or 5 girls per Tom. If you keep less, then you might want to consider a saddle. A lady on the turkey thread makes them.

 

[Anime2lover]

Just keep in mind Turkeys are a lot like chickens. I generally try to keep 4 or 5 girls per Tom. If you keep less, then you might want to consider a saddle. A lady on the turkey thread makes them.

We only have enou enough room available to house 2 adults for an extended period.

 

[Anime2lover]

Baby an I.

 

[rjohns39]

Pretty bird, what kind is it?

 

[Anime2lover]

Pretty bird, what kind is it?

Remember I told you we were doing an experiment Nd letting my hens sit on a few of their eggs? She is that one chick that hatched. Just before our ducklings. She is an austra egger (funny name for easter egger black australorp mix.

 

[rjohns39]

Remember I told you we were doing an experiment Nd letting my hens sit on a few of their eggs? She is that one chick that hatched. Just before our ducklings. She is an austra egger (funny name for easter egger black australorp mix.

Now I remember. Sorry, I'm old an my memory isn't so good anymore

 

[Anime2lover]

Now I remember. Sorry, I'm old an my memory isn't so good anymore

Shes so cute. Im hoping she gets her fathers ear fluff and beard. That would be even cuter XD. And would make her even easier to tell apart from the australorp hens as an adult.

 

[rjohns39]

Morning