Does anyone want a Dominique cock? I am thinking of listing him on craigslist for $10 just so nobody will buy him to eat him. I'd give him to someone on here free if they wanted to use him for breeding though. I'm not set up for more than one line at this point in time and he's out of a different line than the one I'm working with. He also beat the crap out of the cock I am using for breeding, so he has to be separated. It's no life for a chicken to be in a tiny little cage. :/ Anyway, reply or PM me if you want a rooster.
Oh that stinks! I am so sorry.Woke up this morning to find two dead headless turkey poults and a third injured. No signs that the predator actually got into the pen though, just a small hole in the side fence with blood outside the fence.We sprayed the third bird with blue kote. It's injured on it's back, almost like two punctures wounds but they aren't very deep. Guessing it was a possum or raccoon but we don't know. Whatever it was didn't bother our ducks at all and they just have a shelter, not an enclosure. We've never seen a raccoon in our yard in 18 years. We've had skunks and possums and great horned owls but we know it wasn't an owl because they were taken from the side fence and are covered from above. Guess we'll be building a new turkey house this afternoon when hubby comes home.
It just really sucks because we've been wanting to start breeding white hollands for so long and we started with 15 of them this spring. 3 of them died the first two days and then another 4 died within the next couple of weeks. They'd be fine one day and dead within 8 hours. The rest have been growing and doing really well so to lose another two and have a third injured like it is ... AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!!
Sorry to hear this. I know all to well what it is like fighting varmits. Took lots of trapping, and two good gaurd dogs and one in training. it is getting almost safe enough I dont make 2 or 3 trips out every night with flashlight and shotgun. Now I am down to once a night and sometimes I even skip one. The dogs are by far the best thing I have. Although the fox did get past them and had to trap it. But now with the GP pup (making it 3 GDs) I think I am well protected.Woke up this morning to find two dead headless turkey poults and a third injured. No signs that the predator actually got into the pen though, just a small hole in the side fence with blood outside the fence.We sprayed the third bird with blue kote. It's injured on it's back, almost like two punctures wounds but they aren't very deep. Guessing it was a possum or raccoon but we don't know. Whatever it was didn't bother our ducks at all and they just have a shelter, not an enclosure. We've never seen a raccoon in our yard in 18 years. We've had skunks and possums and great horned owls but we know it wasn't an owl because they were taken from the side fence and are covered from above. Guess we'll be building a new turkey house this afternoon when hubby comes home.
It just really sucks because we've been wanting to start breeding white hollands for so long and we started with 15 of them this spring. 3 of them died the first two days and then another 4 died within the next couple of weeks. They'd be fine one day and dead within 8 hours. The rest have been growing and doing really well so to lose another two and have a third injured like it is ... AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!!
Woke up this morning to find two dead headless turkey poults and a third injured. No signs that the predator actually got into the pen though, just a small hole in the side fence with blood outside the fence.We sprayed the third bird with blue kote. It's injured on it's back, almost like two punctures wounds but they aren't very deep. Guessing it was a possum or raccoon but we don't know. Whatever it was didn't bother our ducks at all and they just have a shelter, not an enclosure. We've never seen a raccoon in our yard in 18 years. We've had skunks and possums and great horned owls but we know it wasn't an owl because they were taken from the side fence and are covered from above. Guess we'll be building a new turkey house this afternoon when hubby comes home.
It just really sucks because we've been wanting to start breeding white hollands for so long and we started with 15 of them this spring. 3 of them died the first two days and then another 4 died within the next couple of weeks. They'd be fine one day and dead within 8 hours. The rest have been growing and doing really well so to lose another two and have a third injured like it is ... AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!!
Started out with 125 tomatoe plants. Wind and other weather broke off 5 total in last few days. was at Wal Mart today and they had some awesome 50 day maturing tomatoes, so bought a few to replace the broke ones. I would sure hate to not have enough tomatoes this summer.
So sorry to hear about another hit to your turkey project..Woke up this morning to find two dead headless turkey poults and a third injured. No signs that the predator actually got into the pen though, just a small hole in the side fence with blood outside the fence.We sprayed the third bird with blue kote. It's injured on it's back, almost like two punctures wounds but they aren't very deep. Guessing it was a possum or raccoon but we don't know. Whatever it was didn't bother our ducks at all and they just have a shelter, not an enclosure. We've never seen a raccoon in our yard in 18 years. We've had skunks and possums and great horned owls but we know it wasn't an owl because they were taken from the side fence and are covered from above. Guess we'll be building a new turkey house this afternoon when hubby comes home.
It just really sucks because we've been wanting to start breeding white hollands for so long and we started with 15 of them this spring. 3 of them died the first two days and then another 4 died within the next couple of weeks. They'd be fine one day and dead within 8 hours. The rest have been growing and doing really well so to lose another two and have a third injured like it is ... AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!!
Matt, If they are cochins, I bet Muesky might be interested.
