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Thank you for the clarification on the varieties. That sounds like what the feed store told me. None of my speckled eggs look like these so I'm concluding that I don't have any females. None of the speckled ones are this pointed and they are real sporadic when I get them. I will, however, try...

Thank you. Glad to be active again.

Last spring I ordered Guinea chicks for the first time. They are almost a year old now and I just can't tell if I have all males or mostly males and possibly 1 female. Six out of 10 lived and I've got 3 breeds (I couldn't tell you the breeds if I tried, but can describe them). There's 3 of the...

I've had chickens and other barnyard birds off and on all my life. Currently, I'm not sure how many, possibly 25. I love their personalities, love how they interact with each other and love their fresh eggs. I have several older Austrolorps, a few Austrolorps/Rhode Island Red mix and then some...

I think as long as your turkey is acting fairly normal then keep treating her. When mine was injured, she continued to lay eggs, so I continued to treat her with the powder antibiotic. I also used Bendadine every so often, triple-action antibiotic (from Walmart) and a few times used Vaseline. I...

It still amazes me that my turkey survived her wounds. They are pretty tough birds!!!! Honestly, I read all the information I could find and when I look back on the treatment I gave her, I didn't do anything consistent like others treated their birds. She even dusted herself a few times in the...

My toms showed behavioral signs early on. They would do their dancing and fluff up their feathers and let their wings drag on the ground. My females never danced. I'm sure there's a name for this.

Just wanted to update all on my injured turkey. She's been separated from all the other birds, especially the toms. I've continued to use the antibiotic spray along with a couple cleanings with very diluted salt water. All 3 wounds seemed to just be drying up and still looked bad. In the largest...

My favorite turkey hen has acquired some pretty severe injuries. I had a chicken receive similar injuries last year and assumed it was from an aggressive rooster. At first I thought the same thing of my turkey. I noticed 2 days ago the larger injury. It measures approximately 5 X 6 inches and is...