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I have raised turkeys and chickens for several years now so I’m really not new to most of this. I always incubate the eggs, then I can brood them and as they get bigger can introduce them to the rest of the flock as needed. Well, this year I decided to allow the hens to sit on some of the eggs...

I live in SW Missouri and I’m looking for Bourbon Red hatching eggs or poults. I can buy them outright or will trade for Narragansett eggs or poults. I also have a few Emden goslings that are a few weeks old. I’d like to get between 5 and 10 poults or a dozen eggs. Thanks.

I started out with 12 Emden goose eggs, 4 in each group, one week apart. First group had one that pipped internally and I helped him out of the shell. See post of croocked neck gosling. Had to put him down today. The other 3 developed almost all the way, but never pipped. In the second group...

OK, not sure this is the best place for this, but figured I would start here. Some one should have an idea. What is the best way, or most humane way to put a chick down? Not something any of us enjoy, and it breaks my heart, but I think I have come to the comclusion it is the right thing to...

Ok, I have a question about a new gosling. He is an Emden goose and hatched about a week ago. Actually it took about 32 days of incubation and then I heard noise from the egg, but he didn’t pip for almost 24 hours. So them I violated the rules and cracked open the end of the egg with the air...

I have an Emden gander that is about 3 years old, and I know he knows how to do his job. We had to get a new female last year, stray dogs got the other one, so I'm not sure about her. They seem to have bonded well, and while I haven't seen him mount her, he is acting quite the man. He chases all...

I have a question about housing toms and hens during the breeding season. I’ve breed turkeys before with no problem, but recently I lost a hen from an injury she got from a tom on her back. So my question is should I separate them in different pens, and put them together periodically or what? I...

I have a Broad Breasted Bronze hen that is laying, and appears that one of the Toms has injured her back. She has a nice gash down one side. I have her isolated from all of the Toms, but I’m not sure what to do with her. I have considered putting her down, but not sure I want to at this point...

I have two Narragansett turkey toms that are about 8-9 months old and they have some kind of disease. They had symptoms several months ago for a while, then they went away. I haven’t been able to find any ill effects other than the stuff on their head. They don’t seem to have any respiratory...

OK, let me try to explain my problem. I have a Bourbon Red Hen that is about 3 years old. She has been a good bird and has had no health problems in the past. About 2 weeks ago I noticed she was limping. When I checked closer, I noticed a type of abscess on one leg below the knee. It appears dry...

I have about 30 turkeys, 10 Narragansetts, 10 BBB and 10 I hatched and raised from my own eggs this spring. Most of them are mixes, I started with a Bourbon Red and a Blue Slate hen, and for Toms I had a Bourbon Red and a Spanish Black. I had a beautiful tom from last year that was a cross...

I'm looking for some one that has peafowl eggs for hatching. Would really love India Blue or Green, but would consider what ever is available. Also interested in Narragansett turkey eggs. I live in near Springfield, Missouri and am hoping to find some close enough for a day trip, and not have...

I'm looking for some one that has peafowl eggs for hatching. I live in near Springfield, Missouri and would like to find some close enough to get, not ship. Would really love India Blue or Green, but would consider what ever is available. Thanks.

Question. I have an incubator with about 15 turkey eggs in it. They had been in the incubator for about 10 days when the power got turned off. Long story short, they were moved and something happened here and the routine was lost. I forgot to turn them and think the power was off for 12-24...

Question. I lost all my Toms to a stray dog. Well, I still have one but he is in no condition to service my hens and I'll probably end up putting him down. So the question is how long will my hens remain fertile with no Tom around to service them? Would be a shame to wait a week of collecting...

I have a turkey poult that is about 18 hours old and it looks like the eggs sack didn’t get absorbed or part of the intestine is hanging out about an inch or so. The parents are both 1 year old, and it is one of about 25 poults so far, and I haven’t had any problems with the others. Mom is...

15 May 2010. I have 2 turkey hens, a Bourbon red and a Blue slate that have been laying for a while now. I noticed that they had both been getting out and couldn’t find their eggs. I clipped the wings on them both, and the red started laying in the coop with the chickens. The slate some how...

Went to the auction today and got 3 peafowl eggs. They had 18, and the guy who bought them sold me three for $10. Not sure exactly what breed they are, they look a pale off white with not spots or other markings. I raise turkeys and chickens and geese, and have hatched all of them, so I...

Went to an auction over the weekend and there were 4 Peacock eggs. Thought about getting them, but they went for $25 and I stopped bidding at $20. Not sure what they are actually worth or what condition they were in. Been thinking about getting some. So when I came home and told my son, he said...

Question about auto turners and geese eggs. Is it harmful to stand the eggs on their ends in the auto turner, or do they need to be laid on their side? Just got new incubators with auto turners and need to know. Thanks. Think my last batch all died because the eggs were loose on the bottom and...