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I know this is a popular topic but I can't figure it out for myself and need some extra experienced eyes. My Turkey is 7-8 weeks at this point and I don't know what the gender could be. Here is a picture of the snood. Caruncle development? Head and neck are sometimes very reddish. full...

I have a turkey poult with blackhead he is currently being given API General Cure and cayenne pepper. If he lives through this will he become immune to the disease? Also if I don't have the option of separation what can I do to prevent him from contracting it again if immunity does not happen?

she has 5 toes

I have nice quality silkie chicks available, oliver egger chicks and ameraucana mixed chicks the silkies are 4 dollars I'm asking 3 dollars for the mixed chicks they all come from excellent layer hens. The flock is healthy and happy. Please contact me if interested or text me at 336-688-0049...

I have a broody breaker cage suspended on cinder blocks with a wire bottom, will they be ok in it with cold weather down into the teens at night?

I know this thread is old but I'm having a similar problem and don't want to put a second clutch under her, I have a broody breaker cage but it is outdoors and can not be moved it is against the garage wall but that's the only shelter other than a roof. The temps are dropping into the teens not...

I have 4 broody hens 3 are clustered together and have been sharing 3 eggs one was the first to go broody so she got the brooder box and has hatched out 4 babies 3 more on their way out. My question is what to do with the three sitting on an egg a piece I'm starting to worry the ones they're...

I'm currently hatching some of my own silkie eggs for my mother in law as for the birds I was going to do this small scale and rotate birds, breaking all the ones that go broody that I'm not using. Unfortunately right now it's too cold to put anyone in the broody breaker I'm scared they would...

Thank you for the input, that was my thought exactly.

I have crazy broody silkies they all wanna be mommas so bad but I don't want to expand my flock right now so I was thinking of starting an egg hatching service. I want to charge per chick that hatches out and I was thinking of charging 3 dollars per chick. I don't know what the fair price is...

haha ok I just wanted to make sure it would really look like blood and wasn't suppose to be more beet colored.

I fed my girls beets yesterday, today I noticed one girl in particular has bright red poop! It looks like blood but since it only started today and I fed them beets yesterday can I assume that it's not blood!?! She acts healthy and eats just fine so maybe I'm being paranoid but idk.

So I have 3 hens who have bumblefoot, should I perform surgery on all three? none of them are limping but they all have slight swelling with a black scab on the pad of the foot. I've never done the surgery before but I've heard if left un-treated it can kill them? I am prepared to buy everything...

So I need to give a sick hen some penicillin I tried using 22g needles and the medicine was too thick to inject into her slowly so I read that with penicillin a 16g needle is best so I went out and bought 4, I get home and my gosh this needle is huge! Is it going to be ok to inject her with...

I appreciate the feed back.

I know this thread is old but I figured it was worth a shot, can you eat a hen who had egg yolk peritonitis?

I have 2 really pretty cockerels they're a little over a month and very healthy. The blue ameraucana is pure bred and the olive egger is super pretty I simply can't keep this many roosters and they need a home ASAP I am located in Sophia NC and I am asking local pickup only. If interested please...

These babies are almost 3 months old any ideas on what their sexes might be? #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7

silkie is about 2 months old here. I just can't figure out the color or pattern.

well should I take her out to run around on her own and let her stretch her wings/legs?