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Has anyone bought chicks that just don't make it. A week ago I got 10 br pullets from tsc. Out of the 10 I have 3 left. I have brooded almost 80 chicks so far this spring and have only lost 3. Out of the 10. Lost 3 within the first 3 days. Then 2 about day 6. Then 2 on day 7. Then ones...

I have 3 leghorn hens and 2 leghorn cross hens. I lost my leghorn roo. Can't Find another adult leghorn roo. I have some surplus roos I haven't butchered yet. 1 Rhode island 1 white rock 1 buff Orpington 1 white bantam 1 Rhode island cross 1 red sexlink Was wondering what and if any of...

I'm used to losing a few chickens to predators. I've lost to owls, coons, opossum, and totes. I know what most of these attack leave sign wise. But last night I lost 5 hens from dog kennel panel pen. What ever it was climbed the 6ft panel tore off a piece of wire along the top and left with...

Earley this year I purchased what was supposed to be rosetta quail. They have been laying good and I have hatched a bunch of eggs. But I am getting at least 6 different types of (colors) of chicks. I have gotten tuxedos, white like a&ms,chocolate,rosetta,pure black, and a kind of tan mottled...

Ok I do the low humidity incubation. Keep it between 20 to 35 percent during incubation. Then I have been raising to 70 plus for hatch. Have done this way for a couple years. The first couple hatches this year had a lot of sticky chicks that needed assistance. I am using a cabinet hatching...

I'm sure it's probably my end. But if I try byc on my Wi-Fi I get an error to many redirects and won't load. If I shut off WiFi and use mobile data works fine. Was working when used the 202. Number to get to site. Have dumped cashe, cookies, rebooted phone, tried different internet browser.

I bought several rosetta quail. 1 identified male has a white throat patch and a white eye liner. I have at least 3 that look like this. There are some that have a white throat patch but tan/brown eye stripe. Are those hens?? Basing on bobwhite coloration. Then there are 3 or 4 that don't...

I got my first quail after their winter break today. I don't use artificial light on them. I also got 3 chicken eggs today. So happy a few birds are starting back up.

I'm new to quail. Picked up 29 jmf meat maker xl quail. Got 15 females 14 males. 5 weeks old. I have them housed in an extra large rabbit hutch and 3x3 rabbit pens. Inside of a large shed with doors open. I have 1 male to 5 females in each pen. The remainder of males are in the 3x3 pen to...

Looking at one of these incubators. Good looking and holds plenty of eggs. Does any one use one?

1st My tom that was the alpha got dethroned. By my younger blue slate. So far the last week and a half he stays away from the other turkeys. Roosts in with the chickens. Still eats but seems really depressed. He doesn't gobble strut or even try to fight with a new tom I just got. Will he...

For anyone that hatches blue slates. What causes poults to hatch pure yellow no mask. I have one that is 3 weeks old and is turning pure white. I thought when it hatched one of my palms had laid an egg in the nest. When the only hen I saw using was a blue slate. I have some palms that are 2...

Hatched some chocolate poults late last week. 3 had issues getting on their back and couldn't get up. Placed all back into incubator for couple if days all seemed fine so put them in brooder. All were good for next 2 days. Went out this morning one was on its back on the cool end of the...

I have a pair of chocolate hens in with a chocolate tom. I read somewhere that chocolate turkeys are harder to incubate. Death gene or something like that. They are both laying and nest has 6 eggs in it should I wait for hens to go broody and try to let them hatch them or pick up and use...

I hatched out four poults this mourning. One of them is about 6 hours old and has leg that looks swollen at the knee. The leg stays along the body and won't extend. Is this fixable or should I cull the poult.

Does the molting process affect fertility of turkey eggs. I have a couple of toms. A royal palm main breeder was going thru a molt he only had one feather left in his fan. When he strutted looked like alfala from little rascals. I watched him breed hens during this time. My other tom a...

I bought a couple batches of day old turkeys early spring had no problems brooding them. I have since incubated eggs from adult birds I have purchased. 1st batch hatched 2 of 5 fertile eggs. 1 chick born with bad leg. It couldn't straighten it. Culled. 2 nd chick was fine for 4 days got fops...

Just got a reptipro 6000. It finally came in the mail today. It has 1 turner for 16 eggs. I have it setting and heating up if I get it stabilized I have got a dozen burbon red eggs ready to set in it. My other incubator is a brinsea 20 adv. I hope this one will be a good addition. 1...

I had a narrgasnet hen go broody on a nest I didn't know about. Is it getting to late in season to let her sit on it. I'm in MO and its getting up in the mid 90s for the highs. I'm new to turkeys so any advice appreciated. Thanks