i have had upwards of 40 birds and find most to be flighty and skittish. and not a very hardy bird, they seem fragile to me. i love their eggs, i think it is superior to most and are amazing colored birds. i have been shifting my flock to straight whitings but due to the mortality rate i am...
i have been raising WTB for about 3 years, i get mine direct from the Whiting hatchery from a acquaintance who goes there yearly. i do love these birds but they are a very difficult bird, i think they are much more flighty then most and are a more fragile bird then most.
everybody says not to but I let my guineas incubate their eggs and the dads are awesome, (I keep my penned up during incubation time) they help the moms with all aspects of baby care. I usually have about a 75 to 85% hatch rate with very little baby problems.
i read in a post here about using general cure to combat blackhead in turkeys my concern is that chickens drink the water also and have noticed a lot of meds for state not for use on laying hens and i am wondering if it is safe to use around them, the active ingredients are250mg of...
i have a pair of 5 to 6 month old bronze turkeys, question is are they standard or broad-breasted?? pictures are as straight on as possible. any help would be appreciated.
i have a pair of 5 to 6 month old bronze turkeys, question is are the standard or broad-breasted pictures are of the hen. any help would be appreciated.
i saw an ad for white leghorns, the claimed that they ate goat head weeds, which is a real problem where i live. i have a mixed flock of 19 birds and they avoid the goat heads like crazy. i am thinking this guy is running a scam. anybody with any info???
i was told by the guy i bought these from that he thought they were Spanish blacks a tom and a hen. any thoughts?? the bigger 1 has a larger snood , they both are between 3 and 4 months old. any help would be greatly appreciated. i already know about the duck, lol
i was told by the guy i bought these from that he thought they were Spanish blacks a tom and a hen. any thoughts?? the bigger 1 has a larger snood , they both are between 3 and 4 months old. any help would be greatly appreciated. i already know about the duck, lol