Personally, I wouldn't mix turkey with my chickens
My black Spanish tom just killed one of my brahma. Literally held her down, pulled her eyes out, and peeled all the skin off of her face/neck. She was still alive when my husband found her and we had to cull her and separate the turkey.
I'm in north east arkansas. Mild weather for the most part. Cold snaps hit the negatives but only last a day or two. Nights usually don't go under 20. I do however live on top of a mountain so our winds get pretty strong. I have the closed off side of the coop facing the direction most of the...
sounds sensible. Another fun weekend project for the husband lol.
I see what you mean, I try to get out in the morning before the auto-door opens and then I swing open the big door and they fly down from there straight out into the run, but I know if I was a bird, I would totally injure myself...
Hi everyone - so I am trying to figure out ventilation. I know I don't have enough. But I am running into an issue. I know we don't want to create drafts that are going to chill the birds. Mine live in a big wooden tuff shed with a vaulted ceiling. Aside from bedtime and laying - they spend...
Yay that's awesome! Thanks for the update.
I have a cat who I saved from a dead litter at a church. She was labeled as failing to thrive and never got very big. She's about the size of a 4 month old kitten now and that's as big as she ever got.
I wonder if your little one will stay petite...
i was wondering if there was an update on this little one. I have a chick with an odd crop as well, not FTT (she's a chunker) but I was curious how yours was doing.
Yes! Appenzeller are little smarty pants. They keep all their brains in them fancy little pompadours 🤭 I have 3 appey hens and a rooster on order for spring 🥰
Speaking from my limited experience... you need at least 4 girls to each male. They don't care if they are old friends and grew up together.
We have 5 drakes and 20 females and there are still arguments over mating rights from time to time.
I think the safest bet is to separate them from the...