Meat birds - Value for money?
After seeing a lorry full of broilers at a weigh bridge, I thought about raising my own meat chickens so I knew they were cared for well in their albeit short lives. One would naturally assume that...
View ArticleMuscovy ducks
I raise muscovy meat birds for consumption. These birds are VERY large. In fact, they are the largest "wild" duck breed. They are a native breed to Mexico and Cnetral and South America. Most drakes...
View Articlepeafowl question
I just bought a year old peafowl pair. I was told to leave them in their pen for about a month before I let them out during the day so they will "learn" where home is. Do you guys think this is long...
View ArticleMuscovey ?s
I am so thrilled I got 3 muscovey girls!! I had 2 others that I thought were girls and boy can I tell the differance now. I was told they are six months old . I was wondering if I should start looking...
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my Toulouse Goose
Here is a few pics of my male goose. The female is sitting and he's bored, so his new thing is to fall madly in love with me father in-law. Here is a few pics and a have a video if I figure out how...
View ArticleI have question about Ducks.
My husband and I are new to raising ducks. We had a pair of pekin ducks. Something got ahold of and killed our male. We had a muscovy male givin to us. Can they mate successfully and how many eggs...
View ArticleTurkey, confirming sexes
I hatched out a couple of turkey poults last spring (I'm thinking mid to late May) and now I'm thinking the I have a male and female. Of course they both aren't the same breed, want to make sure my...
View ArticleMuscovy?
My daughter bought a baby duck about 4 weeks ago at a local Pumpkin Fest. They said it was a couple of days old but didn't know what kind. It's growing like a weed, and I'm thinking it's a muscovy. Is...
View ArticleHELP..Males Pekins fighting & bulling non stop
I hope some one can help me with this problem. I got 4 baby ducks from TSC last spring. As they got older I realized I had 3 males & 1 female, but they were all getting along fine so I kept...
View ArticleTurkeys & Chickens penned together??
I am wanting to get some Heritage turkeys. Will turkeys and chickens get along together? Up here in Idaho they would be penned together because the hens don't go out in the snow.
View ArticleDone with my first meatie experience
Well just got home with 22 meat birds all ready for our dining pleasure. I have to admit it was quite a love/hate experience. I had several days that I totally loved them, but them days I couldn't...
View Articlewhat are we....boys or girls...devasting update
I bought these guys on April 16 and she said that were already about 2 weeks old. For a while I thought maybe 2 boys and 2 girls, now I'm just plan confused. Hopefully this picture is good enough to...
View ArticleWhat breed turkey is he??
I bought this Tom last year. I was told he is a Narragansett, but I keep thinking he may be a Bronze... anyone care to give a guess and explain why you think he's that breed? It would help me to call...
View ArticleMeat bird roost and square footage questions
I want to have a totally separate area from my egg layers for my meat birds. Most likely ill have 50 meat birds at a time. How big a roosting area as in square footage and roost them selves should i...
View ArticleSTRAIGHT RUN MEAT BIRD QUESTION.
Hello, I have boned up my knowledge on meat birds. I have read almost everyone thread and post in this section. I think it is 17 pages. Loaded with knowledge. I will keep reading.Thanks a lot to...
View Articlegonna give it another try
Well hopefully 3rd times a charm. I picked up 4 more blue slate poults at the farmers market on Sat. I started redoing the run/house situation. I've completely moved it closer to the house. I just...
View ArticleWell another round is done
This years round of meat birds is resting comfortably between the freezer and fridge. On Tuesday we loaded them up to make the journey to the butcher. They were supposed to go the Tuesday before but...
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Confirm what I suspect with my turks
I bought what I hoped were 3 girls and 1...Read More
View ArticleDoing the meat thing again this year
This is the 3rd year we've decided to raise the meaties I secretly must love how crazy they make me LOL! The first year we did 22, 19 made it to processor. Last year we bought 27 and 25 made it...
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