Is it possible to reach the 3.75 calcium req by only using 3% additives? this is for Lohmann chicken pls help:(

Looking for tips on how to find a Tom Turkey. There are so many scammers out there. I’m trying to find a heritage Tom Turkey for my 2 Narragansett girls who are 6 months old. I thought I found one on market place but pretty sure it’s a scam bc there’s no way anyone is going to send me a 6 mo old Royal Palm from GA to NC for $70 total. Any tips or legitimate sites that you have had success with? Any ideas on how to integrate them once/if I do find one?

Hello friends,

My mom is seriously considering raising poultry, and I'd like to get her a good beginner's guide for Christmas. Can anyone recommend some good basic poultry books that would cover ducks and chickens? We live in northern midwest America if that makes any difference.

Posted almost a month ago about intestinal shed poops. I was getting a good amount of them for a while… it slowed down to only finding one or 2 very minor ones a day some days none after searching. Until 2 days ago I found a single roundworm in their poop. (Was dead). I’ve decided to go the natural route and bought natural dewormer tablets with all the worming herbs. Using ACV in water, garlic, red pepper flakes.

My problem is I have lots of phobias surrounding parasites and haven’t eaten any of their eggs in months. Probably around 100 eggs have gone to waste. I know people still eat their chickens eggs when they have a presence of worms, because “it’s inevitable and almost always have some form of a parasitic pest”. I’m constantly worried in tracking in parasite eggs on my clothes or the dog is tracking them in with his feet that’s gonna make us and the kids sick. Can anyone help give any peace of mind with their experiences?

Our local guineas had their first batch of eggs this month, so to give them a better chance at survival, we've been taking care of the babies as they hatch, yk heat lamp, food, etc. Now only 2 have died sadly, just from being runts I assume. But one has been laying on the floor since it's hatched. It drinks fine when I help it with a syringe filled with water, it's wings are fine, legs kick fine, no diarrhea to my knowledge. Yet it CANNOT stand or won't try. It seems to ONLY fall towards the left, the others are perfectly fine and run around all day so I don't get the problem!!! Please help I want the lil guy to live.

Hi all. Need additional opinions. This is bumble foot, right?

Can anybody tell me what this might be? She/he doeant seem to have vision in this eye. Keeps it closed untill after i clean and medicate it blinks more but pretty much keeps the eye closed

I clean the eye boogies apply oil of oregano to the eye No fever small amount of swelling compared to the other healthy looking eye That white spot looks the same as eye boogies I clean off but its clearly not the same thing

Picked up two girls today - both have feathered legs and were sitting when I got them at the sales. Now the are home I have noticed they seem to have what I think is scaly mite? Both walking fine, feet are fine it’s just the legs. Is this scaly mite? As I’ve googled and the pictures look different. Just want to get on top of it if it is.

I came out this morning to see my favorite duck chewed to pieces. The head, neck, and vent area were all eaten and torn apart.

Hi! Can I put a single newborn duckling with 3 three week old bigger ducklings in a brooder together? Do I care for them the same in the brooder? `They are all solid black ducklings.

If they cannot be combined, is it a concern that the singleton is alone? The other four eggs in the incubator didn't hatch. If alone, is there a special way I should care for the singleton that would be different had it had ducklings with it? Thank you!

My duck has bumblefoot. It's gotten a lot better but now the area has kind of hardened, not as red. Should I try to soak her and remove the tiny scab to see if the kernel comes out?

I've done Epsom soaks, wrapped foot with antiseptic spray and vetracyn and salve.