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Hi, I have a mix of Cayuga, khaki, golden 300, and Pekin. If left to breed on their own, will the future generations revert back to mallard coloring and size?

Pardon, so which kind then?

Hi, this suddenly appeared on my dog's dewclaw. It is very painful for him. Is there any way to treat this at home, without the expense of surgery?

@R2elk is there any benefit to the cattle panel frame over the wooden a-frame? The aframe will cost a bit less.

Ok thanks that was helpful. I'll start with a Salatin style box 6*6*3 until I have the funds to build something larger. At what age can the poults be moved outside? Temps here range from 45'F at night to 82'F during the day. Lots of rain.

Hi, which breeds (or colors of "turkey") have the nicest colored feathers for sales to craftspeople, fly fishers, etc?

I think the rule of thumb is the animal (chicken, goat, dog, etc)needs to be able to eat, drink and poop without assistance.

The Swedish and Icelandic chickens are landraces that meet the criteria you mentioned..

Have you tried b vitamins? Those are supposed to help wry neck.

Could you link to the preferred housing construction?

So I'm starting with turkeys this year. I have 10 mini white poults, 4 royal palms, and around 20 BB bronze and white. They are all under 1 month old now. Planning on butchering the majority of the BBs for Thanksgiving, leaving the rest for breeding for next year. I thinking of making 1-3...

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Sounds like mycoplasma. The treatment is oral tetracycline (doxycycline).

Hi, another thought, you could try Nutridrench (the poultry variety). It's a liquid nutritional supplement. There could be some vitamin missing from the TSC feed.

I'm sure they would appreciate the sunflower seeds. Suet cakes are available at most garden centers and even drug stores.

This has happened a few times in my flock unfortunately. I would spray it with BluCote, isolate her (like, in a cage by herself but ok to keep the cage with the other chickens for company), and let it air dry. It should heal in a few weeks. You can give her some electrolytes and egg yolk to help...

Also make sure there's no draft where they sleep.

You might try switching to another brand of food, you can still use the TSC feed later. TSC also sells bird suet cakes, which are bird seed compacted into beef fat.

See if you can get her some powdered lincomycin-spectinomycin. Tylosin could work as well. A spoonful per gallon of drinking water, ideally for the whole flock since respiratory spreads. Otherwise, apple cider vinegar and probiotics can help strengthen the immune system.

How does their poop look? You could try ivermectin along with the safeguard (fenbendazole). They address different types of parasites. Coccidia is a common parasite that can cause loss of appetite. Corid from TSC treats coccidia. You could supplement their diet with raw eggs, even their own eggs.