Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

Here's a thread that may help:
Jaye @ Vent Gleet! Oh, Vent Gleet! I hate you! You stink!
For what it's worth, I don't think that the gender of your chicken is a factor when it comes to getting vent gleet.

Anyone having trouble getting Straw Boss chopped straw. We thought we bought some but it turned out to be pellets and it looks too much like food to use. Our local TSC/Peavey Mart says they don't sell it anymore. I know @Jaye has used it. BTW how did your shot go?? As far as I know the TSC/Peavey M...

UPDATE 2021-03-21: Last call for this boy and his brothers (one red Pyle and one Buff). Three in total. They are nice boys, but we have too many roosters and they are harassing my hens WAY too much. They have to go, so if interested, please act now. They will be going to cooler climes tomorrow.

What's everyone's opinion on the AstraZeneca vaccine? I am asking because I am fortunate enough to be eligible for the Covid-19 Pharmacy Vaccine Pilot and Kingston is one of the areas where this is rolling out. I have an appointment for my first shot on Sunday afternoon and it will be a nice four ho...

Thanks, everyone!

This is Matt, a Red Pyle Silkie boy, who is 21 weeks old. He has been practicing his crowing for a few weeks now. Not particularly often, and the decibel level is not that high. He coexists with his brother amicably enough, and seems a decent chap, personality-wise. I would love to keep him EXCEPT t...

Thanks for sharing the link, @LongCrow . I didn't know that there are determinate and indeterminate varieties of potatoes.

Thanks, @Killerbunny . He's 13 weeks old now. Hope his crow remains low volume and infrequent for the next 11 weeks.

Newbie question here. I have never grown out birds for consumption before and so have no idea of what age they should be before they are dispatched. In the past I have been able to re-home birds that turned out to be male. Now I am faced with an overpopulation of boys, and nowhere for them to go. On...

Good to see you here on PTO again, @SarniaTricia ! Congratulations on your property purchase!
@Killerbunny has fabulous BSW turkeys. Definitely worth looking into when you ready for turkeys.