Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

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Killerbunny Interesting article, makes me wish they weren't vaccinated for Marek's, but they are so I guess I will have to live with it. I always isolate but I find that doesn't always work. Once a kept some new birds isolated for a month they seemed healthy , introduced them to mine and half of mi...

Went to the Woodstock fur and feathers sale. Wow what a great turnout out. Never seen so many different beautiful rabbit breeds, all kinds of birds there, many from some of the best breeders out there. I worked all night and almost didn't go as I was very tired but it was a great sale. I didn't take...

Ack All we've gotten here is rain. Everything is green and Lucious and lawns too wet to cut.

So how will you know if they carry the blue egg gene? You breed them to a blue egg layer? Or if you breed them to a normal egg layer what will happen. Just confused as to how to tell if they really carry the gene.

Well I thank everyone for their insight. I think I will do without a beef calf. Rules and regulations, No thanks. Chasing a loose cow again No thanks!!!

Would it be better to buy an older calf

Mine love the tomatoes,but of course they can't help themselves.

Wondering if anyone can tell me the answer to my problem. This year the hay I got isn't the best and the horses are wasting so much. I wondered if I got a beef calf, weaned of course, if it would eat up the coarser bits of hay the horses don't like. Come next year I could sell the calf. Would this m...

My stupid chickens eat the rhubarb leaves, had one die because of it. Now I have to fence the rhubarb so they can't get it. They still get in and peck away at them. Thankfully haven't lost any more.