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by Blue Heron Farm
Fri Apr 22, 2016 4:36 pm
Forum: Breed Specific Discussion
Topic: Pictures of your Performance Poultry Birds!
Replies: 55
Views: 26242

Pictures of your Performance Poultry Birds!

Pick up day was yesterday April 21st at Performance. I got:
-10 female Khaki Campbell ducklings
-3 Speckled Sussex cockerels
-1 Silver Laced Wyandotte cockerel
The cockerels are to get new blood into my existing breeds. Here are the ducklings:
by Blue Heron Farm
Mon Apr 18, 2016 1:48 pm
Forum: Waterfowl Discussion
Topic: Call Ducks
Replies: 24
Views: 12838

Call Ducks

I have 4 whites (2 male and 2 female) 2 female greys and 1 pied male. They are all laying eggs so I took 12 call eggs and put them under a broody sussex hen. Now I will let them all hatch their own eggs. Should get lots of babies.
by Blue Heron Farm
Mon Apr 18, 2016 8:12 am
Forum: Breed Specific Discussion
Topic: Narragansett Turkey nests
Replies: 5
Views: 3325

Narragansett Turkey nests

So I built her a nest of straw under the eggs and it all worked great she is still laying in the nest. There are now 7 eggs. Now I have a new problem. There are 2 turkey hens laying in the nest. I'm thinking that once one of them starts to set I will somehow make it so the other hen cant get to the ...
by Blue Heron Farm
Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:02 am
Forum: Breed Specific Discussion
Topic: Narragansett Turkey nests
Replies: 5
Views: 3325

Narragansett Turkey nests

Great advice. Thanks. I think ill try to ad a little straw under the eggs then a little more tomorrow and so on. We will see if they notice.
by Blue Heron Farm
Wed Apr 13, 2016 9:23 pm
Forum: Coop Designs and Building Plans
Topic: NEW Nesting boxes a SUCCESS
Replies: 11
Views: 5589

NEW Nesting boxes a SUCCESS

Wow are those ever fancy. I'm jealous of your hens lol. Great job they look awesome.
by Blue Heron Farm
Wed Apr 13, 2016 9:13 pm
Forum: Breed Specific Discussion
Topic: Narragansett Turkey nests
Replies: 5
Views: 3325

Narragansett Turkey nests

In the fall I bought 4 Narragansett turkeys. 1 Tom and 3 hens. I have always wanted Narragansett's so was super excited to get them. I have never raised any turkeys before other then the big white ones that get killed in the fall. They have had free run of the barn all winter and spring and everyday...
by Blue Heron Farm
Wed Apr 13, 2016 5:49 pm
Forum: Goats and Sheep and Other Small Hooved Critters
Topic: Castrate lambs?
Replies: 6
Views: 3742

Castrate lambs?

OMG that sounds awful. Ill stick to the natural way. That's the way we have always done it. Just wanted to know what others were doing.
by Blue Heron Farm
Wed Apr 13, 2016 4:17 pm
Forum: Goats and Sheep and Other Small Hooved Critters
Topic: Castrate lambs?
Replies: 6
Views: 3742

Castrate lambs?

Yeah I agree. I have not done any this year yet and I wont. Also another reason for not doing it is I can sell them as breeders too. I think the only reason to castrate them is that if you keep them intact you have to make sure you get them all butchered before any of your ewes come into heat or hav...
by Blue Heron Farm
Wed Apr 13, 2016 3:38 pm
Forum: Goats and Sheep and Other Small Hooved Critters
Topic: Castrate lambs?
Replies: 6
Views: 3742

Castrate lambs?

I am looking for advice on castrating male lambs that will be used for meat in the late summer and fall. Many people have told me that it should be done because an un-castrated lamb tastes rammy and they grow faster if they are casterated. Others say there is no need to do it because it has no effec...
by Blue Heron Farm
Wed Apr 13, 2016 3:21 pm
Forum: Breed Specific Discussion
Topic: Pictures of your Performance Poultry Birds!
Replies: 55
Views: 26242

Pictures of your Performance Poultry Birds!

I lost the charger to my camera lol so cant take pics at the moment but Ill post some as soon as I can

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