20 acres
Rabbit -
Turkey - $7 to $12 cost.
lifespan 3-5 years
How Wild Turkeys Mate. Male wild turkeys (knows as “toms”)
hit sexual maturity around 7 months old; females (hens),
between one and two years. Very young turkeys are known as
chicks or poults, and juveniles are, adorably, either jakes
(males) or jennies (females).
A turkey hen lays one clutch of eggs per year, these clutches
can as small as four to as large as 17 eggs per nest
(that's a big clutch and that's cool fact #1)! The hen lays
only one egg each day, so if she lays 14 eggs it takes two
full weeks to lay the entire clutch. ... But they keep a
close eye on their nest.
They eat grass
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"Broiler grower" is food for chicken.
Chickens - 2 days to make eggs live 18 months.
can sell them off as either eggs, or live,
or dead for food to reptiles
$1 to $8
Some are for meat, some are for eggs, some for poop
Some breeds can start as young as five months old
but most breeds normally begin about 8 to 10 months.
I would wait until 9 months or so at least. Most hens
will not allow the advances of the rooster until after
the first few eggs have been produced. Most Roosters
are ready to breed around 6 months or so.
For a hen to lay fertile, hatchable eggs, however,
a rooster and his healthy reproductive system are
vital necessities. Starting at about 4 to 5 months
of age, young roosters (cockerels) reach sexual
maturity, producing sperm and acting like roosters.
8-10 years they live
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Quails - At what age do quails begin to lay eggs?
Quails mature at 6 to 8 weeks and should be laying
eggs by then. Stress due to overcrowding, move in
location, predators, etc., will reduce your quail's
egg production. When your quail does begin to lay
eggs, start supplementing oyster shells for calcium.
$1 to $8
Some are for meat, some are for eggs, some for poop
2 years
http://farmingfriends.com/2008/09/storing-quail-eggs-before-incubation/
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Sheep - 10-12 years, breed at 9 months old.
Thus, for some producers, it is commonplace to
breed well-grown ewe lambs when they are 7 to 9 months of age.
Other producers wait until their ewes are 18 months old before
breeding them to lamb as 2 year olds. Different breeds of
sheep reach puberty (sexually maturity) at different ages
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Rabbit -
Turkey - $7 to $12 cost.
lifespan 3-5 years
How Wild Turkeys Mate. Male wild turkeys (knows as “toms”)
hit sexual maturity around 7 months old; females (hens),
between one and two years. Very young turkeys are known as
chicks or poults, and juveniles are, adorably, either jakes
(males) or jennies (females).
A turkey hen lays one clutch of eggs per year, these clutches
can as small as four to as large as 17 eggs per nest
(that's a big clutch and that's cool fact #1)! The hen lays
only one egg each day, so if she lays 14 eggs it takes two
full weeks to lay the entire clutch. ... But they keep a
close eye on their nest.
They eat grass
---------------------------------------------------------
"Broiler grower" is food for chicken.
Chickens - 2 days to make eggs live 18 months.
can sell them off as either eggs, or live,
or dead for food to reptiles
$1 to $8
Some are for meat, some are for eggs, some for poop
Some breeds can start as young as five months old
but most breeds normally begin about 8 to 10 months.
I would wait until 9 months or so at least. Most hens
will not allow the advances of the rooster until after
the first few eggs have been produced. Most Roosters
are ready to breed around 6 months or so.
For a hen to lay fertile, hatchable eggs, however,
a rooster and his healthy reproductive system are
vital necessities. Starting at about 4 to 5 months
of age, young roosters (cockerels) reach sexual
maturity, producing sperm and acting like roosters.
8-10 years they live
---------------------------------------------------------
Quails - At what age do quails begin to lay eggs?
Quails mature at 6 to 8 weeks and should be laying
eggs by then. Stress due to overcrowding, move in
location, predators, etc., will reduce your quail's
egg production. When your quail does begin to lay
eggs, start supplementing oyster shells for calcium.
$1 to $8
Some are for meat, some are for eggs, some for poop
2 years
http://farmingfriends.com/2008/09/storing-quail-eggs-before-incubation/
---------------------------------------------------------
Sheep - 10-12 years, breed at 9 months old.
Thus, for some producers, it is commonplace to
breed well-grown ewe lambs when they are 7 to 9 months of age.
Other producers wait until their ewes are 18 months old before
breeding them to lamb as 2 year olds. Different breeds of
sheep reach puberty (sexually maturity) at different ages
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