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I have a small farm in Ipswich Massachusetts. I have an option to rent a HUGE hill this coming year. I raise my broilers in Salatin style pens, but I generally raise them on pretty much flat land. I have an automatic water system that levels itself, and sturdy pens. But do you think the broilers...

In my EZ pluckers, I have had to replace the fingers of my Whiz Bang far more often than the EZ Pluckers. The smaller EZ models don't draw as much electricity; but the larger models do draw quite a large amount. The only thing about the EZ pluckers, is that the wheels suck, and they should be...

They should be fine, get what you can off, but don't put them through the stress of a full washing.

Looks good to me. If they dont use it, put it on the floor where they are laying the eggs and gradually make it higher.

Buy an small EZ plucker from Allthingpoultry.com much easier. I have three of these now and they do way better than the 2 whizbangs I have

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I ordered a few too many duckling from Metzer Farms this summer. They were hatched in mid-late august. The breed is Golden 300 Hybrid. (It's a high production breed, not heritage). The ducks eat .40 lbs of feed per day when full grow. They lay 290 eggs in 52 weeks of lay. They are all brown...

Breeding might not work for your situation, simply because of the Toms. The toms, especially when there is more than one can spend a good chunk of their day calling back and fourth, quite loudly to each other. Of course there are special situations, where some Toms are quieter, and some are much...

It's a natural chicken habit, it's going to happen no matter what. More space, more "toys" and a lower protein diet will help lesson it. I throw in a flake of hay in my flock of 100 on a daily basis to keep them occupied. Hope this helped.

As I said they have 10 acres to run free on daily, so they are b y no meaned confined. I think that they will do alright but seeing as no-one has tried this in a larger scale ill tell everyone how it goes.

I have about 13 separate flocks of birds. All Golden Comets of various ages. I have a question, as it is something I have never done before. Are there any concerns in mixing a flock of 15 debeaked hens in with a flock of 50 hens? Is it cruel because they are un-able to defend themselves? This is...

I always use a steel scrub brush. this gets all stains and poop off without ruining or scratching the shell.

Making it a little cooler wouldn't hurt them. I wouldn't worry about it though, sounds like your ducks are just a little warm, you're doing great!

You get 70% of the live weight with these birds. I get them from Mt, Healthy, fantastic stock. Same with Welp hatcheries. Don't guess on how many pounds of food it takes. Private message me for some more information on exact weights and feed lbs.

A simple grower feed will do, something with about 17% should do it. Everyone has their own feeding methods. This is mine. Keep them on the starter for 2-3 weeks.

Once a duck senses that you are scared of him, he'll keep trying to chase you off to show his dominance. As hard as it is, you're going to have to take it, and stand there rather than running. Running towards him might help as well.

Hi, she most likely (It's hard to ever be 100% sure with chickens) had a heart attack, lived through it, but the force pumping throughout her body led to some "pooping" just so happens it was the internal organs, rather than the poop.

Yes, this happens. Roosters are very aggressive and territorial. When you mix flocks, there will sometimes be intense aggression, to the point of death. It's something that happens. He may do it again, he may not.

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I have never had a problem with predators digging. 2 feet from the ground up for extra support should be good enough. a welded wire htat size should be more than enough! Good luck