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Hello - I'm raising bronze broad breasted turkeys for Thanksgiving and trying to work out my processing/delivery schedule. How long can a freshly processed turkey safely stay in the refrigerator before either cooking or freezing it? Additional info: the turkeys will be 20-30# dressed weight...

Last week, I set out my two pasture pens with 46 meat birds in each. On night #2, a fox dug a few holes and got 12+. It was a mess! I've boarded up the sides and extended 1/2" wire cloth around the open areas and installed pallets and concrete block around the enclosed areas (see pictures). So...

Hello! Back in August, we moved to a 10-acre farm in northern Virginia. The farm has a well-built, 4-stall, center aisle horse barn (w/no plans to board horses). Question: would one of the stalls make a good place to raise/house 6-12 turkeys? Each stall is 12’ x 12’, stone dust floor, and door...

Hello, I recently built a good size brooder (in one of my barn stalls) and completed two 12x10 pasture pens a few weeks ago. My plan is to raise some Cornish Cross this spring. My question: when is the right time in Spring to receive the chicks from the hatchery? I live in northern Virginia...

Hello BYC. My wife and I bought a 10 acre farmette in Loudoun County, VA a couple months ago. We've been busy moving in and I recently built a brooder and a couple pasture pens. A nice chicken coop will be underway starting next weekend (weather pending). We hope to have meat birds and laying...