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  1. WoodyM

    Nervous Novice - Butchering advice?

    1. Do not hesitate or try to be gentle, be aggressive with your cut so it is right the first time. 2. I use a killing cone and they are going to flap around after the cut since you are decapitating (as do i) Try to remember as the body is trying to still flap around that the bird is already...
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    First time Cornish meat birds-advice

    : ) they'll get bigger.....
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    Has anyone eaten Bresse???

    I had not heard of Bielefelders until now; how do you like them?
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    Has anyone eaten Bresse???

    Right - nothing compares to the Cx's but I'm looking for a replacement I can breed myself. I have Jersey Giants I would try and breed with...
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    Has anyone eaten Bresse???

    Interested in how your experiment went. I am considering getting a run to raise as meat birds and breeders as the supply chain for meat birds is getting busier...
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    First time Cornish meat birds-advice

    We do two batches per year and get the Jumbo Cornish x from McMurray. 10 weeks to the day. Average weight of the last 20 I processed was 9.2 lbs with 6 females. Largest male was 10lbs 9oz. These birds get huge, but the meat is very nice and does not have the "stretch" marks we've seen on...
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    Topic of the Week - Moving Chicks Outside

    Our chicks go outside immediately - day 1. They have a "coop" within a coop with heat and wind/breeze protection. First few days they are limited to a small 4'x4' area with a lamp and heat table. After that they have full run of the coop (8x10) for 2 weeks. They have access to both outdoor...
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    Discoloration around eye

    appreciate it...
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    Discoloration around eye

    This vaccinated 5 day old has this discoloration around one eye, has anybody seen this before? The eye itself does not appear to be inflamed or discolored just the area around the eye.
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    Safe heat source and Brooder set up?

    "I did more research and found something called a heat plate. Do you have any experience with these? We use a heat plate we bought off Amazon and just prop it up on the edges of cinder-blocks, raising the height as they get older with bricks. Works great and they can get away.
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    Cutting the feed cost of chickens

    We have no where near that many but have cut our feed costs down 80% by growing fodder. One 50lb bag of barley/wheat generates over 250lbs of food all high in protein.
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