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It sounds like you are going to have some happy chickens.

My original chickens are about 3 years old and egg production has been down for a while now. I saw this coming so I got a new flock in a separate coop from my original flock. I processed my meat chickens, kill deer and sent the pigs to the butcher. For some reason I think I am going to have to...

I have guineas and chickens together and they get along fine. The guineas are very very loud sometimes and tend to wander alot more than chickens do.

I just bought a new flock of 10 here in Maine off craigslist just starting to lay for $10 per bird and I probably could have got them for less but figured $10 was a price I was willing to pay.

I was thinking about adding a roo or two to my flock. I have decided against it after reading this post.

We did pigs for the first time this year. We started with two and just got them back from the butcher a couple of weeks ago. This is the best tasting/quality pork I have ever had and the bacon is better than candy lol. I had a 20' x 20' chainlink dog kennel that I put my pigs in to start and I...

My chickens eat the snow off my boots when I go into their coop

I finished up my first batch of birds last month and the meat is going fast. I am planning on doing another batch of birds to fill the freezer again. I was just curious about how many times everybody else raises meat birds per year. Do you do them all at once or break it up to multiple times per...

I had one like that with the fluid and I cooked it up and fed it to my cats and dogs.

I wonder how a scalpel would work like what a surgeon would use.

Quote: Haha, I was waiting for that one! To clarify, I sell my birds live- as in, if someone chooses, they can come pick it up before processing. I have a box on my order form that people check if they want it processed. The reason is that there are no laws against selling live chickens...

Quote: I am some what amused because she eats everything else. I do not eat innards either but don't want to waste them. The cats and dachshund love them. oops! double post

Quote: I am some what amused because she eats everything else. I do not eat innards either but don't want to waste them. The cats and dachshund love them.

I processed all of my cornish x and put them all in the freezer. I saved the organs and feed them to my cats and dogs. My dachshund goes crazy and will devour whatever I put in his bowl in seconds. My pitbull who usually eats everything will not touch the organs. This is very weird to me since...

You have to love Maine weather. I come in here for a few minutes and all of a sudden the sun comes out. Not a bad day after all. I ended up processing 6 birds today and should get the rest done in the morning.

I got all set up and in the middle of the first bird it started to pour. I stood out there and finished the first bird and I got soaked. I hope it stops raining so I can get more done. I would like to be finished with the last 10 birds tomorrow. I am doing this by myself so it takes a while...

So far so good with our pvc tractor and we have everything here like fox, coyote, mink, weasel, coons and more. Last night when I was taking the food out of the tractor I could hear the coyotes howling out back.

Quote: I was going to use West Gardiner Beef for the processing because they are highly recommended by many people I know. Unfortunately there was a miscommunication and I did not realize that they do not start processing chickens until June 5th. They charge $2.85 per chicken. I am glad I...

Quote: Don't feel to bad, I lost 9 of my 26 birds from heart attacks and the birds smothering each other. This was my first time and I learned a few things from my mistakes so hopefully there will be less early deaths with my next batch.

I was out covering my chicken tractor that house my cornish x tonight and could hear the coyotes howling out back. If I see them I will shoot them but they never come around when I am home.