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  1. jennyf

    Raising meaties without a tractor...

    I wanted to update in case anyone else like me doesn't have tractor space but wants to raise meat birds. They are now 7.5 weeks old (4 days til processing date) and I'm so pleased with them! The smell is manageable, I've gone through two bales of shavings (one to start the 10x10 area inside...
  2. jennyf

    Raising meaties without a tractor...

    They are actually 3 1/2 weeks old and doing great! The brooder area is 100 sq ft, and I bedded with about an inch of shavings. Perhaps it's working because they have plenty of room to spread out? I scoop out the heaviest traffic areas every couple of days, but so far so good. First outdoor...
  3. jennyf

    Raising meaties without a tractor...

    I'm about to get my very first 12-14 Cornish X meat chicks to start! I can't accommodate a tractor--we are in the suburbs and the yard used by small kids (the part of the yard that doesn't already belong to the layers, that is...). I have a 100 ft sq area in the garage for them as well as a...
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