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    Calling Meat Poultry Producers (Chicken, Turkey, Duck, Goose, ect.)

    For Michigan under the Deptment of agriculture, under farmers market section @ thier wedsite. More than 20,000 birds per year HAS to be inspected. Small poultry producers may have ther birds processed either @ a USDA inspeced or an MDA inspected facility. selling you packaged meat @ a...
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    You might be a crazy chicken lady/gent if...Go on, post yours!

    Oh hears one! You walk thur to gather eggs/feed, someone on top poos right in my hair The funny thing I laughed didn't ever get mad. ---------- Flock 14 araucanas(1 roo, 1 single leg), 34 iza brown, 10 speckled sussex(1 roo), 6 partiage rocks, 4 buff orphanington, 4 black australorps, 6 white...
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    Any of you eat your chickens?

    #1 reason I now raise my own chicks, turkeys, canning/freezing produce. Tired of all the crap they put in product. I know what is in my stuff. I also pay a little more to buy from trusted framers for pig/beef/other produce. We also butcher and process are own deer Tired of recalls on...
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    You might be a crazy chicken lady/gent if...Go on, post yours!

    Every morning when I feed the flock I call baby, baby and out comes the runt. I feed her alone from the others,. ------------- Flock 14 araucanas(1 roo, 1 single leg), 34 iza brown, 10 speckled sussex(1 roo), 6 partiage rocks, 4 buff orphanington, 4 black australorps, 6 white rocks(2 are...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    47 eggs today, yesterday 37 13 hours and 40 min of daylight. Nice days they free range. Cold and raining indoors. 72 layers for 25 are not old enough another month ahhhhhh! ------------- Flock 14 araucanas(1 roo, 1 single leg), 34 iza brown, 10 speckled sussex(1 roo), 6 partiage rocks, 4 buff...
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    Oh man... this will be the first time ever...

    I'm interested in selling free range meat chickens and turkeys to the public, but there is so much red tape. How can you get by the heatlh dept? Do you own a butcher shop? You must own alot of freezer and refrig units. Wow! I though 30 meat chickens were a hand full!
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    Turkey Housing

    I tried turkeys for the first time this year as well. Started with 8. Had them in an old horse stall with heat lamps. I purchased 6 whites and 2 bronze from the local feed store. I than moved my birds outside when they feathred about 6-7wks old. They were housed with my layers who where 4...
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    Any of you eat your chickens?

    This was my first year raising meat chickens, layers, and I tried the ever hard turkeys. We purchased 30 meaters(lost on, two put down early from oversize stresss), and to save money we did ourselves. I had trouble with my husband cutting the heads and the dipping them in the water (smell)...
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    Eating Guineas?

    I am having the same problem with my gunias, besides them picking at the layers, They travel over a mile, and eat produce. I orginally purchased them for organic gardening. Someone forgot to mention besides eating the pests they really like tomatoes, more so than the turkeys and layers. I...
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    Got 'em! 150 Colored Range Broilers (aka Freedom Rangers)

    No! they are not naked necks. They can be purchased thur some company in pennslyvania. They are a pretty red type meat breed. another name I have heard is Ross cobs meat bird not same bird differ. But have hard time getting info off internet flock- 14-araucana, 38- iza browns, 4 black...
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    When to butcher guines. Hear great for eating!

    I have 5 guines that I would like to buthcer if not too late. I have seen small info that they are great for eating. I orginally wanted them for organic pest eaters. The biggest problem with them is they eat the produce as well as the bugs. Had more trouble with them eating my tomatoes vs...
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    Got 'em! 150 Colored Range Broilers (aka Freedom Rangers)

    I'm looking for tor the french boiler pature feeding chixs. They are non-hybirds and breedable. I have heard them called merlin rouge but can't them on the net unless I have the wrong name. Could be misspelling the name as well. Thanks for any info. flock- 14-araucana, 38- iza...
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