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    Cornish X red ranger cross project

    Did or do you have to monitor the adult's feed? Or can you free feed them like layers? I kept one of my FR hens (not for breeding, long story) and I worry about her getting fat. I just finished harvesting the rest of the birds and now she is house w/4 layers chicks of same age. Any...
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    Freedom Rangers and Fermented Feed - A Pastured Poultry Experiment

    RE: GEESE I've been trying to remember where I saw/read about using geese as flock guardians . . . . I think it may have been Harvey Ussery. Are you familiar w/him? He has some great ideas, and a no-fuss approach. I believe Gail Damerow has a book out re: geese breeds. I've never had...
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    Freedom Rangers and Fermented Feed - A Pastured Poultry Experiment

    Travifive - Thank you for the Growth Chart/Conversion worksheet. Next year I will figure out a good way to weigh them each week, along w/keeping track of their feed consumption. I'm not sure if I will try the FF or not. Sure seems to be a popular method. I've not yet figured out what the...
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    Freedom Rangers and Fermented Feed - A Pastured Poultry Experiment

    I've been trying to figure out how I can weight them live. We don't have a bathroom scale, but do have an older style fish scale. Maybe if I put them in a 5 gal bucket and hang that from the scale. (??) Probably should have started that from the beginning. I doubt they'd be agreeable to...
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    Freedom Rangers and Fermented Feed - A Pastured Poultry Experiment

    These guys are 9.5 weeks old. They've really filled out in the past week. I think you will be very happy w/your birds. I'd love to see the weekly feed conversion chart. Can you post it?
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    Exciting day!

    Exciting indeed! I look forward to following your progress!
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    Where can I buy meat birds

    http://www.freedomrangerhatchery.com/learnmore This is my 3rd yr w/FR. I have been very pleased w/ them and the service from this family run biz. They are a slower grower than the CX. Last yr I averaged 5.375 dressed weight @ 10-11 weeks w/24 chicks. They are pleasant birds, enjoyable to raise...
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    Pasture forage

    http://www.groworganic.com/
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    Pasture forage

    Peaceful Valley Farm Supply. Their website is grow organic.com I'll try to post the link.
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    Pasture forage

    That looks like a great set up! I often have to cage some of the herbs to keep the girls from demolishing them. I just ordered some omega3 forage blend - building a frame in their protected run would be a great way to offer them greens on the days I'm not able to let them out into the pasture...
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    Freedom Rangers and Fermented Feed - A Pastured Poultry Experiment

    Travifive - I don't have any experience w/ FF but this is my 3rd year w/ FR birds My birds have dressed out easily at 5lbs at 10-11 weeks. Last year I averaged 5.375lb w/ 24 birds. My 8 bigger roosters dressed out between 5lb 12oz and 7lb 3oz. I will begin this years harvest next Tuesday...
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    Pasture forage

    I've been searching and searching for what to plant. I too live in a dry area; juniper trees, sage brush, yarrow and jack rabbits all thrive here. I found some pretty helpful information on our county's cooperative extension site and the UC Davis animal science site. Both gave good...
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    Pasture forage

    This is my 3rd year with Freedom Rangers. This years group has shown a lot of interest in foraging through the existing weeds and herbs. They seem to like the small,drier, finer types of grass better than the wider bladed, lusher looking stuff. I broadcast their pellet feed out in the pasture...
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    Pasture forage

    I am curious as to what others have or plant for their meat birds. I have two 10 x 12 (approx) pasture areas that adjoin their house & run.
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    What grain do you feed?

    Really ? That seems so incomplete nutritional. And unhealthy (sorry). Do you pasture them?
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