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    Feeding Cornish Cross while away

    Thank you, I agree this makes it simpler which I’m all about!
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    Feeding Cornish Cross while away

    So you are meaning continuous access with a feeder, even at night- not an automatic feeder?
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    Feeding Cornish Cross while away

    I’m going to be gifted eight Cornish cross hens in the next two weeks. I’ve never raised them before. I’ve been doing some research on them and know that they will go through a lot more feed than my normal free ranging hens do. My question is, I have to be away for about 2 1/2 days about four...
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    Red Wigglers - how fast reproduce as part of feed?

    I’m trying my hand at making my own feed since organic has gone up so much. Among vegetation and grain, I have also considered adding red wigglers as part of the protein profile. I have been thinking about getting them anyway as a supplement to my compost for my garden. I’m wondering how many I...
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    Processing knife/sharpener

    Thank you So much for all this info! I’ve actually been reading up on the honing versus the sharpening and ordered a couple products listed here. I’m also looking into the others as well. I want to find a good system that I can reliably use with us little fuss as possible for as long as...
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    Processing knife/sharpener

    I had no idea my knives were as dull as they were until I processed a few chickens last week. Can anyone recommend a great knife/sharpener ? What kind of sharpener do you use for your knives? We had actually sharpened them before processing but apparently not enough. I’m thinking about just...
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