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    Our rangers are dying off - Help!

    I was hoping someone would have some insight into our problem. We purchased 15 Ranger broilers from McMurray and received them almost 2 weeks ago. Since then we have lost 1 every couple of days and now we are down to 9. We talked to McMurray on the phone and they said we were doing everything...
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    When do roo's start crowing?

    Hi all! I'm trying to decide if I should order sex'ed meat birds or straight run and had a thought - will the roo's start crowing before their processing date? I'm going to be raising slow growing broilers and plan to grow them out to 10 weeks or so. Not sure if my neighbors will be happy...
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    Please share pics of your meat birds' coop!

    I am researching different ideas for a meat bird coop. Please share yours!
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    Buying Less Than 25 Freedom Rangers?

    Thanks everyone for the responses! Hummingbird Hollow: Hi there! We are in Coal Creek Canyon which is the foothills West of Arvada. I'm thinking that you are 1-2 hrs South of us. Let me talk over the idea with the hubbie. I don't mind the drive and it would be nice to split an order. We...
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    Buying Less Than 25 Freedom Rangers?

    I want to raise Freedom Rangers this year but we would like to try 12,... not 25. As far as I can tell 25 is the minimum order from Freedom Ranger Hatchery. Is there anywhere else I can order the chicks from? The reason I planned to try Freedom Rangers and not XC is that I live in the Rocky...
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    Do free-range hens need grit?

    My chickens have plenty of little rocks they can eat on the ground. Do I still need to mix chicken grit into their feed too? Thanks!
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    Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat

    We have gotten this comment 3-4 times now - "Wow, you are raising chickens? You guys are off the grid! If there is ever a disaster you will be so prepared!" LOL. If there is a horrible disaster we wouldn't be able to get feed for the chickens or water from our electric powered well and...
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    Plans for Goat Barn/Shed?

    Why is it that there are sooooo many plans out there for chicken coops but none for a simple goat barn/shed? I'm looking for something big enough for 2 goats plus room for milking and it needs to be fully enclosed. Help!
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    Waiting for my order from My Pet Chicken (Meyer) - No Word Yet

    Got my chickens this morning! They all looked great but 1 seemed to be a runt and was half the size of the others. She seemed to be doing well but died a few hours later. The rest are looking great! How are everyone else's chickens doing?
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    Waiting for my order from My Pet Chicken (Meyer) - No Word Yet

    Wow! I'm surprised to hear that west coast folks received their order! Our post office is suppose to call since we are on a rural route but who knows, maybe they will just show up! We don't usually receive our mail until around 5pm (its 3pm now). So thankful that it is very warm today!
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    Waiting for my order from My Pet Chicken (Meyer) - No Word Yet

    dancingflower: I did the same thing at it told me that they would be here before noon! Guess not though since it is 2pm now. vjbakke: My Pet Chicken doesn't give out the tracking numbers. So annoying! Thats interesting about USPS express mail. From what it said on the USPS website it...
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    Waiting for my order from My Pet Chicken (Meyer) - No Word Yet

    I ordered 6 chicks from My Pet Chicken (Meyer Hatchery) quite a while ago and they were suppose to ship last night. Just looked at my order again and it does say that they will ship via USPS express mail which I believe is overnight. Just called my post office and they don't have them yet. My...
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    High Altitude Meat Birds

    10K Birds - I'm in Colorado too. Our house is at 8,000+ ft. Have you eaten any of your Slow Cornish Broilers from Privett Hatchery yet? Just wondering how you liked them. We're starting with laying hens this year but next year I'd like to do meat birds. Are slow growers the way to go?
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    What to feed your flock and why?

    Hi all! I'm pretty new here and just starting out on our laying hen adventure :-) I have many friends that have chickens and it seems like everyone uses a different kind of feed. Some use organic, some use corn-free, there is non-GMO feed, and a lot of people use the "standard" feed...
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    How much starter feed?

    Anyone have an idea how much starter feed I will need for 6 chicks? Thanks!
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