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    Federal Poultry exemptions

    All on farm processing is a legal mine field! Everyone, to include USDA, is confused as to the regs, especially their "INTERPRETATION" of those regs. In some states federal guidelines are followed and allowed to determine your legal status and some states their regulation is more specific and...
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    Pekin vs. Muscovy....

    Hey Jeff, If you do decide to breed Moulards please keep us informed on your progress. I am VERY interested in your results! Holderraads (sp) used to have a good strain of commercial Pekins. Good luck.
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    Pekin vs. Muscovy....

    The cross of Pekin to Moscovie is called a "Moulard". They usually get them from a Moscovie Drake over a Pekin Hen. They are difficult to breed because they don't like each other (as a species Moscovies are closer to Geese than Ducks)! Moulards constitute the majority of meat birds in France...
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    Dixie Rainbow Grow Out Journal - S&G Poultry

    Sorry but that doesn't fly. I am down south (Middle Tennessee) and I had trouble with these birds (read S&G fiasco thread). The genetics at S&G just aren't up to a commercial level. They may be one day but not yet.
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    MT-DI Poultry

    Anybody?
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    MT-DI Poultry

    Has anyone had any experience with this hatchery? Specifically the broilers.
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    Prices for Chickens...

    In Tennessee I sell at $3.50 per pound. Unless all of your birds weigh the same be careful about selling at a set price. Your Customers will catch on pretty quick (your birds bigger than mine and we paid the same) and either cherry pick your product or end up silent (to you but not to anyone...
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    Unique Culinary Meat Breeds

    Thomas Jefferson said that Houdans were the best of all eating birds. He said they were very "fine boned" , whatever that means. If you ever get bored (very bored) read his notes on Agriculture. I would like to try one myself but I wonder how far removed genetically they have gotten from his day.
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    Feed recipe for Meatie's?

    He uses Fertrell products from Countryside Products in Virginia. His Corn and Soy is , I believe, a commodity buy from I think Illinois. Out here even the locally grown products are questionable. When you start talking about GMO clean Corn/Wheat/Soybeans people look at you like you have 3...
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    Feed recipe for Meatie's?

    Tnchicken, I don't know where you are in Middle Tn but Edwards in Lebanon custom blends chicken feed for me. The feed was formulated by Fertrell (poultry nutritionist). I use it to grow broilers for market and I like it alot. Tim Edwards, Edwards feed is the one to talk to.
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    How (not what) Do You Feed Larger Batches of Broilers

    Two 50# hanging feeders for 200 birds. Never, ever let them run out!!
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    Costco - high dollar birds

    Has anyone seen the Poulet rouge fermier chicken at Costco? The birds are form North Carolina. Check out the price! $7.16 per pound! If your customers are balking at price tell them about Costco chicken.
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    Results from S&G colored range birds

    Nebuniram. The Grays were the best of the batch. There was too much inconsistency with the rest. I wonder how the J.M. Hatchery birds do? They are supposed to be the true Label Rouge genetics.
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    Results from S&G colored range birds

    I'll ship anywhere you want to pay me to ship!
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    Results from S&G colored range birds

    Send me an address and certified funds and I will send you all you want .... at only 2 times the going price!
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