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    Nest boxes

    We have 125 hens about ready to start laying, so we need to get them their next boxes! We have been going back and forth with making or buying. We want a roll out nest box that is easy to clean. We can get a 10 box unit for under $300, the good thing about that would be it would all be...
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    First Time Processor This Weekend ... How Many Join Me?

    Great job! (Both chickens and parenting!)
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    Should I feed my meat birds at night?

    Most people move them to 12hours on and 12 hours off feed at some point. . We did this late around 4 weeks... We lost 1 bird (from 9) to sudden death... What we did was try to time their feed so when we checked their water in the evening (around 7) they were almost out of food. We got...
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    I'm a real man now, they are in the fridge.

    Quote: Best description! Perfectly describes my experience!
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    Pink chicken! *Photo Update.

    If anyone wants BRIGHT PURPLE chickens try Blue Kote wound dressing. We had a bit of a pecking problem with our latest batch of ladies so we sprayed lots of them! Now (the problem is under control) but about 1/4 of the chickens have residual evidence of their wounds - purple feathers...
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    Now I feel like a farmer...

    Thanks! Yesterday I broke down, vacuum packed and froze 4 birds. SO since it is just hubby and I that is 10 good meals probably with leftovers (4 pairs of boneless chicken breasts, 4 sets of thigh/leg, 1 bag of tenders, and 1 bag of wings). I also made about 8 quarts of wonderful chicken...
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    Now I feel like a farmer...

    Tonight we grilled one of our Cornish X. So I raised an animal, slaughtered it, processed it, and cooked it. (And it was GREAT!) Now I feel like a farmer!
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    Something not to do when you butcher chickens....................

    For me, I need a cone (traffic cone cut down). It restrains the bird a bit and makes it easier for both of us. I have looked at videos with them tied at their feet, and it does not look peaceful. I also am sure to do the deed quickly. Then make sure I did it right (blood flowing freely) and...
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    "No such thing" as Freedom Rangers!

    I have this issue when I go to ag shows with my hubby. Even if I ask a question they answer it while looking at him....
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    How long before gutting?

    So yesterday I was wondering how long is OK between killing and gutting. We did them strictly one at a time, but how long could I leave one in the cone? Does it make a diffrence on plucking speed? So if it takes 20 minutes from kill to gut is that to long? Trying to think of ways to...
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    Tell me a bit about your set up when you butcher, please.

    We did 5 Roos yesterday, we are far from experienced. A couple months ago I did 8 old hens, but we skinned them. So yesterday was our first real go. It was just hubby and I. I got home from work at 4:45. He was was washing out the scalding pot and tubs with bleach and water. We had...
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    Bruise or something else?

    Both of the areas are about quarter sized. I will section those birds and cut out those areas. Other then that area, you would think the chickens are OK to eat?
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    Are meat birds dirty?

    We did 5 birds today. They were a mess. We have had rain, rain, and more rain. This delayed their time on pasture but even with keeping them on clean shavings for most of their lives they had muddy bellies and feet. And since they were bigger then we should have let them get they were a bit...
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    Bruise or something else?

    So today when we processed our five week old Cornish X Roos, two of them had some greenish coloring on the skin/flesh near one of the wings? The inside of the birds looked normal, no problems I could see. One of them fell out of the killing cone (cut down traffic cone.) A Bruise, or...
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    Aging Birds - vaccume bags?

    As it turns out there was NO WAY they were fitting in my freezer bags. I ended up stuffing each one in a one gallon zip lock bag (they barely fit and did not zip) and put a second bag on top to cover them... Hubby wanted to make grilled chicken tonight and I said NO! we need to wait... So...
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