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    Processed our Freedom Rangers!

    We are about to process our FR's too. I barely feed mine because they free range also. I think mine actually get less than 1/4cup per day. They are already 16 weeks old though. I'm worried they're TOO big. Will their meat be tough since I've let them go this long on an almost purely wild diet...
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    Do I need to "finish" my hens before harvest?

    I've heard you should change the feed for meat chickens right before harvest... I've never tried this before. I have 25 Freedom Rangers that will be harvested on Aug 17. Right now they eat a little bit of regular layer feed, but they free range 3 acres of good stuff for the bulk of their feed...
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    Diet for my 13 week old goose

    I had a pair of American Buff geese. The male died while someone was house sitting for us last week. This led me to question whether I should be feeding them something different. Right now, they have 1 acre to forage with lots of green plants and some dried grass. I haven't been feeding them...
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    Sick rooster... HELP!

    Thanks. My rooster did die, within the hour of posting. None of my other chickens seem to be affected. It's hard to tell if he had blood in his poop because they are free ranging. In the stools I can find in the coop, I don't see any blood. Did you get your chicken tested at a vet? If I start to...
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    Can I give my hens egg shells as a calcium supplement?

    I have been rinsing and baking my old eggshells to kill any bacteria, grinding them, and offering to my girls in a separate feeder from their regular food for a little calcium boost. Since I've started doing this, I've noticed a drop in egg supply and 2 of my chickens have mysteriously dropped...
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    Sick rooster... HELP!

    Hello chicken lovers! I have a sick rooster and I need some advice. He's a 4 month old Black Austerlorp, I just adopted him from craigslist last week. He has been doing normal rooster things until today: eating all the food, chasing hens and guarding the coop. Today when I went out to feed, I...
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    Hello chicken lovers! I have a sick rooster and I need some advice. He's 4 months old, I just...

    Hello chicken lovers! I have a sick rooster and I need some advice. He's 4 months old, I just adopted him from craigslist last week. He is acting very tired, drunk and wobbly. I separated him from the girls and gave him some food and water to monitor consumption. Any other suggestions? If I...
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