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    My first experience with meat birds

    I know that Red Rangers can be a generic name for very similar birds from different hatcheries, but I was told by S&G that their Red Ranger is not the same as others--it is their own proprietary line of birds. They sell wholesale, so their RR's are found in a few different outlets. I think the...
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    My first experience with meat birds

    Wendy-- You're trying the Red Rangers? I would be very interested to hear how they compare with Freedom Rangers. I can't exactly recall what they said the issue was, but it was definately associated with the chics being hatched too early, which resulted in my receiving a bunch of premature...
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    My first experience with meat birds

    I'd have to research it more. Perhaps Freedom Rangers. If I were convinced that I wouldn't have the same problems with the S&G birds, maybe I'd be open to doing them again.
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    My first experience with meat birds

    The chics started having problems when they were the size of a baseball. These weren't the common problems associated with growing too fast, rather, they were hatched prematurely which caused many to be too weak from the get-go.
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    My first experience with meat birds

    After raising layers for the past year, and enjoying it, I thought I'd try raising meat birds. I ordered 25 Red Rangers from Mt. Healthy and set my mind on building a coop out of pallets. I built the frame with pallets and used siding from Lowes. I put on a metal roof and used cedar for the...
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    Chic can't move--broken leg?

    I had 25 Red Ranger chics delivered today. One can't move; I would guess it has a broken leg or somehow got injured during the shipment. It will chirp and occasionally try to get up. I have it in a small box in the corner of the brooder. What should I do?
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    broilers and dog poop

    Hi all, This is my first post. I'm getting 25 red rangers from Mt. Healthy. Are there any issues if, once they're outside, they come across dog poop? I want to keep them in a portion of the dog run; I've cleaned out all the dog feces, but am still wondering if this is an issue, in case I...
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