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    Chicken Fencing

    Snow fencing! Thanks for the suggestions everyone
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    Can I move my chicks outside?

    More than ok. Anything around 70 at night, even at two weeks, is enough.
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    Chicken Fencing

    Hi all, Raising meat birds for market, wanted to see if anyone knew of a fence that would be easy to set up. Biggest concern is the chickens slipping through small gaps. Current set up, any suggestions are welcome.
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    Brine Chill?

    It's not, we're using a mobile processing unit; it's fairly bare bones. My goal is to have customers come the day of slaughter and chill the birds in their own manner
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    Brine Chill?

    Hello all, Processing 100 chickens this weekend, and as the title says, I am wondering if anyone has ever cooled down their birds after slaughter in a brine solution; if so, what percentage would you recommend?
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    Ohio Brooder

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/RdoNBGNpe4wcn4nS6 Took this yesterday, how do they look? They're averaging around 3 pounds at 4 weeks and 3 days. When do you think they'll be able to go on pasture?
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    Broiler Feed and Cost Spread Sheet

    If they have sent it to anyone, could they attach it to the post? If you upload it to Google Docs or Sheets you can create a shareable link and post it
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    Broiler Feed and Cost Spread Sheet

    Hello! Could you pm me this? Thanks!
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    Ohio Brooder

    @jher77 CHICKS! A DAY EARLY! Temps seem to be holding around 70-80 in the areas not heated, and 90-97 under the Ohio Brooder with an outdoor temp of 45-51; tomorrow is supposed to hit a low of 29. I plan on giving them hard boiled eggs around 8pm so the 5-6 hour peak digestion coincides...
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    Ohio Brooder

    4'x3', I wanted some space between the walls and the bottom. I added insulation to all of the sides, and where the x is is where the bulb ended up going. I'm just doing one batch, so I guess it won't be too bad with the shavings. I agree; it was originally meant to be a portable sheep...
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    Ohio Brooder

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/xVjo1bWbyYt34HxU6
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    Directing Heat

    Thanks! I've put a lot of thought into it. That's correct; the temp in the Ohio Brooder is between 87-95° measured directly in the center 3" off the litter. I haven't had time to measure closer to the bulbs, but I'm probably going to have to raise it a little higher to let more air circulate...
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    Directing Heat

    @cmobley
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    Directing Heat

    200, but the place where I was going to do them is having doubts 4 days before the chicks arrive.
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    Ohio Brooder with auto Temp controls

    I ended up doing two 250W in the Ohio Brooder (they're pretty high up on the side, I might get the cage for them anyway though) and three 125W in the hover. Getting temperatures of 87-95 underneath the lights, and 60 at the edges of the brooder. I'm not finished with insulating, it should be a...
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