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    Any one raise pigs?

    Thanks for the answers
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    Thinking About Meat

    I have done Cornish cross 4 different times. Each time I do it the cost of the meat is slightly higher than at the store, for the cheap meat. If you compare the quality you get with the cheap meat it is like a different animal. My meat is much better. My wife will not eat grocery store chicken...
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    Any one raise pigs?

    I am really liking raising our own meat birds and hens. I am planning to get a couple of pigs going soon. My question is right now a weaner is going for about $100 in my area, ogden Utah. Is there a season when they are generally cheaper? I am thinking about doing it in march or april so as...
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    Bird Dogs?

    I have a golden retreiver. Once I gave him some extra fried eggs. I had a daring white leghorn that took some of the egg right from the side of the dogs mouth. I had to do alot of trianing to keep him from chasing them but he gets along fine with the chickens.
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    Missing feathers

    Light goes off tomorrow too.
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    Missing feathers

    I have seen some nest boxes that have only a small hole to enter / exit. Will this help too? I will put on blue coat tomorrow. Thanks
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    Missing feathers

    One thing that is different with this flock is that we have been using a light in the early morning. The egg production has been great with the light. The last flock we tried using a light in the evening but it did not change production so we stopped. Do you think they may be pecking each other...
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    Missing feathers

    I,m having the same problem! I don't know what to do either. Today I just got them started on 20% protein feed in hopes that the problem is not enough protein. I have 8 Hens in a coop that is 8x4 feet and it has an attached run that is about 10x10 feet. I,ve tried to give them snacks and some...
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    Processors in Utah?

    Anybody know where I can have some chickens processed around Ogden Utah? Thanks!
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    Unforseen Problem - HELP

    My golden used to eat it like crazy. After a couple of months he got his fill and no longer eats it.
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    Help my hens slowed laying!

    Thank you! I thought they were stressed from the changes. What seems wierd to me is that if they stress is from adding in the new birds that the day after the into I got 4 eggs and the next I got 5, then they started dropping off. They went from 4,5,4,3,1,2,1,1,0 starting from the day of...
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    Help my hens slowed laying!

    I am trying to find out if my hens are just stressed or what? Wednesday night last week I introduced 3 sussex pullets to our 5 leghorns. Friday I dug out part of thier run to put in sand, but could not get the sand until monday. Thier egg production went down quite a bit, I thought it was just...
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