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    Hello, Hello From AK

    Planning to raise meat chickens next summer, figure it is never to early to start gathering info! This site is incredible!! Spending this summer building a large raised bed, organic garden and coming up with cheap, ingenious ways to keep moose out of it. A summer single mom (my partner...
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    FUNNY BUMPER STICKERS

    Honk if I am paying your mortgage Wild Alaskan Salmon, the other pink meat
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    About how long does it take to raise meat chickens?

    Yup, it's going to be a tough decision! My gut says I should probably go with the Cornish X since it will be my first time around...less time +not so cute = easier butchering (in theory). BUT...I'm also interested in trying something similar to a Freedom Ranger too. I gathered from some quick...
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    About how long does it take to raise meat chickens?

    Thanks! I just checked out McMurrays and the "hybrid" birds seem a little creepy, are they what would be considered genetically engineered? Any suggestions for good, plain old fashioned meat chickens? Temperature wise I am guessing I have about 5 months of good weather before I would need to...
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    About how long does it take to raise meat chickens?

    Hello! I am thinking about getting in to raising chickens for meat. I am wondering about how long it takes a chicken to grow to good eating size. I live in Alaska and I am hoping that I can raise them through the summer and not have to deal with the difficulties of trying to over winter a flock...
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