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    Broad Breasted White - Pet or Thanksgiving?

    Did you decide to raise your turkey as a pet? I have no experience with turkeys but wanted to mention I did raise a cornish X hen as a pet. I was also warned about heart and leg issues. My girl lived 2 pretty healthy years. She was 16 pounds when she died. She only dev noticeable health issues...
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    Meat bird or leghorn chick???

    UPDATE: Lucky is now 7 months and still doing great! She is as physically active as the rest. Lots of running around ..... Even in the snow. She is a very funny girl. She is huge ... But has dev big strong legs as well. Food is still limited. She has the ability to jump on the highest roost and...
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    Gifted meat bird

    HI there, Last May I had what I thought was a leghorn chick but turned out to be a Cornish X. She is now 7 months a going strong. Here is my exp so far: At around 6 weeks or so was laying down when she ate and huffing and puffing. Eventually figured out it was because she was a meat bird. Many...
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    Meat bird or leghorn chick???

    I am curious if you have raised one? At some point I will take a vid. She has outgrown all the big girls ( including Brahma and Buff). Re their ability to walk more than a step or two ... I would guess that applies when they are cared for the way folks typically care for a meat bird ... But we...
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    Meat bird or leghorn chick???

    RE these birds eating themselves to death ... this certainly seemed to be the case before I realized what I was dealing with, but since I have been controlling diet (of all), she is no different than the rest of the flock.
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    Meat bird or leghorn chick???

    Well it has been a while since I posted and I thought I would give an update. We decided to keep the cornish as a pet. As you can imagine she is huge. I will try to take pics at some point. I spoke with a vet about this and she mentioned she knew of another who did this when a meat bird...
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    Meat bird or leghorn chick???

    Thanks everyone. I'd easily give it to someone who does meat birds but it is of course the one my daughter has taken to her the most ... She was hoping it is as big as it is because it's a rooster. We will have to think it over I suppose. We do a lot of science here ... Maybe I will contact the...
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    Meat bird or leghorn chick???

    Should I let the farm store know? Or is it one of those things there is a chance you may not get what you order? We have no desire for a meat bird (we get attached to our chickens). She is here and can stay but I was just talking about meat birds with friends and they said they will just eat...
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    Meat bird or leghorn chick???

    If you look at the one where she is not standing while eating ... That is her normal. She is not nearly as active as the rest.
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    Meat bird or leghorn chick???

    It's the larger one
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    Meat bird or leghorn chick???

    Thanks. Will take a pic in a few minutes.
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    Meat bird or leghorn chick???

    hi all. I have two week old chicks. I ordered one leghorn. It is significantly larger than the rest of the chicks. It often seems winded (out of breath) and is not as active as the rest. I looked at pics of both, but still cannot tell. I will submit pictures later. Are leghorn chicks typically...
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    Introducing new hens to a lone hen ... how to do so safely?

    Hi all. My flock had dwindled down to 2. Sadly one of the two was taken by a predator yesterday. I have read hens do better off with others. My hen is very docile. I am planning on going to look at some hens tonight. Is there a good way to introduce the new hen? Should I only stick with...
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    What do you do with all of your roosters?

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    What do you do with all of your roosters?

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