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    When to slaughter my chickens

    This is my first year raising chickens, so I really don't know much about when to process them. I currently have about 12 roosters about 13-14 weeks old that I am hoping to process for meat. They are Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks, and Barnevelders. However, they still seem to not have a lot...
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    3 wk old Barnevelder broken leg / attacked by dog

    Thank you everyone. She is doing well so far. She is eating a little and drinking. I am letting drops of water with a little ACV drop on the tip of her beak and she sucks it up cleanly without making a mess. She is drinking about .5 to 1 ml per time. How much and how often should she drink? I am...
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    3 wk old Barnevelder broken leg / attacked by dog

    Farmgirl4ms Thank you for your reply. I was really upset with the dog. Being that he is 180lbs and i am 115lbs it took all my strength to drag that dog by the back legs out of the pen. And yes I put a beating on him all the way back to the house. I will like take the mamma chicken approach with...
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    3 wk old Barnevelder broken leg / attacked by dog

    Hi everyone, I have a 3 week old Barnevelder that has a puncture wound and broken leg. My children let our Mastiff in the pen on accident, resulting in 3 dead and one injured. I am just heart broken. I have splinted the leg as best i can and flushed/cleaned out the wound. I am concerned...
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