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    Michigan

    Yesterday, there was a doe (probably the same one) eating one of my dwarf cherry trees. I let the dog out. The dog ran in circles thinking there was a squirrel she had to chase off. The deer stopped, watched the dog and went back to eating. I grabbed a broom and ran after her. It wasn't until I...
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    Cornish X 4 wks old - Sick!

    Thanks much for the reply! We (or my husband) dispatched the poor thing rather than waiting for it to die on it's own. Good to know about the percent protein. I was trying to use up this batch of food, but maybe we won't. We have one unopened bag of 25%, an opened bag of 25% and the 28%...
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    Cornish X 4 wks old - Sick!

    We recently lost one Cornish X chicken, a few days ago. No symtoms that we noticed. Today, we found another that is gasping, just laying there, won't eat or drink, white film over eyes (do they have two sets of eyelids?). We've recently had rainy weather here in Michigan (yesterday and...
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    moveable pen and rain

    Sorry if this is a common question - BUT: This is our first time raising Cornish X in moveable pens. And today is the first day it's rained since we put them out. They are dry where they are (because it started raining after the last move) so - do we still move them today? If we do move them...
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    Michigan

    Quote: I sent you a PM, I hope you don't mind. - Jennifer
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    Michigan

    Quote: Thanks for the info on the turkey grower. I bought some, got nervous, didn't use it. maybe next time. it's stored well. We're using the 25% unmedicated chick starter, and I *think* we may use it the whole time, but we also might switch to the 20% for the last few weeks because we...
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    Michigan

    Hello all! This appears to be the thread where we introduce ourselves - correct me if I'm wrong! We live in the Upper Peninsula (the Copper Country to be exact) in Houghton County. We're raising 50 Cornish X for the first time using the moveable chicken pens. It's been interesting, and we're...
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    Michigan Chickenstock 2010 Food sign-up

    Typical new user mistake - answered my own questions about chickenstock. Still learning the site! - Jennifer
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    Michigan Chickenstock 2010 Food sign-up

    What is Chicken Stock? A party where we talk chickens? Sounds GREAT - but I live WAY up in the UP, and probably won't come down. I'm glad I found this Forum, it seems to be a great community. Have fun!
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    Chill Tanks

    Quote: How important is it to use food grade plastic? We have one of the containers pictured, but it was formerly used to to hold paint from the road commission... From what i know about chemicals leaching (not much) it seems to be more of a concern at higher temps, but still. We've not...
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