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    butchering day

    What an experience, my next door neighbor both have laying hens, so we decided to go together and get some meat birds. We got 32 at the end of May one chick died a few days later.Down to 31. all goes well until 3 weeks ago it gets hotter than blazes in SouthWest Iowa. Come home one day and 1...
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    mixing my hens

    I have 6 RIR hens that are 4 months old and just have started to lay. I also have six other hens that are 3 months old. They have been seperated by a wire fence for almost two months. The I tryed mixing them again tonight. The older ones just about ran the younger ones to death. What do I do...
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    buffalo gizzards

    I am a gizzard freak. Being the only one in the family that likes them. I don't get them very often. I have just found out that no one will be home Monday evening so i will have to fend for myself. Anyone have a buffalo gizzard recipe?
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    mixing

    I received 5 free RIR hens that are six weeks old. I am getting 6 chicks from Meyer's in 2 weeks. I was going to butcher the five at sixteen weeks. Now I don't know about doing that I have room for 12 hens and i have gotten attached to them all ready. My son's gave them names already...
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    6 RIR

    Got a call from my Uncle yesterday asking me if i wanted 6 RIR hens that are about 6 weeks old. Told him yes, free is free. I have 6 chicks coming from Meyer's the first of May. I decided I didn't need 12 egg layers so I am going to butcher the 6 free when they are ready. I know not to mix them...
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    rice pudding recipes?... any help

    This the one we eat. It doesn't have to be put in the oven and you just use one pan on the stovetop. 1.5 cups cooked rice 2 cups milk divided 1/3 cup sugar 3/4 cup raisins 1/4 tsp salt 1 TBs butter 1 egg beaten 1/2 tsp vanilla Dash nutmeg or cinnamon,optional Combine rice and 1.5 cups...
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    size of coop

    I ordered my six hens back in Febuary and they are supposed to be here between May 8th and the 10th. I ordered 2-white rock 2-Rhode island red 2-golden buff . I didn't want them until i new cold weather was gone here in Southwest Iowa. There coop is 5 1/2 feet wide and 8 feet long. Is this big...
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    size

    Hello, I have decided to buy 6 chicks in the spring what size of coop do i need to build. These will all be hens as all we want are the eggs. I plan on having a run for them plus allow them garden access to my garden after we have harvested what we want. Room isn't an issue just don't want...
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