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    What to use to hang my kill cone? A rack or a tree?

    We put a 2 x 4 on the ends of two saw horses on hang the cones on it, works with enough room for blood bucket below.
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    Freedom Ranger leg issues?

    We kept only one FR rooster for breeding our many kinds of hens. He is 6 months old and able to perform! He was chosen from the other FR roosters for his sturdy legs. The others walked somewhat like ducks...awkwardly. Plus he has beautiful multi-colored feathering. So far all is well with...
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    chicken liver colors

    I didn't realize there would be this much interest in the topic but I'm even more curious as to what others have to say. And thanks for the info., Imp,....I think. Certainly glad that the two colors are frozen in separate packages. DH did the killing, scalding, and ran the...
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    chicken liver colors

    Sorry if this has been covered before but can't find the topic at the moment. Today we butchered some elderly roosters and hens and younger hens too. Half the livers were yellow tinged, the rest were normal liver color. I separated these two colors as I'm not sure the yellow ones are...
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    Feather pecking in 4 week olds

    We have had some issues with feather picking, and have separated the injured ones from the rest until they healed. However, we treated the pecked ones with pine tar when they went out with other chickens because they were still being picked at. Chickens hate the taste, and it sort of cures...
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    corn fed

    Most important, how did they taste
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    Survived a racoon, badly broken beak

    Finally got around to taking a picture of the beakless hen and learning how to post it. This hen has adapted to its disability...she can lap water, catch insects on the ground, take food away from other chickens. However, the other chickens tend to be cruel to her by pecking her but she seeks...
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    baby chick born with his/her head bent back..... what can i do???????

    I'm no expert but had something similar happened here a few years ago. The chick had a twisted neck (named her "pretzel") so instead of putting her down I lifted her up by the head a couple times a day. May have been a coincidence but her neck began to straighten out, and she eventually became...
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    Do my 3 week old chicks need added grit?

    from the Murray Mcmurray catalog, you should sprinkle baby grit on the feed daily as if you were salting your food starting at 3 days of age. Avoid to much at a time as the birds will fill up on it instead of the feed.
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    Injured week old chick

    Thank you for the link you provided...I saved it to my favs. My computer was on the fritz at the time of the injury so could not ask about the chick. Since then we bought another one...what a relief. Thanks again.
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    Injured week old chick

    A weasel got into a batch of newly purchased chicks killing five and injuring one. ("POP" went the weasel, and we moved the chicks into the house until they are larger). Half of its wing was stripped of skin and feathers leaving the red tissue exposed. We are keeping her separate with just...
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    Survived a racoon, badly broken beak

    A similar incident here 10 days ago...possibly a raccoon too. Our Araucana/Americana hen had her upper beak ripped off and the lower beak is "forked". We have been feeding her a mixture of cooked grains and water through a straw or syringe every night. At one feeding I snagged a loose piece...
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    Hello from Michigan

    Hi all, my better half and I are in the nw lower peninsula of Mi. Antrim county and live in an old farm house on 40 acres. Have a mix flock of 14 chickens but plan on raising some to butcher this year. Have enjoyed reading this form for awhile so thought I would join.
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