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    Comment by 'Lulu1957' in article 'The Emotional Side Of Chicken Processing'

    I grew up with my mother processing chickens and me helping, but with a huge gap between then and now. We just started with our own birds and when we purchased the meat birds, I was sure I could process them myself. When the time got closer and I began to see that it would be hard to do that to...
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    Question on nesting boxes

    Thanks for the good advice!!
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    Question on nesting boxes

    I am very new to this but am loving every minute of being with my flock. I am making my own nesting boxes out of plywood. Do I make the perch hinged so that I can close off the boxes if I want? I see them online both ways, and since I want to only make them once, should I go ahead and do that...
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    Missing ducks

    Thanks!! I am excited to absorb all the wisdom you all have since I am new to this!!!
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    Missing ducks

    We have had it out every night since for sure. If we weren't in the boonies, I would agree on the human part. The cattle guard leading into the barnlot would signal humans if they drove in and we didn't hear anything that night. I am just heartbroken and can't stop wondering about the last...
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    Missing ducks

    I know it is hard to visualize, but we separated each end of the hog houses into separate quarters. The ducks inside area was separated by a 6' tall old gate, (covered with mesh) inserted to the side of the entrance door from front to back, plus a blue tarp from top of gate to ceiling so there...
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    Missing ducks

    We had just put up a 6' tall run for them outside out of hog panels with a pond to be tried out the next day. The way it was put up, no human would be able to climb it without it falling over. It was just secured with baling twine.
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    Missing ducks

    We recently decided to revitalize our non working farm with ducks, turkeys, chickens and quail. We took an old hog house, that has a cement floor & steel roof, and converted it into sections for each. Each night they are all put away and doors closed. One morning we arrived to let them all...
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