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    Irate Chicken vs. Playful Baby Goat

    I thought that folks here might like this interaction between two of our animals. I especially like the "victory dance" at the end!
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    Deterring a Hawk- Covering A Large Garden

    AllCoop'dUp : For hawks I'd hang CD's and other flashy items to alert the hawks before they swooped in. We criss-crossed our (wooded) chicken pen area with strands of red nylon twine, then hung pairs of old CDs from strands of the same line at random heights and intervals. We used two CDs on...
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    Rubbery legs on your cornish X?

    The original posting was on my mind last night as I was cooking some chicken to put into a big batch of Brunswick stew. I intentionally pulled a leg out when it wasn't quite cooked enough, and it was truly "rubbery." I don't claim to be a great cook, but here are some other things that I...
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    Anyone here use a food saver system?

    We got ourselves a FoodSaver as an early Christmas present ... and we really do like it. The bags are pricey, though, so I liked one suggestion that I saw. The person said that they make their bags a few inches LONGER than what they need, fold the excess underneath and out of the way, then...
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    What meat chickens should I raise? What's the differences?

    Hi Jeff - I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your posting, and to agree with others that it's about as good a general review as anyone could write. In truth, there's no "one size fits all" response to what someone "wants" when it comes to any sort of livestock. We all have...
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    Rubbery legs on your cornish X?

    I'm curious as to how old your birds were when you harvested them. We've raised a few batches of CX chickens and haven't really had much problem with "rubbery" or dry meat. If you harvested them on the small side, they might just be (over) cooking faster than you think--as others here have...
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