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    Mid Michigan - Meat Bird Processing

    Thank you for the suggestions and advice. I'm finding that several of the processors I've used over the last 5 years have closed completely or stopped processing poultry. What's left are charging $5.00 per bird. I guess it's time to start processing on my own.
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    Mid Michigan - Meat Bird Processing

    Looking for suggestions on a processor in Mid Michigan, Flint area if possible. Thank you in advance. Mike
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    Chicken coop interior and exterior watering system

    Here in Michigan we had an extremely cold winter also. I went to Horizontal Watering Nipples this year, mounted then directly to a 5 gallon bucket. The bucket hangs at the necessary height in my run area. With a 250 watt submersible water heater hanging in the bucket, I had no issues with freeze...
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    Think I may have a few non-meatbirds.

    I ended up in the exact same predicament last spring. I had picked up what I thought were 15 Cornish X at my local TSC. About 4 weeks in, it was very obvious I had 5 that were not. After talking with the hatchery, I discovered they were White Leghorns. I think this happens at TSC because...
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    Chicken Waterer vs Nipple mechanism?

    Just this fall I cahnged from a normal open fount to the Horizontal Watering Nipples. My only regret is not changing sooner. These things work perfectly. I've mounted 3 nipples about an inch up from the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket. The bucket hangs in the coop by the handle and has a snap on...
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    How many eggs are you getting?

    Location: South Central Michigan Birds: 5 California Gray Leghorns that I received in error this spring. Bought 20 Cornish cross, 5 were not. Feed: Layena Layer Pellets with some cracked corn mixed in and free feed oyster shell. (Hens seem to avoid the corn though) Light: None Heat: None...
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    poop-free waterers

    I went to the Horizontal Style watering nipples this year and will never go back. I have three mounted in a 5 gallon bucket. 5 gallons lasts me a full week with 5 Leghorn Hens. Adding some all natural Apple Cider Vinegar also keeps algae growth to a minimum. For my coop, I hang the bucket by...
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    Ideas for "Safer" Lighting in Winter...

    I'm not sure if I'm just lucky, or if it's becasue my hens are in their first winter (Leghorns). As of last night, I am still getting 4 to 5 eggs everyday, from 5 hens. No lights, no heat, and quite honestly, too small of a coop. The weather in Michigan has been quite a bit colder than normal...
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