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    mammoth sunflowers

    [Can chickens eat mammoth sunflower seeds?
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    tough meat

    Thank you. Can they walk on fencing? do they have to graze or can they get greens in another mannor?
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    tough meat

    It was edible. Just a little chewy. ii planned on doing cx next spring. are they easy to raise and slaughter?
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    tough meat

    mmy bird was a barred rock. i dusted it with flour then seared it in bacon fat and braised it in sausage gravy with mire poux and rice. It tasted very good..and only the leg was tough. Not the thigh.
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    tough meat

    My first hen was 21 weeks old that i put in the fridge. i used the ax and tree stump method and drained it for 30 min. cleaned it and chilled it in ice water. after cold i brined it overnight and and then ate it for dinner 2 days after it died. that being said, the meat was tough and...
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    FERMENTED FEEDS...anyone using them?

    thank you for your formula. how did you figure out what % everything was? do you ferment this formula? what is in distillers grain? sorry for all the silly ?s
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    FERMENTED FEEDS...anyone using them?

    i sat down and came up with a feed formula.i will post it tomorrow. i tell you one thing. i going to figure something else out. got it from the mill today. the break down is like 20.00 per 50# [/quot] i am very curious to see your formula.:) Mine breaks down to about $12 per 50#
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    FERMENTED FEEDS...anyone using them?

    thanks beekissed. Just curious what whole grains do you use? why only when they are laying slow?
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    FERMENTED FEEDS...anyone using them?

    im new to raising chickens but before i got them in feb. i read a lot on this forum. i scanned the many hundreds of pages and beekissed was a large part of it. thank you for all the valuble info beekissed! that being said, i started my chicks on the second day with ferment starter crumble...
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    hatchery breeds

    If my birds are 6 months old are they done growing?
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    hatchery breeds

    If my birds are 6 months old are they done growing?
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    hatchery breeds

    I do not plan on showing but I do want pretty and productive birds for my own amusement really. dretd... do you know why BOs are lighter from hatchery?
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    hatchery breeds

    I ask because I have a really nice looking BO but a lot of my other birds seem small. I want breed them so should I cull the small ones. Sorry I'm really new at this
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    hatchery breeds

    im new to byc and have had chickens for 6 months. i got buff orpingtons and barred plymouth rocks from a hatchery. is it possible to get good bloodlines from a hatchery?
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    To wash or not to wash eggs?

    i leave mine on the counter unwashed until i need them for an order or to use. they usually dont stay out for more than a week then i wash them and put in fridge or sell them. have had no probs yet.
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