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    Turkey fryer?

    I just "harvested" my hen and tom bronze this morning. Both were too big for the fryer. I assume you are talking about the outside deep fryer. I ended up skinning both and cutting them into pieces. The tom was easily 40 pounds, the hen maybe 35. Just too huge for any hot bath I could come up...
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    Feeding Frozen Peas and/or Green Beans

    I feed my birds (18 chickens and 2 turkeys) frozen corn, peas, and mixed vegetables everyday. They also get lettuce and tomato. It took them a bit to figure out to wait a couple of minutes for the frozen veggies to thaw. They also get watermelon when its hot outside. When it's hot my layers...
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    Need some knowledge

    My 3 week old chicks are living outside in the coop with no heat lamp. I'm in Maine, it's been 50 to 75 during the day and has been in the high 40's at night. They huddle together at night and stay warm just fine. They like to flap and run. And when they are small they are very good escape...
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    When to move to coop????

    My chicks are outside during the day at 2 weeks with my 1year old BO and SW. Out of 16 chicks there is 1 New Hamp Red that is very feisty and tries to stand up to the BO and gets a peck or 2. Otherwise everyone gets along just fine. The big chickens ignore my 2 turkey chicks. I'm in Maine and...
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    Teaching them to return to the coop

    I put 6 birds in the coop and 6 outside. They figured things out sqwaking at each other.
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    paint color inside coop walls - chicken preference??

    I painted the inside of my coop pink. It was a gallon of Lowes red that was someone's OOPS. Mix with white and it came out Peptol Bismal pink. (Probably a misspell)
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    Ready for some meaties but?

    I have 6 Buff Orpington and 6 Silver Wyandottes. All hens I got from a local farm, Longhorn Farms. They were vaccinated with Mareks. Blood goes into the garden. They are at 16 weeks and I am going to butcher starting this weekend.
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    Hi! Any help is welcomed please guide me! (^_^)

    I used sand in the brooder since day one. Out in the coop I go to the road end of my driveway and just shovel up a wheelbarrow full of the sand the snowploys pushed to the side of the road. It's full of twigs and grass and other stuff. They have no problem walking and picking through and...
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    Neighbor hates my chickens- will she do them harm?

    Reading this makes me glad I live next to a farm. I wouldn't have gotten into a pissing contest with her. Call the police everytime. Best of luck.
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    What do you do with the guts.

    Thanks for the responses everyone. Guess I'll be taking a walk in the woods.
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    What do you do with the guts.

    Title says it all. Do you bury the guts? Give em away?
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    Building onto coop with chickens inside?

    lol. I have 2 BO's that come running over to watch my cordless drill.
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    I gave my meat birds 3 whole raw eggs. They couldn't figure out how to peck hard enough to break the shells so I used a marker and put red dots all over the shells. Bingo! They sure do love raw eggs.
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    How to tame new chicks?

    I got my 6 Buff Orps and 6 Siger Wyandottes today.. I put them in the brooder and left them to get acclimated. A couple of time I just knelt ajd looked in. I put my hand in away frpm the birds and just dangled it. Then they started following my finger around. Now they are fine with me. (I'm not...
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    WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? WHAT DID YOU JUST RECEIVE?

    April 11. 6 Buff Orpingtons and 6 Silver Wyandottes.
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