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Broody Hen Thread!
Just looking for advise here. First time with a broody hen. She was doing very well until she started to eat the chicks in the eggs right before hatching? Does this happen from time to time? I will never let a broody sit without the bator running just in case. Any thoughts?- pcappy2
- Post #9,264
- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
We put ours in a couple of years ago. One of the first big projects after buying the farmsite. No more running garden house or hauling water. Life saver, def worth the cost of install:)- pcappy2
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
This is just pasty butt,,,not gleet?? I"m confused- pcappy2
- Post #12,698
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
I keep mine by the back door in the basement. Easy to grab a scoop when I'm going out to the chickens. Mine werent very excitied about the pumkin I threw in the coop. then I found some pumkin shells and they would all get in line if I was willing to stand there and cracked the shell open for...- pcappy2
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
I also free ranges mine. It was my first attempt at meat chickens but I wasn't going to leave them all locked up 24/7. They were delicious:)- pcappy2
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
Delisha, Thank you. LOL,,,sounds like we were a bit agressive on pluckin:) LOL,,, I just luv this thread...thank you for taking the time to post.- pcappy2
- Post #11,316
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
Sally8 I saw it when we were trying to figure out how to process. Most articles and the UTube video we watched said the hot soapy water would remove the feathers better?? It really helped clean up the chicken and remove the feathers. I really tried to use everypart of the chicken and tried...- pcappy2
- Post #11,315
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
Countrygirl74,,, Thank you!! We are located in Minnesota and it was maybe high 40's here yesterday when we butchered. I was just concerned about bacteria, or getting sick...I know, DH rolled his eyes at me too. I had read so many times that the internal temp should be 40 within an hour and...- pcappy2
- Post #11,313
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
I have a butchering question....I'm sure there is a different thread for this,but was hoping someone could help here. Someone on this thread posted an excellent tutorial that we followed. We only had 5 to do but my husband and I had never done this before so, I have two...- pcappy2
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
I wish I could find that Fiber Gold horse feed around here.....- pcappy2
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
Aoxa: Can you post pictures of the inside of your coop when you get the roost up? I"m very interested in how you design the inside. Thanks- pcappy2
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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My Spring 2013 Meat Bird Journal
I"m ordered cornish X from McMurray this year. They will be 4 weeks old tomorrow. This is our first experience with raising this type of chicken. I do have them on fermented feed at noc and they have access to unlimited dry chick starter crumbles all day. I'm thinking they need a higher level...- pcappy2
- Post #36
- Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
I'm planning on doing the whie wash this spring, just preventive. Knock on wood, I don't have any problems yet. Do u guys start over with new DL in the fall, moving your DL to the garden every spring. Just wondering cuz my DL is deep.deep deep. A mixture of leaves, wood shavings, hay and...- pcappy2
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
If u remember, let me know when u start your chicks on FF if u have this problem. These guys are almost three weeks old and they look terrible. My adult hens, on the other hand are very shinny and fluffy.- pcappy2
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
FF question, My chicks just aren't all fluffy with FF. they look kind of dirty with all that FF all over them. I raised up the feeder but that didn't seem to help. Anyone else notice this? Does it have any effect on there feathers?- pcappy2
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock