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    Switch from medicated?

    Should I transition to non-medicated gradually or switch cold-turkey?
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    For Grandpa

    I don't own a single chicken. . . . yet. I've spent the winter building my first coop, a 4' x 10' dragable skid with insulated house and run under one roof. Right now I'm working on getting the heating system worked out so that hopefully temperatures at floor level will keep water from freezing...
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    Dual Purpose Chickens. I want eggs and meat, when should I butcher?

    "Old Hens" are the best tasting chicken. I didn't say tenderest, just the best chickeny flavored. Back when I was a boy in the 50's and 60's, we had about 50 Rhode Island Reds or White Plymouth Rocks each year for egg layers. Day old chicks in late March, they were retired from the hen house to...
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