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    Favorite Tomato

    Amana Orange is by far the best orange I have ever had, a great heirloom. As far as eating tomatoes the best I have ever came across is the Burpee Super steak. There where two old men in my town who always competed as to the biggest and best tomatoes. Everyone around knew of those guys and their...
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    I NEED FERTILE BROWN EGGS OR CHICKS-PLEASE HELP

    Thanks Silkieluver, That is what I have decided to do just not sure on the breeds yet. I want to try some purebreeds but have heard great things about the crossbreeds. I am going to keep them in thier own pastures and keep good records and see hich woorks ot the best. I am fortunate enough to...
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    I NEED FERTILE BROWN EGGS OR CHICKS-PLEASE HELP

    Hey Smith2, Thank you for you advice. I learned quite a bit in your post. I did not know that the cross breeds have better food conversion and would do so well on free range. I will be putting them on green fields and picked crop (corn and soybeans) fields and my hope is that they will not cost...
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    I NEED FERTILE BROWN EGGS OR CHICKS-PLEASE HELP

    Hey Jim, I want to say thank you for all of your help. I will go to that site and check him out. You all have been a great help. I think that I have learned what I needed for now. I am so glad that I found this place. Thanks agian to everyone. Randy
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    WTB- BROWN EGG LAYER CHICKS OR YOUNG PULLETS

    I am wanting to go in the egg business this spring and am going to raise my birds on pasture. I would like to find a chicken that would lay well, have good feed conversion and be pretty easy keepers. I live in central Illinois on the Ill-Ind state line and would be willing to drive a ways to get...
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    I NEED FERTILE BROWN EGGS OR CHICKS-PLEASE HELP

    I have checked w/ McMurrey and they are sold out until sometime in Feb. But I did find chickens. WELP has several that are going to hatch Nov. 19. They will have(brown eggers) Golden and Silver Wyandottes, BR, Blk Sexlink, RIR and BO's. I am not sure which ones to get. They rate the Dottes...
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    I NEED FERTILE BROWN EGGS OR CHICKS-PLEASE HELP

    Hey all, I have a question. What about the Black Star? McMurry has them and says that they are egg laying machines. Does anyone raise them on pasture or know anything abut them? Thanks Randy
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    I NEED FERTILE BROWN EGGS OR CHICKS-PLEASE HELP

    Hey All. Thanks for all of the help. I am in South Central Illinois on te Illinois-Indiana state line on interstate 70, a little town called Marshall. Sorry it has taken me so long to get back. Had the Grandchildren all afternoon and for the night(just got them to bed) and had to go deer...
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    I NEED FERTILE BROWN EGGS OR CHICKS-PLEASE HELP

    I am brand new to these forums and would like to say "Hello" to all. I am awfull glad to find this forum and will be spending quite a bit of time here for sure. I have raised chickens all of my life, from butchering w/ grandmaw,4-H and raise them for my own meat and eggs. I now have 25 laying...
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