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    what is it???

    I got my chicks from Mcmuary hatchery and i can't figuar out what my rare chick is she is white with black hackle " not bared" with blue legs.They are about 4 weeks old now and fully featherd ,any suggestion's
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    CX feeding ???

    i have been feeding cracked corn & calfmanna and they graze on grass and bugs i feed 12 on 12 off what do i need to change if anything
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    I have never seen a labrador with THAT much self control before...

    i have 4 american pitbull teriers" so good with people" but they HATE critters ofany kind
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    Electric Capon Tools?

    be sure you tell radio shack 2v but 20amp is verry verry imp i dont think a new power suply is 20amp but read the box , hope im wrong good luck that is way cool eaven if it dose not work it's still cool history
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    How much feed a day?

    i was told to feed all they will eat for the 12 hrs
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    how to sell meaties ???

    thank you so mutch for your help
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    how to sell meaties ???

    how can i sell meaties at farmers market and localy without getting in trouble? i live in a small town in upstate N.Y and lots of people ask me about buying chicken from me and i don't know what to tell them . i have a nice clean place to process in and they come and see itand want to buy...
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    question about electric fencing and bears

    being frome S.C lowcountry had no exp with bears untill i moved to up state N.Y . people up here told me to use barb wire so it gets to the skin , the hair will insulate them from shock but bears are smart & strong so you have got to put wire on the coop as well but im no expert i just know...
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    comb cutting

    comb cutting is done for 2 reasons , one is for show and the other is done by ckicken fighters so the other rooster can't grab it. a hair cut makes you look good but wont make more docile and it would be like cutting your ears off
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    gas powered Wizbang?

    a guy i know has 2 pluckers that are gas powerd 1 has a 3.5 hp briggs and the other has a 5 hp briggs cant tell the diff . he used the briggs eng becaus he already had them .it is a little noisey ,i prefer elec but hey what ever floats your boat
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    Pithing meat birds

    maybe an ice-pick , i personaly prefer the slit the artery "not the throat"method, but to each his own good luck P.S there was a post the other day about different ways to dispatch and they talked about this method
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    My naked neck rooster is not nice!!

    if he comes to the other side of the yard to get you thats 1 thing but when you turn them out to free range let him be the boss of your gals.when they go out the pen is empty so no one is in the pen ,chickens doing there thing, you doing yours. there is allways a solution . i had a rooster that...
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    My naked neck rooster is not nice!!

    the rooster is doing his job,i would prob pen my sons pet so he can hold it and pet it in a confined area and make my children leav the yard birds alone. if you have a rooster that wont defend his girls when they free range you have a useless bird ,he will try to fight off preditors to or...
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    What would be a good age?

    i was told to process @ 12--16 weeks but you may want to read a few older post to make sure, good luck!!!!
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    Meat Bird Cross Using a Delaware

    try a del hen - br or dom roo and cross end result hens with a meatie roo. i am trying a jg hen with a big dom roo and then cx . have 2 cx hens & 2 cx roos that are 11 days old trying to slow them down to use for breeding but have never tried to use them for this .i hope to get a beter tasting...
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