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    Question for the experts

    well then how could they be calling them synthetic
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    Question for the experts

    I have Raised CornishxRocks 2 times now and have good results and have been very happy with them.But this spring I was thinking About trying the rangers after hearing how great they are from other people on this board. So I went to the J.M.Hatchery site to read up on them and to see if I could...
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    found an interesting article on egg storage

    its a long article but was interesting here is the link http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/1977-11-01/Can-You-Really-Store-Fresh-Eggs-a-Year-or-More-Without-Refrigeration.aspx
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    Pics of our meaties w/ weight ~~Weight Update 10-30-08

    Quote: thats a good weight for that age at about 5 1/2 to 6 weeks of age they will really start packing on the weight they get a real growth spurt. I just processed my second batch of 49 birds and put 289 pounds of chicken in the freezer.I processed them at 8 weeks old .On the first batch I...
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    Pale combs

    Quote: Well I am no expert but with my cornish cross which will be 8 weeks old tomorrow all the hens have pale looking combs the males combs are all bright red so yours sound normal however if any starting getting a bluish tint its a sign of heart problems
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    Cleaning chickens

    Quote: order a lung scraper tool thats what I did . I am going to use it on saturday for the first time I have 51 cornishXcross to do I looked at our local Army Navy store which is Hunting/fishing heavy...and they hadn't even heard of such a thing. Where did you order yours? We might need...
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    Cleaning chickens

    Quote: order a lung scraper tool thats what I did . I am going to use it on saturday for the first time I have 51 cornishXcross to do
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    Cleaning chickens

    I am new to this alos and by no means an expert but I have the same problem but was still able to do it but you can split the breast but I would use poultry shears instead and be carefully not to break or cut the intestines open
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    Meat bird growth ?

    well I weighed 10 of my meaties today 5 roosters and 5 hens they are heavier than I thought . I made a mistake in my earlier post by saying they would be 5 weeks old as of today they are 6 weeks old today I am sorry my bad . here are the weights I got using an electronic postal scale. roosters...
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    YEEDAWGEEE!! I got my next batch of babie chicks this morning!!

    I ordered 25 CornishX Rocks from Decorah hatchery and they sent me 52 man was I surprized
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    Meat bird growth ?

    Quote: at the time of that post they were 3 weeks and 3 days old they will be 5 weeks old tomorrow they are up to about 3/4 of a pound of food each per day and about 10 gals of water (and the weather here is cool right now high in the upper 50s today)now as of tomorrow afternoon they will...
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    FCR for pigs?

    thank you so much for the information that helps .If my math is right you did really good your FCR would be 1.94/1.Altho I priced out the feed around my area and its higher than yours it would still be a do able project and I am sure its alot better tasting than what you get in the store
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    FCR for pigs?

    I am thinking about raising a couple of pigs in the spring for food. I am trying to figure out the cost does anyone know how much in feed it would take would be to raise newly weaned pigs to slaughter size (200 to 250 ) pounds would be? thank you so much for your help
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    Meat bird growth ?

    Quote: well with my 51 as of tomorrow morning they will be on their 7th 50 pound bag they are eating a little over 1/2 pound each per day and I would say pooping about 5 pounds each per day man do they stink:lol:
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    knives for slaughter

    Quote: well now that you mention it the knifes that we were talking about come with a sharpener .The knifes that you listed look fine the first one looks almost like the one we are talking about only with a plastic handle which I dont relly care for thats my PO thou the second one looks kinda...
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