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    Turkey with swelled middle toe

    Well i believe i have a problem my poor turkey has not moved in 2 days laying on his side feet out but will still eat a little bit and drink a little i set and watched him for about an hour . The other turkey is fine outside with the rest of the crew doing what ever it is turkeys do but im...
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    getting ready for winter

    I am also trying to get ahead of winter as my small coop outside will be to small for the ladies of the house so in side my garage i built a 12 x 5 x 8 ft tall coop for the ladies and guines to enjoy this winter not a whole lot of sunlight unless they can get out to play i figured 3 sq ft per...
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    Turkey with swelled middle toe

    From what ive been looking at i dont believe its bumblefoot more along the lines of a broken or sprained toe as the swelling is not on the pad but on the middle toe between the pad and first joint including that joint He dont wanna do anything but if it hurts i understand so thats why i have...
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    Turkey with swelled middle toe

    I just picked up my 2 8 week old turkeys all was well i put them in my indoor pen by them selves for the night and the next evening was going to introduce them to the chickens but noticed that my bbb had a limp and uppon closer inspection found his middle toe swelled just out from where it...
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    Chicken plucker drill attachment

    So how goes the chicken plucker build
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    Chicken plucker drill attachment

    Just to reply to the yard full of feathers i set my station up on some saw horses and put a 33 gallon garbage can that the plucker is half in and half out and depending on direction of the drill will shoot the feathers right down in the can. I should say not half way in the can but the shaft...
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    Chicken plucker drill attachment

    Here is the you tube link may have to copy and paste im not very computer literate Scott
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    Chicken plucker drill attachment

    If you are remotely ok withhand tools i made one i seen on youtube Cost me 15 dollors uses a 4 inch pvc end cap And bungie cords Mine has 12 fingers and with my 10 yr old son helping me it worked better than i expected be soon ready to try it again Good luck and happy pluckn Scott
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    Can we specifically talk Knives?

    I just proccessed 5 meat birds that i had from earlier. Purchace And used my havolon what a awsome knife i have skun a few deer with it and a fox which was it main purpose but now its to be my main chicken knife only used one blade and used from start to finish on all t birds still sharp as...
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    looks like a wound on my cornish x

    First off let me say what an awsome site and chocked full of information , now to the question at hand . I have 25. Cornish cross chicks just turned 3 weeks old all growing great getting planty of water and food for sure Problem is while shooing them into the coop today i noticed that one had...
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    coop slash run size

    Old grey dont beat me up to bad lol. Most of them are meat chickens and it seems just from watching the others i may have a few roos in my egg layers as there are a few that fluff their neck and belly bump now and then i may be wrong but i should be down to great coop space in no time . And...
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    coop slash run size

    Me and a coworker are splitting 50 cornish vrosses so 25 cor me to raise i have a smaller coop that 6x3 for the chickens i have currently 16 total some were to be cornish cross but i think more white leghorn 6 layers and 4 banteys so the bantys are safe but if any of the others are roos its...
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    using the chicken board

    Thanks ole grey for the reply Id say the ramp is at about a 30 degree angle plenty wide at about 10 inches and approx. 8 ft from the perimeter fence . And yes the last few mornings i just open the pop door its 12 x 12 and the just mosey on out no problems and some wven get up oj it through the...
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    using the chicken board

    Just out of curiosity how has everyone i guess to say trained the flock to use the chicken board to get back into the coop, The last 2 days i have opened the door and they come right out and down the board but in the evening they just pile up under the coop so i have to play gator and catch them...
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    TSC selling wrong chicks

    I picked up 6 supposedly cornish cross chicks 3 weeks ago and as of right now i believe i have 2 crosses and 4 leg horns as the crosses are twice as big as my others
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