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    TSC chicks

    Oh, and we got a kunekune pig! Don't pay any attention to our overgrown rasied beds, we're letting the land get its rest this year :)
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    TSC chicks

    Two months in, and the mortality rate has been pretty bad. We just lost another one yesterday, which brings our total down to eight now, from fifteen! Almost a 50% loss. We've lost meaties in the past, so I wasn't surprised to see a few die. But we've had really nice cool weather, plenty of...
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    TSC chicks

    Took a while but we got em! These are meaties and they're growing rapidly. We've had them a little over a week now and they're almost ready to move to the chicken tractor!
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    TSC chicks

    We were at Tractor Supply today getting feed for the various animals and the lady at the register mentioned they're getting their first shipment of chicks at the end of this week. We've bought from TSC and also from online hatcheries, as well as encouraging broody hens; since we haven't had any...
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    heyo folks!

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    heyo folks!

    My family had chickens while I was a teenager, and now with my own family we've been raising egg and meat birds for about six years or so. Last head count was 22 birds, at least two are roo roos but we weeded out all the mean ones! We have a handful of breeds. My favorite is some dark brown...
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