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    Strange fluid under skin

    Makes sense. Thanks for the response.
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    Strange fluid under skin

    I just proceesed part of my second batch of cornish rocks yesterday and ran into something odd. I hope someone can help. Everthing was normal (behavoir, size, internal organs looked good, no fluid in belly) until I went to cut off the thighs. There was layer of thick fluid under the skin on both...
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    another way to pluck a chicken

    I scald at 150 and then pull the big ones by hand and finish using a dog drooming glove. It has little rubber nipples on the palm. Works great for me.
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    Success - Thank you to all

    This was my first go at any livestock and all in all I am happy with the result. This is mostly due to the information that I found on this site. I started with 20 Cornish Rocks and ended with 17 (lost 3) birds between 4.5 & 5.5 Lbs at 8 weeks. One thing I wanted to share is I made a drill...
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    Heart attacks need advice

    Just an update. I ended up losing 2 out of 20 before I was able to process Sunday morning. During the processing I had one more that was sick. As soon as I opened the body cavity the liver slid out and it was at least 4 x's its normal size. The entire cavity was full of a greenish fluid. So I...
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    Heart attacks need advice

    Forgot to say I am doing 12 on 12off feeding schedule. We do have a high mineral content in our water (well), never thought of that. They are outside in a tractor with shade but the temps in Michigan have gone up the last 2 days. No don't plan on eating any that even seem sick. This is my...
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    Heart attacks need advice

    I had 20 now 19 Cornish Rocks from TSC. They will be 8 weeks this coming weekend which is when I intend to process. They have been eating Dumore Starter/grower from TSC since day 1 but since TSC is not very good about stocking their feed (which is another subject in itself) I had to switch them...
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    Processing procedure question

    I am looking at processing 20 Cornish X over Memorial Weekend. This will be my first time for chickens. I have read the stickys here and some other resources and was wondering if you need to go from the plucking right to the evisceration or if you can chill the birds in between. I talked to a...
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    I started my new chicken tractor for my meat birds

    Sorry for the delay I have been working a lot. I move my tractor around in an area behind my garage so I put the controller in the garage an bought a 50' insulated section of fence wire that I run between the tractor and the garage. I only move the tractor enough to get it onto a clean grass so...
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    I started my new chicken tractor for my meat birds

    I have an 8' x 8' arch tractor and I ran an electric fence line around the bottom about 4"-5" above the ground. It is a bit more money but it lets me sleep better. It definitely worked on our golden retriever. He wont even look at the chickens anymore.
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