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    Meat Chickens in the Garden

    Thanks for the info! When you say 8-9 wks til butcher, is that from the time I receive them as pullets or from chicks? Also, when I take the feed away every 12 hours, how long til I give the feed again? Thanks for the easy shelter idea, sounds very doable. I want to time their arrival (and...
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    Meat Chickens in the Garden

    I would like to raise a small flock of meat chickens, but do not have the resources or construction skills to make a coop. I recently thought of penning the birds into the garden toward the end of the growing season when much of the veggies are done producing. Then the chickens can eat up the...
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