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    What To Do With "Left-Over" Show Broilers?

    Quote: Tracydr, thanks for the kind words. Sorry if I came off a little harsh. Its just that I witness first hand the dedication and hardwork my kids put in day after day in our barn. We have a lot of kids in our region that you spoke of in your first post. My wife and I want the best for...
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    What To Do With "Left-Over" Show Broilers?

    Quote: All of the broilers in Texas for the major livestock shows and our county livestock show come from the Texas A&M University Hatchery at a cost of about $1.35 per bird. You have to purchase the birds in lots of 25.
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    What To Do With "Left-Over" Show Broilers?

    Quote: When we had the broilers processed we had half of them quatered and left half of them whole. We were able to consume all the quaters before they went bad as they were packaged via a vaccum sealer. The whole birds which were huge, weighing between 7lbs to 8lbs each(processed), were to...
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    OMG. My cornish X are getting huge. Pic.

    So how did your kids do? Just curious what type of shavings are you using. From your pics it looks as though they are the mini-flakes. By the way your kids birds look great and very clean. Our birds never look that clean.
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    What To Do With "Left-Over" Show Broilers?

    Quote: sbarab - We are located in Sherman, TX. About 60 miles north of Dallas.
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    What To Do With "Left-Over" Show Broilers?

    Quote: When we had the broilers processed we had half of them quatered and left half of them whole. We were able to consume all the quaters before they went bad as they were packaged via a vaccum sealer. The whole birds which were huge, weighing between 7lbs to 8lbs each(processed), were to...
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    What To Do With "Left-Over" Show Broilers?

    My son will soon be getting 75 Show Broilers for our state fair in October. He will only be able to show six of the broilers (2 pens of 3) and I know we will lose a few along the way. But after the show we could be left with up to 69 broilers. Is there anywhere in the North Texas area where...
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