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    OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

    All, I am posting here, after posting in the Meat group, and a couple people suggested the Ohio group post.... I am looking to find a processor for Ducks in Ohio preferably in Northwest Ohio region. I have contacted the local extension offices, 3 different butchers, and 2 different chicken...
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    Ducks....

    All, I am posting here in the hopes to find a processor for Ducks in Ohio preferably in Northwest Ohio region. I have contacted local extension offices and 3 different butcher and 2 different chicken processors. All tell me not much demand so they have never developed that part of the...
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    Cow to butcher

    kardar2, We are new to raising cattle as well. We have in the past raised pigs, chickens, rabbits, ducks and turkeys for the table. We are raising a steer strictly for our table....I am located in Ohio.. We recently purchased a small 2.5 acre farm that has the option of another 20 acres. I...
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    Meat Bird...

    tmarsh83, I wondered about the "Simplicity" of just Rock and Cornish cross....As I have noticed a big difference in the CornishX I have bought from different hatcheries in the area. The last set I purchased seem more like normal chickens...not science projects so to speak...but still the...
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    Meat Bird...

    All, I am doing my second batch of Broilers ... 50 Cornish Crosses. I would like to raise the next batch myself from my own Hens/Roosters. I have a decent incubator, brooder setup, and raising area. I have seen mentioned the broiler chicks are crosses between Plymouth Rocks and Cornish Hens...
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    Newbie....Needing advice.....

    All, I forgot to post the results... We hatched successfully 5 chicks out of a dozen. They are about 2 weeks old now... The wife said she had a hard time telling if the eggs were fertilized. They are all brown eggs....when my wife candled the eggs she said it was hard to see thru the shell...
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    Duck Egg Questions....First Time Gathering eggs....

    All, My family and I have 6 Khaki Campbells that are free range (5 hens and 1 drake).....they are in a half acre fenced in pond area.....They have a large enclosure they do not seem to be to interested in..... They recently have begun to lay eggs.....found 4 this morning.....All eggs were in...
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    Newbie....Needing advice.....

    All, Thanks for the warm welcome!...wife placed the eggs in the incubator this morning....Temp seemed to stay 99.5 for 24 hrs....its our first time using a incubator...It has an auto turner so its just a monitor thing now...wish us luck.... Thanks Chris
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    Newbie....Needing advice.....

    All, Thanks for the responses! A bunch of reading and trial and error I am thinking ahead.... I am preparing the incubator tonight...So lets see how things go from there. Chris
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    Newbie....Needing advice.....

    All, Been raising chickens on and off for about 10 years now. Recently bought a new home way out in the country and have a large barn we are populating with animals and of course a large number of these animals are chickens, ducks, and turkeys (Poultry). We purchased our initial stock from a...
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