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    Chickens ran out of food - stopped laying?

    This may seem like a dumb question, and it's an absolute failure on behalf of this chicken farmer. Long story short, I had to go out of town for work last week so I asked my 11 year old son to make sure the chickens had enough food when he checked for eggs on Tuesday. He said they did, they...
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    Adding new birds?

    We don't really get winter here in Southeast GA... I use metal dog kennel type coops (basically like the Retriever brand from TSC). I have 150sqft of contained space as it's set up right now. I also have the ability to let them free range some on my 5 acres, but I'll be getting an electric...
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    Adding new birds?

    Hello, I currently have a flock of 11 birds all about 6 months old. I've got an opportunity to pick up another 8-10 birds that are a little younger (3 months old). What's the best way to integrate them into my flock? My coop is made from dog kennels, and I do have the option of leaving them...
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    My chickens aren't laying?

    I'm not sure this is a molting issue. The birds have literally never started laying eggs, except for about a 3 week period of time mid-summer.
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    My chickens aren't laying?

    OK, so I'm sure this has been discussed here but I'm scratching my head on this one. I got chicks back in early Spring, so at this point they are 9-10 months old. Out of the 8 I originally got, I have 6 left. Back in the summer the chickens started laying and I went a period of about 3 weeks...
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    Sportsman Chicken Plucker?

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    Sportsman Chicken Plucker?

    Good point. I just looked and it's the 3/4hp. Guess I'll keep looking.
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    Sportsman Chicken Plucker?

    Anyone use this plucker or know anything about it? Home Depot has them marked down pretty significantly right now.
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    Brooder heater

    Thanks. I went ahead and ordered this one, but in the larger size after finding out that my local TSC was out fo stock.
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    Stationary Coop with Electric Netting?

    Does anyone use a stationary coop with electric netting vs a tractor for pastured chickens? Thinking about going this way vs moving around the yard all the time, but my primary concern would be hawks/owls/eagles.
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    Brooder heater

    Does anyone use this brooder heater? I want to set up my brooder in my basement and not have to worry with fire risks. Will one of these work for about 20-25 broilers at a time? https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-brooder-and-coop-heater
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    Renting out Chicken Plucker?

    I'm considering investing in a chicken plucker and thought I might rent it out locally to recoop some funds. Does anyone here do this? Thoughts? How do you limit exposure of getting stolen, etc?
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    Best killing knife (or other implement)

    I like this knife for most butchering and then use a Dexter boning knife if needed. https://www.outdooredge.com/products/razor-lite-edc
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    Organic Feed?

    Any suggestions for organic feed, especially something that can come from TSC?
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    Cornish X Feed by week?

    Has anyone kept up with feed #s per bird per week? A local poultry farm has all ages of broilers for sale, and prices them by age. My math brain is curious if there is a benefit to buying slightly older birds vs chicks based on feed consumption. For instance, 2-4 week old birds are $6 each vs $3...
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