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    Newbie , botched first try, need help please! Graphic description

    Thank you all for your replies. I was unable to find the @frugal article. I did watch the video. That sounds good, but now I'm wondering, first howdoesone person hold an upset chicken and put its head in and work the lever on the neck breaker device? Also does it drain the blood as effectively...
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    Newbie , botched first try, need help please! Graphic description

    Hi, I'm new here and really hope you all can help me or I just might have to become vegetarian! I have had chickens for years, but have always wanted to raise my own meat birds for ethical reasons. I like the idea of knowing my food had a nice life and as peaceful as possible exit. But I...
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    Pregnant woman slaughtering chickens

    Thank you all for your responses! Makes me feel a lot better about it--I'm really not sure what my other options would be with all these little roosters running around Thanks!!!
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    Pregnant woman slaughtering chickens

    Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this one... I am 4 months pregnant and having some trouble finding a place to get my young roosters processed (everyone wants large batches) ---so is it ok for a pregnant woman to butcher chickens? are there any precautions one would...
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    being "top cock" and Ninja hens

    Anyone???? I don't want to be acting ridiculous by chasing my roo around every time he does what roos do b/c of some article if this is completely ridiculous---i've never had chickens before so i have no idea whats right info or wrong info thanks
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    being "top cock" and Ninja hens

    Two behavior questions: 1) I had read somewhere that you need to present yourself as the "alpha rooster" in order to keep a rooster from becoming human aggressive or diffucult to deal with ---among other things this article said that you should never allow him to mate while you are around This...
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    2 Roosters need home asap/by this weekend or next

    Woohoo found a home for one of the roosters, a friend of my husband has a coop and took the polish rooster and 2 delaware hens (they always were making ninja noises, very loud and annoying--out they go) I have talked with hubby and he is goingto give it a shot for about a week with only one...
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    2 Roosters need home asap/by this weekend or next

    I'm in southern new jersey I'll throw in 2 absolutely gorgeous delaware hens if someone wants both! They really need to go by this weekend my husband is going to end up just turning them loose (which would be fine if we lived on a large acreage but we do not and we are right next to the road)
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    2 Roosters need home asap/by this weekend or next

    I love the sound of my roosters in the morning, but my husband does not. and I don't know about the neighbors but I get the feeling they don't particularly enjoy the 5 am wake up call either. I really need to have them out of here by this weekend no later than next weekend I have a polish...
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    still can't figure out what is wrong with chick

    do you think he actually has a shot of surviving if i do, he seems pretty bad off?
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    still can't figure out what is wrong with chick

    the same chick I posted about earlier is miraculously still alive though close to a month old now and looks about 4 days old still having problems with fluid bubbling up and him gagging on it--i am going to put back on the antibiotic today for 2 weeks this time instead of 1 his fluff down the...
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    chick leaking saliva/musous from mouth like a faucet help!

    ok here goes my shot at adding photos http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2530557200040013676QseQVL
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    chick leaking saliva/musous from mouth like a faucet help!

    the bedding is aspen the crop feels small even though he/she's eating, though not as voraciously as the others hardly any growth at all,which concerns me a great deal (how can he not grow at all when all of the others are about 5-6 times thesize they were when they came to me!?) since being on...
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    chick leaking saliva/musous from mouth like a faucet help!

    Hi everyone, I am new to chickens I just received my babies from McMurray Hatchery a week ago I lost 3 right away from unknown cause (did not appear sick) This chick however has seemed off from the start and is not growing, he has pasty butt still (all of the others out grew it by now) and has...
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