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    Harvesting my birds tomorrow by myself. First. Time. Ever.

    gets faster and easier as i understand it. im still working on the courage to take out a non productive layer.
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    Is it time to man up?

    I love the forum. I love having chickens. And I love eating chicken, especially for Mongolian Chicken. I want to be able to raise and process my own. Many years ago I slaughtered a handful with a cleaver. Last I tried a month or 2 ago I didn't have the stomach for it, couldn't bring myself to...
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    Got 4 4 week olds...

    I just got back form the feed store a bit ago, got the birds yesterday. I had to get a few things as I was ill prepared namely a proper feeder and waterer for the little ones. I mentioned it to the woman working there and she suggested it was a numbers game. Smaller maybe but 4 vs 2. That + size...
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    Got 4 4 week olds...

    2 Buff Orps and 2 Barred Rocks. One of the Barred may be a cockerel, we aren't positive. Many people post about separation, keeping the little ones away from the big mature ones. I have found the exact opposite. Just to see what would happen I put these 4 in the run with the 9-10lb Australorp...
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    Processing Day Support Group ~ HELP us through the Emotions PLEASE!

    I do appreciate the replies in my case, and I am thankful I found this forum however long ago. The people here are great. That being said I am very unsure of my meat bird plan so for now I have cancelled my order from MurrayMcMurray which was set to hatch on the 27th, and delivered that week (15...
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    Processing Day Support Group ~ HELP us through the Emotions PLEASE!

    Not to derail the conversation but on topic of the thread... I just now attempted to whack a mole the 2 birds we have right now, in preparation for a batch of 15 chicks enroute next week. I got a stump, a heavy cleaver... and I just couldn't do it. I did it years back but just now it almost...
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    When to butcher?

    Bit messier but I'm going for taking the head off with a cleaver nice and quick. Going to do 2 birds tomorrow actually. Will post back with results. Been a very long time since I've done it, I'm hoping I still have the stomach for it. You aren't strange. If you felt nothing then I would be...
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    More presentable butchering?

    No, just slaughter it, clean it, leave it in friddge for a few days. All creatures go into rigor when they die. They get super stiff. I don't know how long it takes to work itself out but I know 2-3 days in the fridge and it will be loose and floppy just like a store bought. Exception to this...
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    More presentable butchering?

    As I understand it, have yet to do it myself... They go into rigor for a day or so directly after slaughter, stiff as a board. Clean em up and stick them in the fridge for a couple days. Rigor will pass and it will jiggle about like normal.
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    Floor for brooder.

    I want to modify my run / coop in this thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/862726/work-in-progress-run . I am debating building a brooder into the back wall about 2, 2 1/2 feet off the ground, 18 inches tall or so possibly the full 12ft 6in length of the run. Would be steel framed like the...
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    My coop

    I am jealous :p Looks good.
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    My first order. What to do?

    Many years back we ordered from MurrayMcMurray. I have decided I am going to give meat birds a try again and am set on 15 Pioneers https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/pioneer.html. This decision was based on them being the only ones with a good outlook for being in stock when I order for the Oct...
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    most humane way to slaughter?

    Messier but I prefer a hatchet and a stump. To me bleeding out just sounds like suffering time. Head off = dead before they know they were injured. Downside is a chicken bouncing around without a head can be a bit disturbing to watch, especially when they try to fly.
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    My pet is messed up : /

    Tried a number of things. She gets agitated if try to take her out of the run / coop area. Can't help but think I'm delaying the inevitable now by making sure to feed her directly. Very depressing. Other 3 are fine though. *EDIT* Also... not roosting. She sleeps under the ramp up into the coop.
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    My pet is messed up : /

    Wolfram here was fine till about a week ago. Bouncing around, playful and what not. The last week or so its almost like she is drunk. She almost never moves about. If you mist them lightly with the hose ( I do this often in the heat out here ) they normally starts hauling it around the run...
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