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    How long does freshly butchered chicken last in the fridge?

    I have kept birds in the fridge after processing for a good week and a half no problem. Our station and water are extremely clean while processing and they are put into shrink bags before going in the fridge. I think if it was a clean work area, cooled down quickly and in a shrink bag they...
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    Questions about Freedom Ranger breed.

    This is a long read but something that I wrote up for my local feed store. It will certainly help with your decision on which meat bird to choose. I can free range both CC and RR. --------------- The Rustic Ranger. My observations after raising this new breed. My Name is Justin Wall...
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    Culling Gone Very Wrong

    Hey Mychickshavepower. Im sorry you had a couple of bad experiences with the cull. Don't be too hard on yourself. You are doing everything in your power to be kind and humane to your birds. Always learn and improve. I raise and process my own birds each year. About 70. Last year my 14...
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    Pluckers

    Just build your own. I did it for less than 50$. Works amazing. My son started renting the plucker out then got bombarded with requests to pluck, gut and bag other peoples chickens. We wound up doing 2000 birds with this machine. No issues. He is expanding his business this year and hoping...
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    Cold Weather

    Its the old story. The cold doesn't get them the moisture does. My hens run free all winter and we regularly get down to the mid-20c. It was -31c the other morning. (-13f and -24f.) Girls are happy to run around outside. It is normally sunny when its cold so they find a nice spot out of the...
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    Why would a hawk kill a chicken but not eat it?

    I agree. Really hard to tell Sharp shinned from young Coopers. It may just be a Coopers, but from the brief look we got we figured it was a Sharpie. The reason we figured Sharp shinned was that they were working in a pair. I didn't think a immature Coopers hawk wold be paired up yet. Either...
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    Why would a hawk kill a chicken but not eat it?

    No Worries. Where I am they are not protected. Cant touch an eagle but these guys can be taken care of to protect my livestock. He we released. Not harassed.
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    What killed my Hen

    Maybe a Mink?? I had a mink massacre last year. killed 14 hens. took the heads and dragged the bodies about 100 yard in various directions.
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    Why would a hawk kill a chicken but not eat it?

    "Why would a hawk kill but not eat a chicken" Answer, because I stupidly jumped on said hawk and caught it with my bare hands before it got a chance to eat my chicken. Probably not the brightest thing to do but I reacted out of instinct when a flash zipped by my head and my chicken exploded in...
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    Poll: What kind of Meat Birds do you raise?

    I raise about 70 CX and Ranger birds for meat each year for the fam. I also hatch a barnyard mix of eggs to keep the layers going and give a few layers to neighbours. I eat all the males that hatch out and become annoying or aggressive roos. I keep a quail condo warm in the garage (its really...
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    Official BYC Poll: What Is Your Perspective On Chickens For Meat

    I have a few perspectives on raising both Cornish Cross and Rustic Rangers. In Ontario the Rustic Ranger is the brand from one of the hatcheries. Virtually identical to any of the Ranger or Freedom or red breeds. This past summer I decided to try out this new breed of Rustic Ranger...
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    New Here but not new to Chickens

    Hello to all the BYC members. Long time lurker and finally joined up. So a little about myself and the flock. I have a small flock of chickens for about 15 years. On and off. Started when the kids were young to show the cycle of food. Mostly dual purpose pullets in the spring for the eggs...
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