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    feeding jersey giants

    Just changed my feed for all chickens,ducks,geese and even rabbits to freshcut grass supplimented with 16% all purpose feed and an equal amount in weight of pig grower ration. This has cut my feed bill by 30% with no change in size or amount in egg production.roughly 110 grams per bird per day.
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    Official BYC Poll: How Many Chickens Do You Have + How Many Chickens On BYC?

    88black jersey giants 55 mixed breed( known as yardies) 406 ISA Brown 2 silkies Total 551 +16056 =16,607
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    how long can you leave eggs out unrefrigerated?

    I have kept unwashed eggs that have not had the film removed, for eight weeks under cover below our normal day temp.of 32 degreesc without spoilage.
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    feeding jersey giants

    I will weigh the JG's when I return to Tobago on the 26th.I am presently in Ft Lauderdale
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    I,m gordon mitchell from Tobago in the caribbean

    Bye the way, the 100 JGs that I had ordered and received from the US are now three weeks old and so far have turned out to be 88 JGs I think, 9 Plymouth Rock Cockerels and 3 silkies,so my flock is expanding in strange directions.
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    I,m gordon mitchell from Tobago in the caribbean

    Well finally my ISA browns are 10 weeks old and today I web injected all 310 birds with Tremvac-Fp which is the vaccine for fowl Pox.So this bunch of layers are now innoculated for Newcastle,Bronchitis, and AE/Fowl pox having already had the three stages of combovac 30.I had previously lost 212...
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    feeding jersey giants

    My JGs are 21 days old today and I weighed 13 birds to get a total weight of 3999 grams for an average weight .Birds still on 20% protein starter. 1 week 75 grams 2 weeks 132.5 grams 3 weeks 211.85 grams
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    Jersey Giants thread for pictures and discussion

    That should be plymouth rocks.
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    Jersey Giants thread for pictures and discussion

    Hi, all. I received ten of these cockerels in my batch of 100 jersey giants ordered from Miami.Can anyone confirm they are Plymouth Rocks or something else as I've not had these before.
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    yardies

    Yes, I'm in the Caribbean on a small 1 1/2 acre fruit farm.I'm doing seasonal fruit,ducks, rabbits,amazon parrots,geese,broiler and layer chickens,agoutis and (agouti paca) as well as a aquaponic herbal and mint system using Koi which I sell.
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    Official BYC Poll: How Many Chickens Do You Have + How Many Chickens On BYC?

    Lost 8 of my 9 month old chicks two nights ago as they stifled in the dark.I have a 13 watt red bulb now and that is working fine.They were huddling together and got smothered 13054 - 8= 13,046
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    yardies

    They are food for anyone who can catch one as they are very spooky and do not let you get closer than this.Only because I throw some food for them and they breed in my large shed do they allow me near..
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    yardies

    These aretwo pics of some of the yardies that came in this am
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    feeding jersey giants

    Thanks I'm feeding my 9 week old ISA Brown layers with a management guide supplied online.So far they are above the recommended weights and says to switch to pullet grower when they are 10 weeks old. I thought I'd follow that guide for the Jerseys, taking into account their later development.
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    feeding jersey giants

    At present I am feeding 20% starter mash to my jerseys.They weighed 75 grams at 7 days and 132.5 grams at 2 weeks yesterday.Anyone has a chart/ guide as to the weight gain for these birds.If not I will post the weights every tuesday until egg laying begins.I weigh sets of 10 birds to get an...
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