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    Point of lays still not laying??

    Ok night night Penny thanks for your thoughts. Nearly morning here in England
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    Point of lays still not laying??

    No iv not been given them oyster shell, theybare on layers pelets
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    Point of lays still not laying??

    They mainly run loose but every so often I keep them locked up in there run for a few days to see if I get any eggs an since no, I'm guessing they can't be laying away unless they are crossing there leggs for a few days till ther are free to go back to there secret laying place
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    Point of lays still not laying??

    I keep shutting them up in there run every so often to see if they may be laying away but I never get any eggs so I assume they can't be laying away. Yes the nest boxes are big enough I have 3 in there.
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    Point of lays still not laying??

    No photos but I shall take some today when I let them out. I have a mixed bag of hens the new 6 are warrens, iv 2 light Sussex, 1 cookoo maran, 2 buff orpingtons (I thjnk) a small black bantam, a silkie bantam, 4, 4 year old Warrens. 1 light Sussex cockeral, and his son which is just all white...
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    Point of lays still not laying??

    They just have layers an mixed corn. And are free range in 2 large fields. The inside of the coop is quite dark, same as my friends the only difference is my coops a little bigger as it used to be my turkey coop when I had 12 turkeys.
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    Point of lays still not laying??

    Yes they go out every day from dawn to dusk they have free range of 2 large fields.
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    Point of lays still not laying??

    Yeh they are fed layers pellets and mixed corn like I have done for the last 20 years. At the moment they are on layers pellets with wormer mixed with it. Just trying to cover all bases now
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    Point of lays still not laying??

    A group of us bought 6 POL chickens so 18 went in to a cage and a friend droped them off to us. This was back in October 2018 Now the other 2 lots of 6 POL are all laying madley and they both started laying slowly in November and they have trickled through til Jan when they all stated laying...
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    turkey poults

    I thought you werent suposed to let turkeys on grass till they were about 5 weeks old as there imune system is very week.
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    turkey poults

    Iv just hatched 11 borbon red turkeys, which are now a week old. When would you sugest giving them fine oystar grit? An giving them some grass, or would it be best to give them washed lettice?
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    Processing Day Support Group ~ HELP us through the Emotions PLEASE!

    @chicksooner, yes i meant break there neck. if i were to just cut there throats isnt it VERY messy with all the blood pooring out? any tips on restraining the turkey? as iv heard they can break there wings and bruise them selves if not put in a kill cone. i have used a road cone for my cooks...
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    Processing Day Support Group ~ HELP us through the Emotions PLEASE!

    Hi all, well iv been putting it off an putting it off the day of my turkey killing. they are being kept in tomorrow no food just water and 'D-day will be this thursday. I have 9 to do, i have had them since august when they were only 4 weeks old. from day 1 they were for the table and i thought...
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    liver colour is this ok?

    yeh the colour is the same in life as in in the pic. thanks be rosting tomorrow now then.
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    liver colour is this ok?

    Both birds had the same amount of dead time before gutting, both were bled straight after the kill. now iv managed to upload a picture hope it helps. not worried about eatting the liver as thats a defo no no hate the stuff, im worried about eating the meat. thanks
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