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    Bantams worth butchering?

    I have the opportunity to get a bunch of free bantam roosters that are 11 weeks old. I'm talking like 100+. I feed my dogs a raw food diet and think this would be the perfect opportunity to put a bunch of meat in the freezer for them. I don't want to pluck, so I will be freezing them with their...
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    Red Ranger Chickens

    I was asked for an update in my red rangers. All of them are culled and dressed out over 6 lbs each. One was 8 lbs. They were amazingly huge. It took a little longer to grow than the parental units, but they were wonderful and friendly. I kept a single hen because I hand fed her during the...
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    broody hen in high nest box... how will this work?

    Ive tried moving my broody 3 times. Each time, she stopped sitting on the eggs. She is broody again on sitting on eggs in a box almost 3 feet up. Not going to touch her this time. I'll wait and see. Let nature do its work.
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    Red Ranger Chickens

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    Red Ranger Chickens

    P.S. The big rooster in the pic is a strait red ranger. I wanted to get a new daddy to breed so that this coming season would not be inbreeding. Red Rangers are all 4 way crosses. You have 4 original breeds that are crossed to make offspring that are a mix of 2 breeds. Those are then crossed...
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    Red Ranger Chickens

    I don't think my assessment is going to be all that great. I have been feeding everyone during some of the coldest parts of the year and they are still growing but at a MUCH slower rate than the original parental group because they are using it to stay warm rather than grow bigger. The roo's...
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    Mealworm farming

    Rainbow mealworms. 3000 for about $20 including shipping.
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    Red Ranger Chickens

    I picked up this big guy off craigslist. I hope to use him for next years breeding. Don't know how much he weighs. As you can see, the offspring of the Red Ranger rooster and Red Ranger Hens are still not as big as I would like. They are 13 weeks. Roo 1 = 5 lbs Roo 2 = 4 lbs Hen 1 = 4 lbs Hens...
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    Mealworm farming

    I don't use a mesh. I have a 6 drawer system. Every three weeks, I toss all the contents of the adult beetle drawer into a metal strainer so I can separate the beetles from the bran. I put the beetles into a new drawer with 4 cups of new wheat bran and either potatoes or carrots. The old bran...
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    How dangerous is a falcon to full grown chickens?

    My threat started with a Magpie getting in and eating eggs. I put up 2 fake owls on fence posts. I haven't seen the magpie again. Now, I have a falcon who hangs around my chicken coop. She/he is in my garden and perches on top of the chicken run fencing. I have found several eggs on the floor...
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    Welsummer with walking problems

    No improvement. I think she is just going to be like this. She stopped laying eggs, but its that time of year. I have her and my Delaware together and they seem to do just fine together.
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    Watery eyes, general lethargy

    Is that 3 day dose by mouth?
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    How often do you all dust your chickens for mites/lice?

    I have some permethrin spray..... how often do I need to reapply to the chickens?
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    Red Ranger Chickens

    I would like 5-6 pounds. The biggest is currently 4 pounds 12 ounces at 10 weeks. I think 12-14 weeks should do about right.
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    Red Ranger Chickens

    10 weeks now. I think I will start weighing them to see how fast they are growing. I think their growth rate is a bit slower than their parents who were straight Red Rangers.
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