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    Oregon Fall Poultry Swap! 9/25/10 11am **all details on first post!*

    Hi I am sorry I won't be able to make the swap since I had fun and sold a lot of birds at the spring swap. I have gone through the list of wanted and have and I have some birds some of you may be interested and if you are driving from the north you can detour to Corvallis and pick up or drop...
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    ? about chickens & oats

    I tried feeding my chickens race- horse oats once but I found them harder to catch after that. Now I feed rolled oats in a mix with whole wheat and cracked corn free choice scratch grain. It is two parts wheat, two parts corn and one part oat. In the winter the birds really go for this...
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    Eating Roosters? Not Capons.

    I grow a lot of dual purpose breeds and cull most of my cockerels when they are 16 to 20 weeks. I get 2.5 to 5 pound fryers depending on the age and breed. The meat is very good and not tough like an older rooster. There are several ways to get the most out of these birds. One is to kill and...
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    AAAHHHHH I'm being overrun with chickens!! I need to sell some...

    Look on Craigs list for a cheap used chest freezer and when the birds get to be about 18 weeks butcher them and you will have a years supply of excellent chicken
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    Best set of caponizing tools?

    Those are beuutiful capons db. I made comments on tools in another capon post but will repeat some of them here. I first bought the NASCO kit and I had a hard time with it. The spreader is really poor and doesn't hold the ribs open well. The spoon tongs are very clumsy to use and caused...
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    How to caponize a rooster Warning Graphic pics

    I have been successfully caponizing my cockerels this summer and I am on my fourth batch. I usually do 5 to 10 at a time. I started out practicing on dead birds. I think this is essential for a beginner. I have gotten much better at the operation. I purchased four different kits, one from...
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    black copper marans pair for sale-- Western Oregon

    I have a young pair of black copper marans for sale for $75.00. These birds were hatched in April from eggs I bought from Gabbard Farms (cockerel) and Backwoods Poultry (Cottage Hill Line). Both hatched from dark eggs. Pullet is not yet laying. They would be a nice pair to start your own...
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