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    Mend a broken wing?

    Hi all I have a domestic turkey with what looks to broken. Anyone know how to mend a broken wing? Thanx in advance
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    jersey giants

    Hi Kathy Nice looking birds What are their approx weights/size? How do these compare to the dark cornish breeds? Fertile eggs? Trade cornish eggs for turkey eggs? I know questions, questions.......................... I am still trying to figure out what breed I want for a self...
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    jersey giants

    I tried the heat lamp thing one winter, cost me a fortune. Electric bill went up quite a bit. So I do the regular lamp for a simulated 14hr daylight effect. The chickens actually live in a camper. The temp inside is quite a bit warmer than outside. I was also looking at the cornish breed...
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    jersey giants

    Hudsonnascarfan I am 2hrs south of you, just south of Augusta. I have a standard incandescent 60-75w bulb. Turns on at 3am and off at daylight. Cone type lamp? Is it like a lamp for reptiles?
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    jersey giants

    hudsonnascarfan Where-abouts in Maine............ I have barred rocks.......... I don't know, not the very big... These are hatchery birds. I also have turkeys............ Midget White and Bourbon Red............... true breed to themselves. P.S. My birds have almost shut down on...
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    jersey giants

    AllenWmiller Awesome post... will have to reread when not soooooooooooooooo tired.
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    jersey giants

    For yinepu.......... I have 2 roos that are Ameracaunas that look just like your roo "Jack". And for Allenwmiller.............. I would love to learn caponizing, because I get more roos per hatch than hens, caponizing them would make for a larger bird than what I process now (4#). As for...
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    jersey giants

    Thanx all for the positive feedback. I have become somewhat leery on some of the posts here and elsewhere. These birds where the predecessor of the flavorless store bought birds we eat now. I process my own birds, including extra roos from my normal flock... mostly Ameracaunas. I just did 6...
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    jersey giants

    Thanx to all that replied. And to those who may continue to. I will have to look at the sussex breed, and check the info. I am still leaning on JG tho? From my experience with "hybrids", they will not breed true to themselves. They tend to shift back to one of the other parent. I am...
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    jersey giants

    Anybody raise/raised jersey giant chickens for a meat bird alternative. I have done the cornish-x, did not like the breed... lumbering bird, not to mention... not replicable. I am looking to hatch/raise replacements when needed. Thanx for any info in advance
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    chicken clothing??????????????

    Anyone know where I could buy clothing for chickens... I have a spoiled hen who would rather be in the house than the coop. Ideas? thanx Brian
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    clothing for chickens???

    Any idea where I can get clothing for a chicken???????????? I/we have a spoiled chicken (hen) that wants back in the house, not with her own. Any place around? Thanx, Brian
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    Heating element help

    That is about what I decided to do... much like a clothes dryer element.... Thanx for the reply rebelcowboysnb
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    Heating element help

    I have a GQF 3015 heating element to replace the one I tried in my wine cooler bator. I tried a heating element from a styrofoam bator... not strong enough. I just need to know how much it can be stretched or recommendations? I can't find any info online as to installation requirements. Thanx...
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    GQF 3015 heating element help?

    Hi all from BYC..................... I am currently working on a homemade cabinet incubator... using a wine fridge. I have most logistics worked out, just the heat element I used was too weak (come out of a styrofoam bator) I found out that the styrofoam bator element is only 25w, whereas the...
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    What Am I Doing Wrong ?????????????????

    gonna try it... what can I loose? just picked up a wine cooler/chiller. gonna convert it to a multi-level incubator (dry incubation) as of now... have 6 turkey chix hatched.
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    What Am I Doing Wrong ?????????????????

    This is my second hatch... a year apart. Last year's hatch had 30-35 viable hatching eggs, with only 10 hatching. This year, 26 eggs, with only 9 hatching. With both hatches, 1 chick died shortly after... for whatever reason. I check temps and humidity levels consistently... I am using...
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    does anyone ever get used to killing and eating their birds

    I have no problem with processing my own animals, that is one of the reasons for raising them. I really do not like store bought, snowbank tasting birds. Since raising my own, store bought birds are bland. As for my pigs... no problem there, just my girlfriend is the biggest issue, not that...
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    bumblefoot symptoms on a Bourbon Red

    I have a BR tom with what appears to be bumblefoot. It might be in both feet, but need to be confirmed. From what I have read, turkeys get something different? Treatment(s)???? procedures.... Treat like a chicken? I had to remove him from the rest of turkeys... I found another tom trying to...
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    Announcement April Fools 2011 - NEW BYC Program & Partnership - Sell Your Extra Eggs!

    I almost got sucked into this... Looked really good. Didn't have the time to do what I needed to do to verify compliance, sooooo I dragged it out until today, when I had the time to look into it more. I was about to check chicken to coop ratio, when I decided to "jump" ahead to the end of the...
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