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    Best supplier/hatchery for meat birds?

    We just got 26 (ordered 25) cocks from Welp hatchery. They seem good so far we did lose 4 but now the rest have been doing really good, we just picked up so straight run broilers at rural king to fill in. this is the first batch we ordered by mail, we also got 12 black sex link girls and they...
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    Has anyone started their own egg and meat bird CSA?

    Hi everyone! I am wanting to start a small CSA for eggs and meat chickens. I am planning on pasture raising both my layers and meaties but not getting organic certs as it too expensive for now. Has anyone successfully started a csa and how did you advertise and get customers? I am looking to get...
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    Supplier for rice hulls in ohio for deep litter method

    Hi everyone! We're looking to expand into poultry egg farming and looking to start a flock of about 300 hens. I am thinking of using the deep litter method as they will be housed in a barn. I read that rice hulls are awesome for bedding but can't seem to find a supplier in the area. Does anyone...
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    Best meat birds? Where to buy?

    It depends on how fast you want your chickens to be ready and if you want to ration them or are looking to forage them. If you want a bird that goes from chick to table in 8 or so weeks your best bet is the cornish rock cross broilers, they do best in my experiance by keeping them in a pen and...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    6/6 yesterday
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    we got 6/6 eggs today they are on a roll it eather 5/6 when one taks a break, we keep track of what they lay every day hoping to get a few more layers next month
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    Which hatchery do you use for rock cross meat birds?

    Thanks for all the suggestions :) I looked in to McMurry and have always like their catalogue but when it comes to price for me it would be about $75 compaired to $50 at welp or purely poultry, for me that makes a huge diffrence in being able to afford raising them compaired to buying store...
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    Which hatchery do you use for rock cross meat birds?

    Hi Everyone, We're looking to get 25 or so rock cross and this will be our first time ordering chicks, we just bought them before at TSC in the spring. I'm looking at Meyer Hatchery and Purely Poultry Hatchery. They add up to about the same amount so cost isn't an issue I just want to be sure...
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    What to do with 30 week old golden comets that arn't laying

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    What to do with 30 week old golden comets that arn't laying

    We have 6 golden comet we bought in early april and I counted they are 30 or so weeks and have not shown any indication they are going to start laying. Their combs are pinkish red but other than that they look great and eat well. I am really about to put them to the cook pot if they don't lay...
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    Has anyone given cracked corn and starter feed to Rock x Cornish? Looking to keep feed cost down wit

    Hi! At our house we're going to grow some more rock crosses over winter and this time around I want to do about 25 male birds and I've figured they each need about 20 Lbs. of feed for 10 weeks of growing. The last batch I grew we put on chick starter (20%) for the whole 10 weeks and got great...
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    Plucking a chicken without a plucker

    It really depends on how picky you are about your chicken, if you want every little "hair-like" feather and pin feathers off you can use a torch or "duck wax" to pull all the small feathers out. At our house we don't really care about getting the fine stuff off, and we get done its pretty close...
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    Golden commit not laying

    no no pics i can get some tomorrow morning when i get off of work
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    Golden commit not laying

    Ok We had bard rocks and they were lay by now, but we wanted more eggs to feed the family
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    Golden commit not laying

    We have 6 golden comits that are not laying, they are 24 weeks old and get water twice a day, they are in an inside coop, that we put a light in during the day and shut it off at night, for more lighting, and alo keep a radio in with them also, any help would be helpfull,, thank roger
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