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  1. rolffamily

    Is anyone else raising fall broilers? Our chicks came today: 8/18

    Got my Cornish X on 8/22 and took them in to be butchered yesterday. They all dressed out between 7 and 8 pounds. I did prefer raising them in late summer/fall rather than spring/summer. They do much better in the cooler temps. Taking them in, however, was stressful for both them and me. No...
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    Hoop Coop Meat Birds

    I am going on week 7 with my cornish X raising them in fall in Wisconsin in a hoop coop - and so far am more than pleased. They are obviously more comfortable in the cool temps, they have fresh air constantly and have a clean coop floor every day. We ordered 20 cornish female and got 21...
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    looking for exact feeding schedule for Meat birds

    I have 15 Cornish X pullets that I got Wed 4/11. Bought them from Sunnyside Hatchery in Wisconsin. Starting at 5 days old I feed 2 hours in the morning (6-8AM) and then again from 1 to 8 PM. They look fantastic and are very active. I have a couple of bricks in the coop for them to climb on...
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    how to clean white hens?

    I was at a Co-op Kids Contest where a ag teacher was judging meat chickens. He gave a short talk on showing your birds at the fair. His method of washing a bird was to fill a rubbermaid tote with warm water - enough water to submerge the bird up to the neck. Set the chicken in and walk...
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    found an egg cache - still good?

    They might be perfectly fine, but is it worth the risk? I guess I'd rather shell out the $2.00 and buy a dozen.
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    housing for your meat birds

    Last year I raised 15 cornish x in half on my coop. They had a 5 x 11" inside area and the same area available outside. I couldn't get them to go outside at all, and spent huge amounts of time scooping poop inside because it obviously bothered me more than them that they were laying in it ...
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    Winter run

    After going last winter (my first with chickens) with no way for them to get outside, I wanted a covered run area too. Space is very important to free range chickens. My hubby built a lean to along the whole side of the coop that has the pop door and covered it with heavy plastic. It is...
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    So how many of you eat the eggs after worming?

    I eat the eggs after worming......better than eating the worms!
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    New roo for my flock - Now the stupid Roo Question?

    I raised my first rooster from just a pup with the girls. He was good until he got to be about a year old. I walked into the coop one morning and he came at me like I was a threat. I gave him back to the place I got him and in turn got a big white Rock rooster who was good for about 4...
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    disgusting question

    It's my guess none of you free range. They would eat a dead chicken (not to mention a slug) if running loose and could forage.
  11. rolffamily

    Have issues? Tell us where you live!!

    When reading about problems, pests, feed issues, etc, it would be so much easier to relate to the problem if we knew where the person lived. An issue in Wisconsin might need a different approach than one in Texas or Florida.
  12. rolffamily

    Covering the run with a tarp

    I should clarify my reply by saying they like the daylight - just not the sunlight/sun-heat situation.
  13. rolffamily

    Finish this sentence: "You know you're addicted to chickens when..."

    You leave your kids' wedding early to lock up your chickens.
  14. rolffamily

    Sunflower seed price hike. Worldwide or local?

    I did not read all the posts, but this is my take on the sunflower skyrocketing prices. I work for a co-op and the grain dept tells me that everybody is planting corn because the government is subsidizing the 'ethanol in gas" project, which, of course, comes from corn. So cash crop farmers...
  15. rolffamily

    Sand Baths

    The floor of my coop is sand. You want to provide some sort of sand bath for them because it will decrease the chance of them getting infested with lice.
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    Covering the run with a tarp

    Mine would never step out in sunshine if they could avoid it. Shade is the way to go with chickens.
  17. rolffamily

    Fan in coop?

    I put a box fan in the people doorway to suck out the hot air. It was meant to make them fee comfortable. What happened was a flock of "chicken" chickens standing out in the hot sun to avoid walking through their pop door past the fan.
  18. rolffamily

    Winter approaching

    Last winter was my first with chickens. They did just fine. It was me who had the problem. I never considered the fact I had to trudge across the yard through deep snow every day to get to the coop. I'm getting too old for that. This year I will have a small snow blower to clear a path.
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    Heat and soft eggs

    I had several incidents of soft shelled eggs during the big heat wave of 2011. After talking to other chicken people, I find out that I wasn't the only one that happened to. I offered plenty of veggies and oyster shells and fresh water Did any of you have that happen when it was really hot...
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    How to kill a raccoon--- GOT HIM PICS pg 4

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